Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Cancer Services

Role Overview

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.