Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technical Services and Cancer
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 weekend day every 5 weeks)
- Job ref
- 153-SP04662
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
- Town
- Dorset
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services
Band 8a
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed pharmacist to join our team of Specialist Clinical Pharmacists, delivering high-quality care to cancer patients. We welcome applications from pharmacists at all stages of their careers. For those with cancer services experience, the role is offered at Band 8a. For those new to the specialty, we offer a progressive Band 7 opportunity with a clear development pathway.
You will lead on clinical pharmacy services to haematology and oncology wards and be supported by two experienced Clinical Lead Pharmacists, ensuring expert mentorship as you develop specialist skills and deliver patient-centred care. This post is ideal for individuals eager to learn, grow, and enhance cancer services through innovation and collaboration.
About University Hospitals Dorset (UHD):
UHD serves a diverse population across Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch, delivering comprehensive cancer services including outpatient chemotherapy, haematology and oncology inpatient care, and radiotherapy. Electronic prescribing via Mosaiq® is well embedded, supported by a dedicated Protocol Pharmacist. UHD is also among the few trusts nationally to implement SACT-verifying pharmacy technicians, demonstrating our commitment to excellence and clinical leadership.
Main duties of the job
As a vital member of the wider Pharmacy Cancer Team, you will lead and contribute to the delivery of clinical pharmacy services across haematology and oncology inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, local hospices, and clinical trials. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes through safe, effective, and personalised cancer treatment.
Our ongoing investment in Pharmacy Cancer Services supports a culture of innovation, ensuring our team remains at the forefront of high-quality patient care and advanced clinical practice.
As part of advanced practice, the postholder will also be responsible for auditing clinical activity and ensuring ward-based pharmacy practice aligns with national standards across both haematology and oncology pathways. This function is critical in maintaining governance compliance, supporting the safe administration of systemic anticancer therapy (SACT), and contributing to external reviews.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to cancer patients.
- At Band 8a, develop specialist knowledge in oncology and haematology.
- Clinically screen SACT prescriptions, adhering to local standards. Following competency-based training aligned with the British Oncology Pharmacy Association SACT Passport (Level 2 or 3), you will have the opportunity to pursue further education to become a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber (PIP) and practise as required.
- Work closely with the Cancer Pharmacy Team Leaders to develop cancer pharmacy services and support the pharmacy elements of cancer clinical trials.
- Play a crucial role in implementing local and national standards, ensuring access to funding through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) and individual funding requests (IFRs).
You will collaborate with the Oncology, Haematology, and Palliative Care teams, under the leadership of the Lead Cancer Pharmacists. We actively support independent prescribing and professional development, and we are seeking someone who shares our vision for the future of cancer services in beautiful Dorset.
Additional Information: This role includes weekend working (4 hours every Sunday, as part of a 1-in-5 rota), as well as early and late shifts within cancer services.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Registered Pharmacy Independent Prescriber with experience in Haematology / Oncology, or be prepared to undertake this qualification / experience
Desirable criteria
- Membership of a professional organisation (e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UKCPA, BOPA)
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 to 4 years NHS hospital experience post qualification
- Previous experience of working in Haematology / Oncology
- Supervising and developing staff
- Delivering education and training
- Directorate pharmacy experience meeting with clinicians and managers
- Ability to communicate effectively in difficult/demanding circumstances
- Time management skills, ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to analyse information and make judgements
- Good clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmacy practice including Haematology / Oncology medication regimens
Desirable criteria
- Clinical audit projects or practice research
- Experience of leading a team
- Experience of service development
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
- Farah Al-Sheikhli ,
- Job title
- Lead haematology Clinical Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8979
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