Specialist Oncology Pharmacist

Highly Specialist Oncology Pharmacist - Band 8a

Barts Health has an opportunity for a dynamic individual within their state of the art oncology pharmacy department. This post offers an individual the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in the area of Oncology and contribute to the highly motivated and innovative cancer pharmacy clinical team.

** Interview date: 11th February 2026**

For further details on this post, kindly contact:
Michelle Sullivan, Deputy Head of Pharmacy ~ Email:

This job presents an exciting opportunity for you to further develop your expertise in all aspects of oncology. You will gain clinical and managerial experience from working within our well-established team of oncology pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

The position is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital but you will also visit other sites within Barts Health. This post will allow you to develop your managerial skills and gain in depth experience in clinical trials, commissioning, finance and e-prescribing as well as providing you the opportunity to provide clinical pharmacy services to a wide array of Cancer patients including solid tumour, haemato-oncology and haematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Specialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent Specialist postgraduate certificate in technical services
  
  E.g., national course in PTQA, or equivalent knowledge and experience or Specialist postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Clinical /Technical Modules or equivalent experience:
  
  - oncology - aseptic dispensing for NHS patients
• Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

• nificant post registration in a hospital based post
• Previous experience of working within oncology providing a pharmacy service to oncology wards
• Previous experience of working within aseptics, including chemotherapy delivery
• Experience of supervising cytotoxic reconstitution services
• Experience in successfully managing and organising staff and work / projects
• Previous experience of undertaking evaluations or reviews of cancer medicines

• Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
• Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• Understanding of stock control systems
• Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical care needs of oncology patients
• Knowledge of all aspects of GMP, QA and QMS
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of aseptics/ parenterals e.g., formulation, stability and administration
• An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to oncology patients
• Awareness of new developments in cancer therapy

• Able to work effectively in stressful situations
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
• Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
• Demonstrates ability to…