Job summary The Lead Oncology Pharmacist will lead, motivate, and develop the team across various therapy areas in Central Pharmacy. They will support the Head of Central Pharmacy Services in implementing best practices, providing support, and engaging with new business and patients. Key Requirements: Proven supervisory/management experience. Experience in a controlled pharmacy operation. Ideally, experience in resource planning. Expert clinical knowledge. Experience managing within a quality management system. Ability to make informed real-time decisions. Strong decision-making skills to meet patient and customer needs. Understanding of the operational impact on other departments and budgets. Main duties of the job Subject Matter Expert: Lead, develop, implement, and monitor clinical pharmacy services. Provide leadership and specialist advice for patient care. Perform clinical verification of prescriptions and offer timely advice to medical and nursing staff. Review operational processes for compliance, recommending changes. Champion continuous improvement in Central Pharmacy. Ensure accurate recording of non-conformance and non-compliance. Deliver KPIs and best practices in Pharmacy Operations. Ensure updated work instructions and SOPs. Participate in working groups, projects, and audits. Foster an inclusive work environment. Leadership: Support the Head of Central Pharmacy in team leadership and development. Manage resources to ensure timely activity completion. Monitor team performance and competencies. Identify training needs and deliver development plans. Act as training supervisor for diploma participants and independent assessor. Address investigation and disciplinary matters as needed. Regulatory: Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices. Investigate complaints and incidents, performing root cause analysis. Adhere to standards by regulatory bodies such as RPSGB and GPhC. Complete mandatory training. About us Why Lloyds Clinical? We have a lot to offer to not only the 100,000 patients we support, but also to our valued employees. Lloyds Clinical has a wide range of exciting opportunities for passionate professionals across nursing, patient services, compounding, pharmacy and warehousing. These roles come with fantastic benefits including: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Company bonus scheme Outstanding training & development programmes Up to £1200 refer a friend bonus Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and well-being app Savings and discounts at multiple retailers through our rewards portal Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £65,000 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number E0258-25-0036 Job locations Lloydspharmacy Clinical Homecare 4 The Spire Green Centre Harlow Essex CM19 5TR Job description Job responsibilities The lead Oncology Pharmacist will be responsible for leading, motivating, and developing the team working in various therapy areas in Central Pharmacy. Support the Head, Central Pharmacy Services in delivering best practices within the Pharmacy team, providing support and engaging with new business and patients. Accountabilities: Subject Matter Expert: Lead, develop, implement, and monitor specialist clinical pharmacy services. Provide clinical leadership and specialist advice for patient care. Perform clinical verification of prescriptions. Offer timely and expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff. Review operational processes for compliance and recommend changes. Champion continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations. Ensure accurate recording of process non-conformance and non-compliance. Deliver department KPIs and ensure best practice in Pharmacy Operations. Ensure up-to-date work instructions and SOPs. Participate in working groups and projects. Oversee project data collection for accurate and timely data. Share best practices and participate in Clinical Project Board. Develop and maintain electronic prescribing system templates. Participate in departmental audits and attend relevant meetings. Foster an inclusive and respectful work environment. Leadership: Support the Head, Central Pharmacy Services in leading and developing the team. Manage team resources to ensure timely completion of activities. Monitor and review team performance and competencies. Identify training needs and deliver personal development plans. Act as training supervisor for clinical diploma participants. Serve as an Independent end point assessor. Address investigation and disciplinary matters as needed. Regulatory: Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in Prescription Processing. Investigate complaints and incidents, performing root cause analysis. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies such as RPSGB and GPhC. Complete all mandatory training. Job description Job responsibilities The lead Oncology Pharmacist will be responsible for leading, motivating, and developing the team working in various therapy areas in Central Pharmacy. Support the Head, Central Pharmacy Services in delivering best practices within the Pharmacy team, providing support and engaging with new business and patients. Accountabilities: Subject Matter Expert: Lead, develop, implement, and monitor specialist clinical pharmacy services. Provide clinical leadership and specialist advice for patient care. Perform clinical verification of prescriptions. Offer timely and expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff. Review operational processes for compliance and recommend changes. Champion continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations. Ensure accurate recording of process non-conformance and non-compliance. Deliver department KPIs and ensure best practice in Pharmacy Operations. Ensure up-to-date work instructions and SOPs. Participate in working groups and projects. Oversee project data collection for accurate and timely data. Share best practices and participate in Clinical Project Board. Develop and maintain electronic prescribing system templates. Participate in departmental audits and attend relevant meetings. Foster an inclusive and respectful work environment. Leadership: Support the Head, Central Pharmacy Services in leading and developing the team. Manage team resources to ensure timely completion of activities. Monitor and review team performance and competencies. Identify training needs and deliver personal development plans. Act as training supervisor for clinical diploma participants. Serve as an Independent end point assessor. Address investigation and disciplinary matters as needed. Regulatory: Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in Prescription Processing. Investigate complaints and incidents, performing root cause analysis. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies such as RPSGB and GPhC. Complete all mandatory training. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Proven supervisory/management experience. Experience in a controlled pharmacy operation area. Ideally, experience in resource planning. Expert clinical knowledge. Experience managing within a quality management system. Ability to make informed real-time decisions. Strong decision-making skills to meet patient and customer needs. Understanding of operational impact on other departments and budgets. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Proven supervisory/management experience. Experience in a controlled pharmacy operation area. Ideally, experience in resource planning. Expert clinical knowledge. Experience managing within a quality management system. Ability to make informed real-time decisions. Strong decision-making skills to meet patient and customer needs. Understanding of operational impact on other departments and budgets. 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 Lloyds Clinical Address Lloydspharmacy Clinical Homecare 4 The Spire Green Centre Harlow Essex CM19 5TR Employer's website https://lloydsclinical.com/ (Opens in a new tab)