Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (From May 25) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:45 (45mins lunch break) Job ref 249-6830991
Employer Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Western Hospital Town Swindon Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/02/2025 23:59
Advanced Cancer Pharmacist
Band 8a
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
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Job overview
Advanced Cancer Pharmacist – Band 8a
12 Months Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Are you a skilled and experienced Cancer Pharmacist ready to lead change and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team? Do you have the ambition to drive service improvements and develop a high-quality clinical pharmacy service within Haematology and Oncology?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a highly skilled, experienced, and enthusiastic specialist pharmacist to join our Cancer Pharmacy Team. This role offers a unique chance to make a meaningful impact by combining advanced clinical oncology and haematology expertise with leadership and service development.
We are looking for someone with strong clinical knowledge, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a passion for excellence. In this challenging but rewarding role, you will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Cancer Services to deliver a comprehensive and high-quality clinical pharmacy service. Your efforts will play a key role in ensuring patient safety, optimising medicines use, and driving clinical effectiveness within our cancer services.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a real difference, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Specialised Clinical Pharmacy Service: Deliver a specialised, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to adult and paediatric oncology and haematology patients. Actively contribute to the multidisciplinary team by providing ward-based pharmacy services and key input during clinician ward rounds, clinics, and meetings.
Expert Clinical Advice: Serve as a clinical role model, offering highly complex expert advice on the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of oncology and haematology medicines, in line with Trust and National Guidelines.
Service Development and Prescribing: Expand the role of the Cancer Pharmacy Team to meet directorate requirements, practicing as a pharmacist non-medical prescriber to support chemotherapy and associated medications within the Day Therapy Unit.
Service Improvement: Lead and support changes in work practices within Cancer Services, fostering good working relationships and implementing innovative solutions to enhance safety and quality in the service.
Clinical Governance and Medicines Management: Participate in the planning, implementation, communication, and delivery of clinical governance and medicines management objectives for the Trust. Effectively communicate highly complex and sensitive information with tact and diplomacy.
Team Leadership and Supervision: Provide day-to-day clinical supervision and management of Cancer Pharmacists, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services.
Working for our organisation
The Pharmacy Department is integral to the Trust’s transformation programme, which focuses on enhancing patient experience through innovative technology and modernised practices. Our department is equipped with two robotic storage and dispensing systems and has implemented electronic prescribing for outpatient and chemotherapy clinics, supporting efficiency and safety in medicines management.
As we prepare for the launch of a brand-new Aseptic Services Unit and a state-of-the-art radiotherapy treatment centre, we are excited to be at the forefront of a comprehensive cancer strategy that will shape the future of cancer care at our Trust.
We are seeking a dedicated candidate who can work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, demonstrate staff supervisory experience, and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Cancer Pharmacy Service. This includes liaising closely with the Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit to ensure seamless service delivery. This post is an excellent opportunity for a specialist cancer pharmacist ready to take the next step into a senior management role.
Join us and be a part of an innovative, forward-thinking team transforming cancer care for the future.
For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact:
Tiffany Chan, Lead Pharmacist in Cancer Services on 01793 605341 ([emailprotected] )
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deputise and support the Lead Pharmacist in Cancer Services in developing, monitoring and delivering a highly specialist and comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to Oncology and Haematology.
To act as an Advanced Practitioner Clinical Pharmacist to Oncology and Haematology.
For a detailed overview of the job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the Advanced Cancer Pharmacist Job Description.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* CPD in line with GPhC recommendations
* Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
* Non-medical prescribing qualification (or ability to complete within 6 months of starting post)
Experience
* Considerable experience in a clinical oncology/haematology pharmacy position
* Staff supervisory experience
* Evidence of implementing change
* Experience within Aseptic Services and Good Manufacturing Practice
* Experience within clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice
* Experience of delivering training to a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of managing a changing situation
Knowledge and Skills
* Advanced cancer clinical knowledge
* Able to prioritise on workload, delegate appropriately and manage time effectively
* Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, including in distressing or emotional situations
* Experience of producing Trust/network wide guidelines and/or policy documents
* Experience of delivering projects and working to deadlines
* Ability to analysis and interpret complex drug usage and expenditure
* Good negotiation and presentation skills
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
* Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
* Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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