Specialist Pharmacist - Oncology & Haematology

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS organization as a Specialist Pharmacist in the Oncology & Haematology department at Ipswich Hospital. Contribute to patient care by using your clinical skills, while gaining invaluable experience in a dynamic specialty. Enjoy comprehensive training opportunities and a supportive team environment as you make a difference.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy is essential.
• Knowledge of pharmacy issues and medicines legislation is expected.

Responsibilities

• Validate anti-cancer therapy using the electronic prescribing system.
• Provide support to clinical pharmacists at ward and outpatient clinics.
• Interpret complex prescription information for safe therapy.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy service application

Electronic prescribing

Patient counselling

Pharmacy technical services

Education

Vocational degree in pharmacy

Pre-registration qualification

Post-graduate diploma

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Specialist Pharmacist, Oncology & Haematology to gain knowledge and experience in an ever developing speciality where you can make a positive contribution to patient care.

You will be based at Ipswich Hospital within the Oncology Pharmacy situated in the Woolverstone Wing. This satellite pharmacy facility provides both clinical services and preparation of systemic anticancer therapy to inpatients and day cases as well as supporting outpatient clinics. It is a busy unit supplying anti-cancer therapy to over 70 patients a day and the ward supports more complex treatments including bone marrow transplantation.

Utilising your technical and clinical skills as you develop, you will also gain experience in a specific tumour site to enable you to learn to work with the wider multi-disciplinary team. To aid your development you will be supported by the Senior Specialist Pharmacists.

You will be supported to learn all aspects of the role using local and national courses to enable your development for this specific role and any future aspirations within this speciality or other senior roles.

We are looking for a pharmacist who has some experience of working within a hospital pharmacy. You should already have achieved, or in the process of completing, a relevant post-graduate diploma.

Main duties of the job

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• You will be responsible for the validation of anti-cancer therapy using the electronic prescribing system and for final checking the products before release to the ward/day unit.
• You will provide support to the clinical pharmacist undertaking activity on the ward and out-patient clinics.
• To provide a specialised clinical pharmacy service to oncology and haematology patients.
• To provide technical support to the chemotherapy preparation unit.
• To work with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to provide a clinical pharmacy service to the Oncology & Haematology Ward and Woolverstone Macmillan Centre by liaison with nursing staff, patients, doctors, etc.
• Interpret highly complex prescription information, validate prescriptions by ensuring safe and effective therapy to include liaison with medical team if necessary.
• Interpret patients' prescription charts and assess for safety and quantities to supply by determining length of stay/urgency of medication and order medicines required from the dispensary, involve the patient and counsel them on current therapy and discontinued therapy (including patients on complex drug regimen) and provide advice on medication aids as required by liaison with relatives, carers, GPs & community pharmacies.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR342-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Relevant hospital pharmacy experience post pharmacist qualification
• General hospital pharmacy experience including application of clinical pharmacy service at ward level
• Experience of pharmacy technical services

Desirable

• Oncology pharmacy practice
• Electronic prescribing
• Involvement in R&D
• Training of other staff

Qualifications Essential

• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Vocational degree in pharmacy + pre-registration

Desirable

• Current ICH GCP qualification
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent
• Member of British Oncology Pharmacy Association
• Non-medical prescriber

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of current pharmacy issues and medicines legislation
• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy procedures
• Therapeutics
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

• Knowledge of oncology pharmacy practice.
• Electronic prescribing
• Knowledge of aseptic preparation of medicines

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Relevant hospital pharmacy experience post pharmacist qualification
• General hospital pharmacy experience including application of clinical pharmacy service at ward level
• Experience of pharmacy technical services

Desirable

• Oncology pharmacy practice
• Electronic prescribing
• Involvement in R&D
• Training of other staff

Qualifications Essential

• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Vocational degree in pharmacy + pre-registration

Desirable

• Current ICH GCP qualification
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent
• Member of British Oncology Pharmacy Association
• Non-medical prescriber

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of current pharmacy issues and medicines legislation
• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy procedures
• Therapeutics
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

• Knowledge of oncology pharmacy practice.
• Electronic prescribing
• Knowledge of aseptic preparation of medicines

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)