Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services

NHS; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Specialist Pharmacist to join the cancer pharmacy team at a leading NHS Trust in London. The role involves managing pharmacy services for cancer patients, providing clinical support, and working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to enhance patient care. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in pharmacy, excellent communication skills, and a passion for cancer services.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) required.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients.
• Provide safe and cost-effective use of medicines to cancer patients.
• Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Leadership and management experience

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Job description

Go back London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services

The closing date is 04 June 2025

An exciting opportunity has presented for a pharmacist to join our cancer pharmacy team. We are looking to recruit to the post of Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services who will play a pivotal role in managing the pharmacy service provided to cancer patients.

The pharmacy cancer team is well integrated into the cancer directorate and provides a high-quality and progressive pharmacy service to cancer patients.You will have opportunities to develop your general and specialist skills in providing multi-disciplinary Cancer Services.

Main duties of the job

The main day to day responsibilities would include:

• manage the day-to-day delivery of, and support the development of, clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients
• provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines to cancer patients
• work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and undertake an active role in the safe provision of medicines to cancer patients

To maintain and further develop the pharmacy service to cancer patients, we are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our lively, progressive and dynamic pharmacy team.Our ideal candidate will be:

• interested in helping us develop and deliver our vision for a patient-focussed clinical pharmacy service
• able to drive directorate and departmental clinical governance issues, clinical audit, practice research, service improvement projects and more
• keen to further their career within cancer services

The post will provide comprehensive cancer clinical and technical pharmacy experience through a competency based training.As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, you will be working closely with the Haematologists, Oncologists,Clinical Nurse Specialists,and Chemotherapy Nurses, in a broad range of clinical haematology and oncology specialties and settings including inpatient wards, day-care and outpatient clinics.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Good, broad clinical knowledge of various specialities
• Some experience of providing training, mentorship and supervising staff
• Documented evidence of completed project work, audit and practice research
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Apply knowledge to practice & willing to take professional responsibility
• Leadership and management experience
• Previous experience in cancer services

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written. Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
• Ability to convey information to patients who may be distressed or have barriers to understanding
• Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals
• Ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure
• Ability to work on own initiative & Ability to work in a team
• Self-motivated & enthusiastic

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

London Northwest University Hospital Trust - Northwick Park hospital

£51,883 to £58,544 a yearPer Annum pro rata Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-8808DG

Job locations

London Northwest University Hospital Trust - Northwick Park hospital