Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Cancer Services

Employer:

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;
Employer type: NHS;
Site:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;
Town:
Sheffield;
Salary: £55,690 - £62,682 per annum/pro rata for part time staff;
Salary period:
Yearly;
Closing: 18/01/2026 23:59;
Interview date: 30/01/2026

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

An exciting career opportunity has arisen to join our team of Cancer Services pharmacists and technicians at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to support development of our adjuvant breast cancer service. The successful applicant will be a member of the team leading and delivering this exciting new service along with other pharmacists, nurse ACP’s and consultant oncologists. In addition, they will form part of the larger team of clinical pharmacists working in oncology undertaking clinical pharmacy activities.

We encourage ongoing professional development and we have two Consultant Oncology Pharmacists.

The Cancer Service based at Weston Park Hospital serves a population across Sheffield and surrounding region. We deliver a range of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and clinical trials and work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and the surrounding network of hospitals via a hub and spoke model. We have close links with the University of Sheffield supporting cancer research and with development of new pharmacy undergraduate course.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and self‑motivated pharmacist with experience in cancer services. Experience of working in oncology and haematology clinics independently assessing patients’ suitability for systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) and subsequent prescribing SACT, particularly within breast cancer is also desirable. The successful applicant will join an established and dynamic pharmacy team.

To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to the Oncology Specialised Medicine directorate in accordance with the objectives set by the Principal Pharmacist and Clinical Directorate management representative (where applicable) in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs. To lead in the delivery of an adjuvant breast cancer clinic in collaboration with medical and nursing staff.

Contribute to pharmacy service provision for cancer services including clinical activity, aseptic/cytotoxic services, education and training, governance, audit and research.

To provide pharmacy departmental services and contribute to the out of hours service.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

• MPharm
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Pharmacist)
• Higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent postgraduate Diploma
• Registered Independent Prescriber
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training (NIHR accredited)
• BOPA SACT passport – completion of relevant modules
• Post‑graduate Masters in…