Specialist Pharmacist Practitioner - Oncology

We are delighted to offer the chance for a pharmacist to join our team as Specialist Pharmacist Practitioner in Adult Oncology, for a period of maternity cover. This role will join an existing team of pharmacist practitioners, embedded within the Oncology MDT in the clinic setting, as an integral part of the Oncology service. You will join the MDT in a specific tumour site, working directly with clinicians and clinical nurse specialists to develop your specialist skills and knowledge, working independently as a practitioner in your specialist area, responsible for your own caseload of patients.

You will support the specialties to ensure the safe and appropriate use of anticancer medicines in‑line with national and regional guidelines e.g. by writing treatment protocols for new anticancer medicines and regimens, monitoring medicines expenditure, and inputting on medicines incident reports. You can expect structured personal development and the opportunity to contribute to the training and supervision of junior pharmacists, including supervising those undergoing their prescribing qualification.

You will be fully supported by senior members of the Cancer and other Pharmacy teams. This post offers you the opportunity to work as part of an established and friendly team in one of the UK's largest and busiest acute NHS teaching hospital Trusts.

Main duties of the job Please familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert. Provide a specialist level patient‑facing clinical service to a defined caseload of patients

• Review patients in an outpatient clinic setting
• Prescribe systemic anticancer therapies (SACT) and supportive treatments
• Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions
• Improve standards of care for patients
• Promote safe and evidenced‑based practice
• To be a Trust‑wide source of information on matters relating to SACT and the wider speciality; including providing support to advanced practitioners and non‑medical prescribers of SACT
• This may include:
  • Attending and actively participating in speciality ward rounds, board rounds, clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings, as appropriate
  • Providing specialist advice and guidance on all issues relating to prescribing and therapeutics of medicines and chemotherapy for the specialty ensuring they are in line with national and local guidelines
  • Critically evaluate published literature and a variety of medicines related information to inform practice and patient care decisions
  • To provide opinion and advice and be a source of referral for chemotherapy issues
  • To act as an independent prescriber in a specialist practice area
• The post holder will be based at City campus of NUH and may be required to carry out clinics at our satellite oncology service at Kingsmill Hospital

With over 19,000 staff we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career.