Specialist Pharmacist

12w2 months ago

Nuffield Health

GB · Full-time · £45,000 – £52,500

About this role

Exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with specialist interest in oncology and peri-operative management of elective surgical patients. Integrate with Pharmacy team and oncology/surgical multi-disciplinary teams to deliver outstanding service. Benefit from processes fully integrating medicines into personalised patient care pathways.

Approx. 0.8 WTE dedicated to oncology pharmacy service across 4 days per week, with flexibility in hours and blended working considered. Support Pharmacy colleagues through in-situ training and competency assessment for multi-skilled oncology workforce. Approx. 0.2 WTE provides ward-based clinical pharmacy to elective surgical patients and assists with dispensing discharge/outpatient prescriptions.

Key member of wider multi-disciplinary team at Nuffield Health. Work flexibly to meet service demands in oncology, haemato-oncology, and elective surgical areas. Maintain input into clinical speciality for role variety while advancing career.

Ideal for Band 7 equivalent pharmacist with oncology/haemato-oncology experience ready for next career step. Aspire to excellent clinical care with face-to-face patient time as key component. Team encourages and promotes this patient-focused approach.

Requirements

UK Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (Essential)
Oncology/haemato-oncology experience
Band 7 equivalent level
Specialist interest in oncology and peri-operative management of elective surgical patients
Experience providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services
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