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:
* 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.
* Undertake medicines reconciliation, organise discharge medications, and provide drug information and clinical counselling of patients.
* Maintain pharmaceutical care plans for all oncology and haemato-oncology patients.
* Verify and screen SACT treatment prescriptions, inpatient prescription charts, discharge and outpatient prescriptions.
* Support and advise clinicians on safe prescribing within oncology, haemato-oncology and peri-operative medicine.
* Coordinate the administration and delivery of SACT treatments to patients, maintaining effective communication with the Pharmacy dispensary.
* Develop protocols and guidelines for SACT treatment.
* Order SACT in readiness for patient treatment.
* Educate and train colleagues in support of their development with oncology competencies.
* Liaise with other Nuffield Hospital oncology sites to share knowledge and expertise.
* Attend meetings with pharmacy and other oncology leads within the Nuffield Health group regularly, implementing changes to policy and procedure locally.
About us
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital is recognised for its friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care. Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, we provide a busy outpatients and pre-assessment department, a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X-ray), pathology, a paediatric unit, a surgical recovery ward, a cancer care unit, 3 state-of-the-art operating theatres, and physiotherapy services.
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, essential for working closely with patients and a variety of clinical staff
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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