Specialist Pharmacist Practitioner – Oncology

Job overview

Specialist Pharmacist Practitioner – Adult Oncology, Band 8a, 9‑month fixed‑term secondment (maternity cover). Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Employment by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

• Provide specialist, patient‑facing clinical service to a defined caseload of oncology patients.
• Prescribe systemic anticancer therapies (SACT) and supportive treatments in the clinic setting.
• Initiate, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions; monitor treatment efficacy and adverse events.
• Develop and update treatment protocols for new anticancer medicines and regimens.
• Maintain medicine expenditure reports and contribute to medicines incident reporting.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds and specialty clinic appointments; provide expert advice on chemotherapy therapeutics.
• Serve as a trust‑wide resource on SACT, supporting advanced practitioners and non‑medical prescribers.
• Act as an independent prescriber within your specialty area, including dose adjustments and monitoring of therapeutic range.
• Lead clinical audits, contribute to research projects and support evidence‑based practice.
• Perform teaching, supervision and training of junior pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
• Support line management and performance of junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
• Participate in 7‑day rota, bank holidays and on‑call duties as required.

• Registered pharmacist (GPhC) with a
  
  B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm.
• Clinical Diploma or equivalent and membership of a relevant specialist pharmacist group.
• Independent prescriber qualification or working towards one.
• Extensive post‑registration experience in hospital pharmacy, particularly in oncology or other major clinical specialties.
• Experience delivering specialist pharmacist review of cancer patients and providing clinical pharmacy advice.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working, teaching, audit and research within a health service.
• Leadership and management experience, including performance management and recruitment where relevant.
• Proven ability to develop and implement medicines policy and service improvement initiatives.
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to influence at senior level.
• Strong analytical and judgement skills, with the capacity to assess complex medication regimens, data and literature.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and compliance with NHS and Trust regulations.

• Excellent organisational and planning skills, able to manage a complex caseload and maintain high quality standards.
• Positive problem‑solving attitude, flexible and able to adapt to change in a demanding environment.
• Dedication to patient safety and evidence‑based pharmacy practice.