Band 8a Pharmacist Specialist

Ward:Pharmacy

Pay Rates:£32.06 per hour

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist with experience within aseptic services? Are ready to play a crucial role inpatient care? Join our team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

• Supervision and day to day management of rotational pharmacist and other pharmacy trainees within the Cancer Services Team.
• Optimise medicines management and pharmaceutical care within Cancer Services for day case and inpatient settings.
• Provide expert advice to medical and nursing staff on legal and professional matters relating to safe, economic and effective drug use. Effectively ensure that SACT is used appropriately within the relevant financial framework.
• Assist in planning and implementing clinical pharmacy service developments and other medicines related change.
• To ensure aseptically prepared medicines are made according to the standards set out in Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors and Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services and ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with the latest MHRA advice.

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

• Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent.

• NHS experience is Essential.
• Experience with in Aseptic/Oncology is Essential.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.