Specialist Pharmacist, Cancer Services

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northampton General Hospital seeks a Specialist Pharmacist to join the Cancer Services team. You will deliver expert clinical pharmacy to oncology and haematology patients, support inpatients and day case clinics, and contribute to trials and electronic prescribing.

The role requires a Masters in Pharmacy, postgraduate clinical qualification, and GPhC registration, with experience in oncology/haematology and staff training.

Formación

• Masters degree in Pharmacy and postgraduate clinical qualification or equivalent knowledge.
• CPD portfolio and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy, especially oncology/haematology.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver specialist clinical pharmacy service to adult and paediatric oncology and haematology patients.
• Support inpatients on the cancer ward and oncology clinics, with drug reviews and prescribing where authorised.
• Participate in clinical trials, audits, and development of chemotherapy electronic prescribing.
• Counsel patients on oral anti-cancer medicines and support staff training.

Conocimientos

Information appraisal

Team work

Time management

NHS framework knowledge

Interface awareness

Educación

Masters degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate clinical qualification

CPD portfolio

Herramientas

Databases

Spreadsheets

Electronic prescribing for chemotherapy

Descripción del empleo

This Specialist Pharmacist post sits in the Cancer Services team at Northampton General Hospital, part of University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. The role supports patients on systemic anti-cancer treatment across adult and paediatric oncology and haematology, covering day case chemotherapy, outpatient clinics, the cancer ward and the emergency assessment unit. Post-holders rotate between ward, day case, outpatient and clinical trials duties, and manage allocated staff. Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council and a Masters in Pharmacy are essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service to adult and paediatric oncology and haematology patients
• Provide the designated pharmacy service to inpatients on the cancer ward and the cancer emergency assessment unit
• Provide specialist pharmacy input to day case chemotherapy and outpatient oral chemotherapy patients in clinic
• Review patients on systemic anti-cancer treatment in pharmacy-led oncology clinics, including bloods, toxicities, scans and prescribing where authorised
• Attend consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings, reconciling drug histories and carrying out structured medication reviews
• Take part in setting up and maintaining oncology and haematology clinical trials to Good Clinical Practice standards
• Support Aseptic Services with chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition, including validation of prescriptions
• Contribute to the implementation and development of chemotherapy electronic prescribing
• Counsel patients on oral anti-cancer medicines
• Manage, supervise and develop allocated staff, and train diploma and pre-registration pharmacists and technical staff
• Support the Principal Pharmacist, Cancer Services, with directorate work including audit, policy, risk assessment and service development
• Detect and report adverse drug reactions to the MHRA and via Datix, and maintain TTO pre-packs for the Oncology Directorate

What’s required

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy
• Postgraduate clinical qualification achieved or in progress, or equivalent knowledge and experience
• CPD portfolio

Registration & licences

• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Authorisation on the Trust NMP register for pharmacy-led clinics

Experience

• Clinical pharmacy experience including oncology and haematology
• Service improvement, quality improvement, audit or practice research
• Teaching, supervising and training staff

Skills & knowledge

• Information appraisal
• Working alone and as part of a team
• Time management
• Knowledge of NHS arrangements such as NICE, CQC and NHS Digital
• Awareness of interface issues

Nice to have

• IT skills, including databases and spreadsheets
• Directorate experience
• Independent pharmacist prescriber, with Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
• Change management
• Risk management
• Electronic prescribing for chemotherapy
• GCP or GMP knowledge
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or BOPA