Advanced Oncology Pharmacist - Quality Assurance

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent:
On-call commitments Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (with on-call commitments) Job
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159-0826

Site Velindre Cancer Centre Town Cardiff Salary £58,379 - £65,723 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/08/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

• Caring
• Respectful
• Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes.

The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

Pharmacists are valued members of our multi-disciplinary team playing a key role in the delivery of technical and clinical medicines management services.

The post holder will form part of the Pharmacy Quality Assurance team alongside clinical pharmacy duties, working within the Pharmacy Clinical Service to ensure all chemotherapy prescriptions and adjunct treatments are clinically screened in accordance with national guidelines and best practice guidance, working on the inpatient wards when necessary. You will provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to our patients.

If you are enthusiastic about Pharmacy Quality Assurance and Oncology Pharmacy and are able to work as part of a busy team, we look forward to hearing from you.

You will be required to work weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis. This post includes a commitment to undertake emergency on-call duties.

To assist the Chief Pharmacist and Principal Pharmacists in developing and maintaining the pharmaceutical service to Velindre NHS Trust to ensure that it is safe, efficient in the use of resources and complies with the Clinical Governance requirements of the Trust.

If a training period is required, your contract will be issued under Annex 21: 75% of a Band 8a for 12 to 18 months or until qualification is achieved.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

At Velindre University NHS Trust, we are proud to deliver specialist services across Wales through the Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service, supported by our corporate teams and partnerships with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and…