Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with a special interest Haematology to join our Oncology Pharmacy team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals.
It is an exciting time to come and work with us as we are expanding our services to support primary care, working with GP practices and other partners across our health and care system.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who enjoys the challenge of working in a busy multidisciplinary environment and who can demonstrate great project initiative and excellent communication skills to both patients and other healthcare professionals.
This position is on a fixed term contract for 1 year.
Main duties of the job
You will be a team player with significant clinical experience as a registered pharmacist who is also an independent prescriber (or working towards) with excellent interpersonal skills. Experience in delivering pharmaceutical services to patients within a specialist area or delivering a clinical project with meticulous attention to detail is essential.
This exciting post offers a great opportunity to use and develop your clinical skills and also develop your leadership skills within a supportive pharmacy and multidisciplinary team.
To be successful in this role you must be able to work to strict deadlines to meet project milestones and work on your own initiative. In return we can offer you an exciting opportunity to work with our friendly and enthusiastic team.
Clinical Pharmacist with a special interest in Haematology.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - (
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
2. Higher degree / Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience
3. Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
4. Demonstrates continued professional development
5. Member of relevant national specialist group and plays an active role
6. Qualified or working towards qualification as a pharmacist independent prescriber
Desirable
7. Leadership and/or management qualifications
8. MSc in clinical pharmacy or higher research degree (MPhil or PhD)
9. Postgraduate qualification in Haematology or similar
10. Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
11. Member of British Oncology Pharmacy Association
12. To hold evidence of practice at advanced stage II, as part of the RPS Advanced Pharmacy framework, or to be working towards credentialing
Experience
Essential
13. Extensive previous hospital Pharmacy experience
14. Extensive experience of delivering clinical pharmacy service to patients within Haematology
15. Able to demonstrate in -depth pharmaceutical skills and knowledge within the speciality. This will include provision of highly specialist review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
16. Expert knowledge of national policy, strategy, guidance and evidence -base relating to the speciality
17. Broad knowledge base of a wide range of clinical areas
Desirable
18. Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
19. Experience of working actively on national groups
20. Experience of line management and mentoring
21. Experience of leading and delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a directorate / cluster of services
22. Experience of excellent leadership and management skills
Skills
Essential
23. Management of clinical service
24. To have managed an area of clinical pharmacy services
25. Identify and prioritise clinical pharmacy services
26. Ensure national and local agendas are delivered for the project
27. Establish processes for the setting of standards of care in pharmacy led lipid management
28. To demonstrate a critical approach to the development and evaluation of clinical pharmacy service in a defined area of practice