Advanced Oncology Pharmacist – Electronic Prescribing
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 361-CAN-8321522
Site Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Town Northwood Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum + 15% High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Job overview
We are recruiting for an Advanced Oncology Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
As the Advanced Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing you will lead, manage and develop the operational pharmacy services to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinical effective pharmaceutical care.
You will be supported to develop their leadership and management skills. Candidates who do not meet all the essential and desirable criteria are welcome to apply for this role and a Band 7 to Band 8A developmental role will be offered.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The role involves leading and managing the strategy, design, and development of the Electronic Prescribing (EP) system for Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).
It includes maintaining the EP system, electronic referrals, and electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures for SACT. The postholder provides support and leadership for all aspects of SACT EP. Additionally, they are responsible for facilitating the delivery of the oncology pharmacy service at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, with a particular focus on electronic prescribing.
A key aspect of the role also includes the development of policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practices in relation to electronic prescribing.
Apply specialist knowledge to a designated patient group to develop pharmacist prescribing role, undertaking the clinical management and drug treatment of patients under an agreed clinical management plan following diagnosis by a medical practitioner.
You will promote the safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines by providing expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues
As a member of pharmacy management team to help deliver a strategic vision for the pharmacy department and business plan in line with cancer centre and trust strategies.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients . We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees . This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Registered independent prescriber
- BOPA Passport – completion of adult level 2c
- Leadership and/or management qualifications
Previous Experience
- Extensive previous hospital experience (post-registration)
- Experience in providing specialist pharmacist review of people with cancer
- Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy service and advice relating to the safe use of medicines
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
- Experience in working experience with electronic prescribing system
- Experience as a trainer
- Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes
- Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups
- Experience of protocol building validation with an e-prescribing system
- Experience of assessing risk and developing plans to mitigate that risk
Skills
- Good team player – able to work alone and supervise others when necessary
- Able to use initiative
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good organisation skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Ability to maintain and
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Advanced Oncology Pharmacist – Electronic Prescribing in Northwood employer: Enherts Tr
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional development. As a part of the Temporary Staffing – Doctors team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on healthcare delivery while enjoying flexible working arrangements and access to comprehensive training programmes. Located in a vibrant community, the Trust fosters collaboration and innovation, making it an ideal place for those seeking a rewarding career in the NHS.
