Specialist Pharmacist
Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Full Time
Up to £52,500.00 per annum depending on skills and experience
37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Pharmacist, you will:
1. Deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service within Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells to oncology, haemato-oncology and elective surgical patients, in line with current government, NICE and BOPA guidelines.
2. Undertake medicines reconciliation, organise discharge medications, provide drug information and clinical counselling of patients.
3. Maintain pharmaceutical care plans for all oncology and haemato-oncology patients.
4. Verify and screen SACT treatment prescriptions, inpatient prescription charts, discharge and outpatient prescriptions.
5. Support and advise our clinicians on safe prescribing within oncology, haemato-oncology and peri-operative medicine.
6. Coordinate the administration and delivery of SACT treatments to patients, maintaining effective communication with (and support to) the Pharmacy dispensary.
7. Develop protocols and guidelines for SACT treatment.
8. Order SACT in readiness for patient treatment.
9. Provide education and training of colleagues in support of their development with oncology competencies.
10. Liaise with other Nuffield Hospital oncology sites to share knowledge and expertise.
11. Attend meetings with pharmacy and other oncology leads within the Nuffield Health group regularly, implementing changes to policy and procedure locally.
Skills & Experience
* UK Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (Essential).
* At least 4-5 years of post-qualification experience.
* Experience of supervising and training other staff.
* Post-qualification experience within oncology and haemato-oncology and the ability to screen and verify oncology and haemato-oncology regimes and prescriptions (Essential).
* Post-qualification experience in the provision of a ward-based clinical pharmacy service is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.
* Knowledge of relevant hospital policies and procedures.
* Excellent communication and people skills. This is essential as you will be working closely with patients as well as a variety of clinical staff.
About us
Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Person Specification
Oncology experience is essential for this role, and further training within this clinical speciality will be encouraged and supported.
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.
Kingswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4UL
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