Pharmacist Advanced (Aseptics and Cancer Services)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area: Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 361-6921832
Site: Lister Hospital
Town: Stevenage
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/02/2025 23:59
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Pharmacist Advanced (Aseptics and Cancer Services) who shares our vision 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.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide a specialist and patient-focused pharmacy service to the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre (LMCC) while based across PMU and LMCC on a rotational basis.
2. 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.
3. Provide expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues.
4. Support Lister Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit to provide an efficient service to LMCC and other clients.
Detailed job description and main 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
When you apply...
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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.
Name: Fiona Clarke Job title: Principal Pharmacist Technical Services Email address: fiona.clarke@nhs.net Telephone number: 01438 284032
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