Specialist Oncology Pharmacist

Location: Greater London

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Job Description:

** Specialist Oncology Pharmacist
***
* Location:

Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5
**** Permanent
* *** Salary range: £ Competitive
**** Full time 37.50 hours per week, Onsite.
**** We make health happen
** The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services – it’s a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

The pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 2.30pm
** How you’ll help us make health happen:
** The Specialist Oncology Pharmacist is a key role in ensuring the delivery and development of a first-class clinical oncology pharmacy service to the Oncology ward and hospital departments
* Providing a comprehensive and patient centered Clinical Pharmacy service to oncology and chemotherapy day unit patients at Cromwell Hospital in accordance with the hospital’s objectives in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs.
* To act as a specialist oncology pharmacist and provide a patient focused clinical pharmacy ward service to the oncology ward and chemotherapy day unit
* Ensure safe management of oncology electronic prescribing system and appropriate management of introduction of new oncology medicines
* To communicate information relating to medicines management within the oncology setting to clinical colleagues, nurses, independent prescribers, carers and patients.
* Attending and actively contributing to oncology MDTs and ward rounds
* Lead safe and effective use of oncology medicines, including electronic prescribing and new drug introductions.
* Support service development, audits, and external accreditation efforts.
* Develop and implement oncology pharmacy policies and clinical guidelines.
* Mentor and supervise pharmacy technicians and junior pharmacists
** Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
*** Master’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* Demonstrable evidence of experience and further study within clinical pharmacy.
* SACT knowledge acquired working as a cancer pharmacist
* Significant experience in providing highly specialist Cancer Services
* Contribution to MDT ward rounds
** Benefits
* * Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
* Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
* Enhanced pension and life insurance
* Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.
* Discounted access to online gym sessions
* Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
* Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
* Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.
* Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
* Emotional wellbeing support
* Access to family mental health line
* Financial wellbeing channels
* Support for carers

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.…