Pharmacist Advanced (Aseptics and Cancer Services)
We are recruiting for a Pharmacist Advanced (Aseptics and Cancer Services) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will work alongside a fantastic multidisciplinary team to provide an excellent level of service to Cancer patients in the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre.
You will utilise your clinical knowledge to deliver an excellent level of pharmaceutical care to these patients.
Being driven and adaptable are essential characteristics for this role as there is a unique opportunity to work with the MDT and local networks to develop an innovative and sustainable care model.
You will use your non-medical prescribing qualification to optimise individual patient's drug therapies.
You will be supported to develop your leadership and management skills.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main Duties of the Job
Provide a specialist and patient-focused pharmacy service to the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre (LMCC) whilst based across PMU and LMCC on a rotational basis.
Be an active member of both the PMU team and the LMCC team to help meet the overall strategic objectives of the teams in the provision of pharmaceutical care for cancer patients.
Provide expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues.
Support Lister Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit in order to provide an efficient service to LMCC and other clients.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability or a life event, such as menopause, so that we can consider your application fairly and get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listen and consider all requests.
Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
* Masters Degree MPharm
* Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
* Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (completed both year 1 and year 2)
* Qualified and registered as a non-medical prescriber (or working towards completion of NMP qualification)
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Previous Experience
* Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
* Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy aseptic services
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience in providing clinical services to cancer patients
* Project management and report writing
* Management of staff
* Experience of Audit, research and development
* Previous use of chemotherapy electronic prescribing system
* Experience of WellSky dispensing system
Skills
* Effective communication skills, verbal and written
* Able to work alone or in a team
* Able to prioritise work and meet deadlines
* Good workplace organisational skills
* Problem solving, negotiation, and presentation skills
* Time management
* Able to work under pressure
* Can show appropriate applications of clinical knowledge and effective pharmaceutical care skills
* Critical appraisal skills
Knowledge
* Computer and IT literate
* Need for confidentiality
* Well-developed therapeutic and clinical pharmacy knowledge
* Preparation of written reports and procedures
* Health and safety
* Knowledge of postgraduate education for pharmacists
* Chemotherapy prescription monitoring
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.
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