Specialist Rotational Pharmacist Clinical Oncology
2 days ago
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Our Specialist Rotational Cancer Services & Aseptic Services Pharmacist roles involve working in both clinical cancer services and our pharmacy aseptic unit. This enables pharmacists to develop in both areas and act as a liaison between the two services to ensure the best possible service providing cancer treatment to our oncology/haematology patients on both sites.
The aseptic part of the role will also include involvement with paediatric chemotherapy, adult parenteral nutrition and participation in the radiopharmacy aseptic unit rota.
The clinical post offers the opportunity to gain experience in high-cost drugs, clinical trials, palliative care as well as clinical oncology and haematology.
There is opportunity for further specialist postgraduate diplomas such as the PTQA or a clinical oncology diploma to be undertaken, if desired.
The postholder will be provided with the opportunity to undertake, and supported through, a non-medical prescribing qualification. Following completion of the non-medical prescribing qualification, the postholder will be able to become involved in clinic prescribing alongside other pharmacist prescribing colleagues.
Pharmacists will provide operational and clinical support to the pharmacy department according to the needs of the service. You will participate in weekend and on-call pharmacy services, and be involved with the supervision, training and support of junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists and other pharmacy staff as necessary.
Main duties of the job
For Clinical Oncology
1. Provide and help develop the clinical pharmacy service to cancer wards, Sue Ryder Hospice and outpatient clinic areas in order to promote safe, rational, effective & economic use of medicines.
2. Participation in the weekend pharmacy service rota as we move towards 7-day working.
3. Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, Medicines Optimisation Technicians and undergraduate pharmacy students.
4. Undertake audits and service improvement projects within clinical pharmacy.
5. Impact upon pay and non-pay budgets: The post-holder is expected to exert a downward influence upon drug expenditure within the trust and demonstrate actual cost savings on individual wards by improving the efficiency of the prescribing and dispensing process.
6. Some day-to-day supervision of band 6 pharmacists covering wards (1-2 staff) and Medicines Optimisation technicians (1-2 staff).
For Aseptic Services
1. Participate in the provision of the aseptic service, primarily providing chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition.
2. Assist with the training of staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.
3. Provide operational and managerial support for the Accountable Pharmacist and deputy.
4. Undertake audits and service improvement projects.
5. Day-to-day supervision of band 6 Pharmacists (1-2 staff) and technical staff within the aseptic unit.
6. Participate in the Radiopharmacy rota.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHT) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. Located between Birmingham (45 miles) and Bristol (32 miles), the beautiful Cotswolds and Forest of Dean, the county is easily accessible by road including the M5 motorway, with convenient links to the M4 and the M50. Together with main line rail networks, this puts Gloucestershire within easy reach of many metropolitan areas and airports.
GHT supports staff with access to the well-being hub, exercise and activity classes and membership of our popular hospital choir.
The pharmacy department has over 200 staff across the two sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, both sites provide full dispensary services, medicines information, procurement services and a full clinical service to wards. There is a regular free shuttle bus allowing easy transport between hospitals both of which are located in the city/town centres with access to shops and cafes.
The Pharmacy department is committed to supporting the Trust to deliver its vision of best care for everyone, we strive to provide the whole team with the necessary skills and ongoing support to make a real difference to patient care, including a program to develop prescribing roles within the department.
Job responsibilities
Our Specialist Rotational Cancer Services & Aseptic Services Pharmacist roles involve working in both clinical cancer services and our pharmacy aseptic unit. This enables pharmacists to develop in both areas and act as a liaison between the two services to ensure the best possible service providing chemotherapy to our oncology/haematology patients on both sites.
Including weekend and bank holiday rota and on-call.
See job description for more detailed information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC.
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Pharmacy.
- Completed Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma.
Experience
- Previous experience providing a clinical pharmacy service in a hospital setting.
- Previous experience working in a pharmacy technical services department.
- Previous experience of radiopharmacy.
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in Consultant Ward Rounds.
Knowledge/ Skills
- Self-motivated, able to use initiative & prioritise workload as well as work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of other healthcare professionals and with patients.
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Able to challenge inappropriate prescribing and influence prescribing decisions of all healthcare professionals including senior medical colleagues.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk & promote safety.
- Be proficient in IT and applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, Sunrise EPR and EMIS.
- Supervise, educate, mentor, support and assess others (MOTs, junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, medical students, technicians, ATOs).
- Identify and implement measures to improve cost-effective prescribing.
- Undertake audit of drug use and expenditure and/or clinical pharmacy practice.
- Undertake service improvement projects.
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.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lead pharmacist clinical cancer services
£46,148 to £52,809 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
318-25-T0212
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