Advanced Pharmacist - Onc & Haem Clinics support & prescriber

Overview

To operate as an Advanced Pharmacist to deliver a highly specialist Pharmacy Service to Adult Oncology being an active member of the multidisciplinary team and thereby promoting the safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of medicines.

To lead the building of new and review electronic SACT prescriptions.

To organise, provide and evaluate the Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Service to the Oncology and Haematology Division; outpatients and day case chemotherapy.

To develop and evaluate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Service to support the adult oncology and haematology for patients receiving treatment for cancer in the outpatient and day case unit.

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team promoting the safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of medicines.

To communicate highly complex information relating to medicines with clinicians, nurses, independent prescribers, carers and patients.

To support, develop and evaluate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to the Oncology and Haematology directorate with the Principal Pharmacist.

To contribute to the effective medicines management by maintaining and developing key guidelines, protocols and PGDs.

To deliver a high level Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Service to Adult Clinical Oncology
, including the provision of a daily Clinical Pharmacist Service to inpatients on the ward, outpatient clinics and day case chemotherapy.

• To use specialist knowledge and expertise to make complex judgements and provide expert clinical advice, utilising highly complex information, evaluate evidence and to advise in situations when evidence is lacking in the specialist area of Oncology.
• To lead the introduction of new SACT medicines and take the lead to develop new and review existing ensure Adult, and Oncology Clinical Trials treatment protocols to ensure they are safe and aligned with national, local Cancer Network protocols and NICE/CDF.
• To prepare new or off-protocol prescription documentation, as required.
• To monitor and report on off-protocol prescribing.
• To adhere to local and national guidance and policies.
• To take the lead for and work as a pharmacist independent prescriber in clinics and optimise the use of pharmacist independent prescribers in Oncology and Haematology clinics.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Elaine Davies

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