Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services

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The closing date is 03 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has presented for a pharmacist to join our cancer pharmacy team on a fixed term basis. We are looking to recruit to the post of Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services who will play a pivotal role in managing the pharmacy service provided to cancer patients.

The pharmacy cancer team is well integrated into the cancer directorate and provides a high-quality and progressive pharmacy service to cancer patients. You will have opportunities to develop your general and specialist skills in providing multi-disciplinary Cancer Services.

The main day to day responsibilities would include:

• manage the day-to-day delivery of, and support the development of, clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients
• provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines to cancer patients
• work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and undertake an active role in the safe provision of medicines to cancer patients

To maintain and further develop the pharmacy service to cancer patients, we are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our lively, progressive and dynamic pharmacy team.
Our ideal candidate will be:

• interested in helping us develop and deliver our vision for a patient-focussed clinical pharmacy service
• able to drive directorate and departmental clinical governance issues, clinical audit, practice research, service improvement projects and more
• keen to further their career within cancer services

The post will provide comprehensive cancer clinical and technical pharmacy experience through a competency based training. As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, you will be working closely with the Haematologists, Oncologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Chemotherapy Nurses, Clinical trials team in a broad range of clinical haematology and oncology specialties and settings including inpatient wards, day-care and outpatient clinics.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

• Good, broad clinical knowledge of various specialities
• Some experience of providing training, mentorship and supervising staff
• Documented evidence of completed project work, audit and practice research
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Apply knowledge to practice & willing to take professional responsibility
• Leadership and management experience
• Previous experience in cancer services

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written. Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
• Ability to convey information to patients who may be distressed or have barriers to understanding
• Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other…