Specialist Pharmacist

1w1 week ago

Nuffield Health

GB · Full-time · £45,000 – £52,500

About this role

Our Pharmacy team at Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells has an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with a specialist interest in oncology and peri-operative management of elective surgical patients. We seek an enthusiastic, experienced, self-motivated pharmacist to integrate with Pharmacy and oncology/surgical multi-disciplinary teams. Deliver outstanding service to oncology, haemato-oncology and elective surgical patients.

Approx. 0.8WTE dedicated to oncology pharmacy service across 4 days per week, with flexibility in hours and blended working considered. 0.2WTE provides ward-based clinical pharmacy to elective surgical patients and assists with dispensing discharge/outpatient prescriptions. Key member of wider multi-disciplinary team with medicines fully integrated into personalised patient care pathways.

Work flexibly to meet service demands, supporting Pharmacy colleagues through in-situ training and competency assessment for multi-skilled oncology workforce. Ideal for Band 7 equivalent pharmacist with oncology/haemato-oncology experience ready for next career step. Maintain input into another clinical speciality for role variety.

Aspire to provide excellent clinical care with significant face-to-face patient time. Team encourages and promotes this patient-focused approach. Join the team that prioritises direct patient interaction.

Requirements

UK Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
Oncology and haemato-oncology experience
Band 7 equivalent level
Specialist interest in oncology
Experience in peri-operative management of elective surgical patients
Enthusiastic, experienced and self-motivated
Ability to work flexibly to meet service demands

Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy service to oncology, haemato-oncology and elective surgical patients in line with government, NICE and BOPA guidelines
Undertake medicines reconciliation, organise discharge medications, 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 daily administration and delivery of SACT treatments to patients, maintaining communication with Pharmacy dispensary
Develop protocols and guidelines for SACT treatment
Educate and train colleagues in support of oncology competencies