Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Cancer Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 6-7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Plus late, on-call and bank holiday commitment as per rota)
- Job ref
- 387-DT-5047-MF
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £35,392 - £50,056 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Cancer Pharmacist
Band 6-7
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Job overview
Are you a passionate Pharmacist looking to gain specialist experience in Haematology and Oncology? If so, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team, working at the forefront of cancer pharmacy in the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC).
As a Specialist Cancer Pharmacist, you will collaborate with experienced senior pharmacists across various adult and teenage and young adult (TYA) specialty areas on rotation. This includes providing clinical pharmacy services to oncology, haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) patients, including those treated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapies (CAR-T). You will also provide aseptic services to patients throughout the Trust.
If you have a minimum of 6 months hospital experience and are working towards a post graduate certificate with a keen interest in cancer services, recruitment to a Band 6 to 7 progression post will be considered.
Relocation support can be provided.
Main duties of the job
As you rotate through specialist areas, you will gain experience of both clinical and aseptic aspects of cancer services.
Main duties include:
- Provision of clinical pharmacy services to specialist areas including adult and TYA oncology, haematology, BMT, CAR-T and cancer clinical trials.
- Clinical verification of systemic anticancer therapy prescriptions for adult and TYA patients in outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Undertaking the role of an authorised pharmacist in the aseptic unit on a sessional basis providing chemotherapy to adult and paediatric patients and parenteral nutrition (PN) to paediatrics and neonates.
- Involvement with service developments, collaborating with senior pharmacists as well as engaging with other healthcare professionals including medical and nursing staff.
- Assisting with audit, teaching, and supervision activities as appropriate.
We are committed to comprehensive patient care, so this role involves participation in other parts of the pharmacy service when required. This includes weekend commitment either to chemo on-call or BHOC clinical service; late duties; bank holidays; and participation in the pharmacist emergency duty service for the Trust.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Currently registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- MPharm / BPharm / BSc (Pharmacy)
- Evidence of further training/development in a relevant area of practice (Band 7)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further training/development in a relevant area of practice (Band 6)
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy at Band 6 level or equivalent
- Post-registration experience in Cancer Pharmacy or Pharmacy Technical Services, particularly chemotherapy; or clinical pharmacy experience across a range of specialised areas (Band 7)
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and professional standards (Band 7)
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of systemic anti-cancer treatments and supportive care
- Post-registration experience in Cancer Pharmacy, or Pharmacy Technical Services particularly SACT; or clinical pharmacy experience across a range of specialised areas (Band 6)
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and professional standards (Band 6)
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information
- Methodical and accurate
- Ability to assess priorities, plan and organise both own and the clinical and aseptic workload (Band 7)
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
- Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing decisions appropriately in a specialist area (Band 7)
- Able to work in a busy and pressured environment
- Problem identification and solving skills
- Research and audit skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to assess priorities, plan and organise both own and the clinical and aseptic workload (Band 6)
- Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing decisions appropriately in a specialist area (Band 6)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Gregory
- Job title
- Divisional Lead Pharmacist - Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 3429785
- Additional information
Richard Morrow on 0117 342 4068
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