Senior Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Senior Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Join the well‑established Cancer Pharmacy team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) and advance your specialist cancer pharmacy career.

In this role you will provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the oncology and clinical haematology specialties, working closely with Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and other multidisciplinary team members to deliver excellent patient care. You will rotate across the cancer service, gaining experience in oncology, haematology, palliative care, specialist admissions, bone marrow transplant and CAR‑T, and support the specialties to ensure safe and appropriate use of anticancer medicines in line with national and regional guidelines.

You can expect structured personal development, opportunities to contribute to high‑level clinical and service delivery projects, and support from senior Pharmacy team members. Having previous experience caring for people with cancer is desirable but not essential.

• A supportive and friendly cancer pharmacy team
• Established collaborative relationships with the wider cancer multidisciplinary teams
• Opportunities to rotate through the main clinical areas of oncology, haematology, specialist admissions and palliative care
• Development of clinical knowledge and decision making for patients undergoing chemotherapy and other cancer treatments
• Structured and supported training and development, both personal and professional
• Involvement in the process for introducing new cancer therapies to the trust
• Opportunities to contribute to service improvement, improving patient experience
• Opportunity to manage/mentor junior colleagues
• With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city, supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.
• We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
• Big believers in diversity and welcoming new ideas to develop our team and deliver world‑class healthcare.
• Endless personal development opportunities. At NUH we endeavour to turn your job into a career.

• Partake in clinical pharmacy duties, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the Cancer team
• Leadership, management and Divisional/Specialty support roles
• Line manage and support junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the Pharmacy Cancer team
• Take full part in the 7‑day shifted rota and bank holiday duties
• Predominantly based at the Nottingham City Hospital Campus

• Work in accordance with relevant pharmacy and Trust policies and procedures relating to the management of medicines.
• Ensure safe, rational and effective prescribing by undertaking medication reconciliation, assessing suitability of prescribed medication (including chemotherapy and associated medicines), enabling use of patients’ own medicines and patient self‑administration, counselling, and ensuring continuity of patient care at transitions of care.
• Provide medicines for individual patients during their stay in hospital, at discharge, and during day‑case and out‑patient visits.
• Interpret and request clinical tests to monitor and make recommendations to improve effectiveness and safety of drug therapy.
• Proactively liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team (medical staff, nurses, microbiologists, physiotherapists, dietitians, etc.) to ensure safe and effective use of medicines.
• Make recommendations about medicines to improve patient outcomes, encourage adherence to hospital formulary and national guidelines.
• Provide advice and guidance in relation to the prescribing of unlicensed and clinical trial medicines.
• Professionally screen prescriptions for Systemic Anticancer Therapy in accordance with local and national guidelines.
• Support the Pharmacy Production Services when required, predominantly in a checking role.

• Contribute to, facilitate or conduct clinical audits according to the Pharmacy audit plan.
• Participate in research, communicate results and, if suitable, register for a further degree.
• Act as lead pharmacist for a specified area within the cancer pharmacy team.
• Undertake and document continuing professional development.
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