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Bank Oncology Pharmacist

Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU

£33 per hour

Bank

We make health happen

As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

The Cromwell Hospital is a major private hospital in West London providing outpatient and inpatient services. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, a dedicated day surgery unit, and private GP services.

The pharmacy service is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 2.30pm.

We are looking to appoint a Bank Oncology Pharmacist to provide a first-class clinical pharmacy service to our Oncology department and Chemotherapy Day Unit at the Cromwell Hospital.

You’ll make this happen by:

You will provide a comprehensive and patient-centred service to oncology and chemotherapy day unit patients at Bupa Cromwell Hospital. You will play an essential role in ensuring medicines optimisation; safe, appropriate, accurate and cost-effective services to ensure patients receive their medication in a timely, professional and efficient manner with all the necessary practical and clinical information.

The nature of the work provides a varied job with new challenges every day.

What you'll do:

• Provide a comprehensive and patient-centred clinical pharmacy service to oncology and chemotherapy day unit patients at Cromwell Hospital in accordance with the hospital’s objectives in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs.
• Act as a specialist oncology pharmacist and provide a patient-focused clinical pharmacy ward service to the oncology ward and chemotherapy day unit.
• Ensure safe management of oncology electronic prescribing system and appropriate management of introduction of new oncology medicines.
• Communicate information relating to medicines management within the oncology setting to clinical colleagues, nurses, independent prescribers, carers and patients.
• Attend and actively contribute to oncology MDTs and ward rounds.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy (essential)
• Member of General Pharmaceutical Council (essential)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (essential)
• SACT knowledge acquired working as a cancer pharmacist (essential)
• Recent and significant experience of UK aseptic services, oncology and chemotherapy services (essential)
• Broad clinical pharmacy background including ward-based work
• Experience of initiating, leading and developing services
• Demonstrable knowledge of good manufacturing practice (GMP) and quality assurance (QA) standards

Our Benefits

• Highly competitive rates.
• Staff referral scheme open to bank staff (refer another bank member of staff and get remunerated for it).
• Access to development opportunities.
• Welcoming environment.
• An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
• Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

If you would like more information on the role or require an alternative format please contact serina.kapoor@bupa.com

Time Type: Part time

Job Area: Clinical Services

Locations: Cromwell Hospital London