Oncology Pharmacist – Rotational Band 7

Job Summary

Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist ready to take the next step in your career? Join one of the UK's largest and most progressive Cancer Services teams and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

Job Summary

Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist ready to take the next step in your career? Join one of the UK's largest and most progressive Cancer Services teams and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

We are seeking a motivated pharmacist with an interest in cancer services to join our Rotational Band 7 Programme. This is a unique opportunity offering structured development and the chance to gain advanced clinical and aseptic experience across oncology, haematology and technical services.

UHB is a tertiary referral Cancer Centre with 5 outpatient day units, 4 inpatient wards, a specialist BMT and CAR-T service, and dedicated outpatient clinics. Pharmacists are fully integrated across ward services, day units, aseptic units, and pharmacist-led clinics.

You will join a large, supportive, multidisciplinary team with strong collaboration at its core. Previous cancer experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.

Applicants with 12 months' post-registration hospital experience may be appointed under AfC Annex 21 (75% pay), progressing to full Band 7 on completion of a clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS pathway.

Cross-site working across UHB is expected.

For further information, an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact Lynn Do on  or email , Interview date 22nd October 2026

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

Work as part of our pharmacy cancer services team to:

Clinically verify haem/onc prescriptions

Provide inpatient clinical pharmacy service to the haem/onc wards when at QE

Ensure oral SACT patients receive appropriate counselling and support with their medication

Support aseptic services with final release of chemotherapy products

Support the introduction of new medicines into the services, this may include preparing prescriptions for inclusion on the electronic prescribing system

Support service development initiatives

Contribute to audit programmes as needed.

Support the on-call rota

Skills And Qualities Required

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Broad clinical knowledge

Commitment to CPD

Self-motivated

Team worker

Flexibility to work across sites

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.



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Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Completion of first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent, as evidenced by dated communication from HEI or signed-off NQPP documentation.
• Current professional registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of continued Professional Development in Pharmacy related matters

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of UKCPA
• In-house training and accreditation for formulation of PN and final check of aseptics
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification

• Experience working within an NHS/ Healthcare environment with clinicians and other health care professionals at all levels of the organisation.
• Post-registration experience working in hospital pharmacy at point of application.
• Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team.
• Experience of managing/ supervising staff/ students and the delivery of training on a range of subjects.
• Evidence of risk management and service improvements.
• Demonstrates commitment for…