Specialist Cancer Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; Presencial; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Research support

Chance to pursue PhD

Descripción de la vacante

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Cancer Pharmacy Specialist to join the cancer pharmacy team. The role covers clinical screening and prescribing of anticancer treatments across wards, day units and clinics, plus aseptic work in the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit.

You will rotate through oncology and haematology wards, palliative care and a Banbury day unit, with involvement in early and late phase cancer clinical trials.

Formación

• Four-year MPharm or equivalent degree.
• Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent experience.

Responsabilidades

• Clinically screen and check anticancer treatments, trial treatments and supportive medicine prescriptions.

Conocimientos

Clear communication

Oral communication

Problem solving

Time management

MS Office

Adaptability

Decision making under pressure

Educación

MPharm degree

Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy

Descripción del empleo

This Band 7 post sits in the cancer pharmacy team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs one of the largest specialist pharmacy services in the country. The core work is clinical screening and prescribing of anticancer treatment across wards, day units and clinics, plus aseptic work in the clinical trials unit. Rotations cover oncology and haematology wards, palliative care and a Banbury day unit, with research expected. Applicants need GPhC registration and a clinical pharmacy diploma or MSc, or equivalent experience.

What the job involves

• Clinically screen and check anticancer treatments, trial treatments and supportive medicine prescriptions
• Review and prescribe anticancer treatments with consultants and the multidisciplinary team, including non-medical prescribing in clinics and the day unit
• Deliver ward-based pharmaceutical care to adult cancer in-patients, day-case and out-patients, including medicines reconciliation, dosage and monitoring advice and discharge medicines
• Run pharmacist-led oral anticancer treatment education clinics
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings and ward rounds
• Take part in running the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit and develop knowledge of quality control and assurance
• Contribute to early and late phase cancer clinical trials
• Support Day Treatment Unit patients' understanding of their medicines and reduce medicines wastage
• Provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas on a reciprocal basis
• Monitor medicine use, record significant clinical interventions and take part in incident investigations
• Tutor and supervise rotational pharmacists, pre-registration students and other pharmacists, and act as a mentor
• Take part in audits and help develop treatment protocols and guidelines

Qualifications

• Four-year MPharm or equivalent degree
• Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent experience

Registration & licences

• GPhC pharmacist registration

Experience

• Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
• Working as a clinical pharmacist
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of teaching and tutoring

Skills & knowledge

• Clear written and oral communication with varied audiences
• Problem identification and solving
• Organised time management and prioritising workload
• Microsoft Office skills and advanced keyboard skills
• Flexibility in working practices
• Assertive, decisive and able to work under pressure

Other

• Team working and good interpersonal skills
• Able to travel to all sites, including by public transport
• Commitment, enthusiasm and self-motivation

Nice to have

• British Oncology Pharmacy Association membership or other specialist group membership
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership
• Accredited tutor for a postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma
• Accredited non-medical prescriber
• Experience of clinically screening SACT prescriptions with BOPA Compassly accreditation
• Experience of practice research
• Experience of developing drug protocols or contributing to formulary development
• Publications or conference presentations

What’s offered

• Support for research, including the chance to work towards a PhD