Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Cancer Services

We are looking for a pharmacist who would like the opportunity to gain a better understanding of cancer treatment. This post is being offered as a band 6 to 7 progressive post with training to support the candidate to develop as a specialist pharmacist. This challenging but rewarding post, will involve working with cancer patients who are receiving anti-cancer treatment, in our state of the art chemotherapy administration unit.

You will also be working closely with medical and nursing staff with the aim of providing safe, effective and timely drug therapy.

The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist within Cancer Services will provide a clinical pharmacy service for cancer patients, contributing to the safe, effective, and timely implementation of NICE Technology Appraisals for systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). The post holder will work closely with the Cancer Lead Pharmacist, clinicians, and the multidisciplinary team to support formulary adoption, funding compliance, and protocol development in line with national guidance.

To provide pharmacist supervision for the preparation and release of products within the Pharmacy Technical Services Unit under Section 10 exemption in accordance with standards of Good Manufacturing Practice.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

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We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered with the GPhC
• Clinical Diploma or working towards
• Non-medical prescriber or working towards/willingness to undertake
• MRPharms

• Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist in acute setting and covering a broad range of specialities.
• Clinical supervision of junior staff.
• Experience of providing clinical support to cancer chemotherapy patients.
• Deputising for a more senior pharmacist operating at specialist clinical pharmacist level.
• Aseptic processing experience

• Good general pharmaceutical knowledge involving provision of clinical pharmacy services.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively with clinical staff, patients and relatives.
• Able to prioritise work and work under pressure.
• Audit skill
• Mentor and supervisory skills
• Lecture and presentation skills
• Preparing ward department reports concerning medicine use trends and horizon scanning
• Interpreting and reporting on financial trend information concerning medicines use
• Preparing policies and procedures
• Coaching skills

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.

Depending on experience