Lead Pharmacist for haematology within Cancer Services at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Leads a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and technical officers, delivering advanced clinical pharmacy across inpatient wards, day care and outpatient clinics. Alongside specialist haematology practice sit preparative rota validation of anticancer therapy, service projects and research. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates need the right to work for at least six months.
What the job involves
- Lead the pharmacy team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and technical officers in Cancer Services
- Work with senior pharmacy, medical, nursing, AHP and management colleagues to promote safe, evidence-based, cost-effective medicines use
- Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to haematology cancer services within the pharmacy team
- Give specialist pharmacy advice to inpatient wards, ambulatory care, the day care unit and outpatient clinics
- Prescribe for individual patients within the agreed scope and under the CUH pharmacist prescribing policy, where applicable
- Take part in the preparative services rota, validating and releasing systemic anticancer therapy accurately and efficiently
- Take part in novel pharmacy projects in the care of patients in designated clinical areas
- Identify and undertake research to inform practice and deliver an evidence-based pharmacy service
- Lead departmental duties to keep the service running
What’s required
Qualifications
- Masters-level degree in pharmacy
- Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
- Leadership or management development course
Registration & licences
- GPhC registration as a pharmacist
- GPhC registration as an independent prescriber
Experience
- Recent extensive hospital pharmacist experience at band 8a, with previous responsibility for managing pharmacy staff
- Recent significant patient consultation experience across a range of clinical specialties
- Practical implementation of national guidance such as NICE, and writing professional reports
- Developing and reviewing patient group directions, shared care guidelines, drug policies and treatment guidelines
- Writing, supervising and implementing clinical audit, plus antimicrobial stewardship and drug expenditure reporting
- Leading projects, including change management and service development
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends in the specialist area
- Knowledge of NICE and national medicines guidance, NHS commissioning and UK healthcare system changes
- Knowledge of pharmacy and electronic prescribing IT systems, plus Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication, influencing and negotiating with all grades, and teaching, mentoring and coaching staff
Other
- Behaves in line with the Trust values of Safe, Kind and Excellent towards patients, visitors and colleagues
Nice to have
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Research degree (MSc, MRes, PhD) or working towards one
- Risk management training
- Extensive recent cancer services pharmacist experience at band 8a or 8b in a teaching hospital
- Experience of writing business cases, research projects and grant applications
- Experience of writing for pharmaceutical or educational publications
- Experience of leading national change in pharmacy practice or strategic medicines optimisation
What’s offered
- Development opportunities
- On-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries
- Reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to the hospital site, with free Park and Ride and train-link buses
- Subsidised on-site parking for eligible staff
- Hot food available 24/7 at reduced cost on campus
- Colleague-only café and break space with free tea and coffee at the Deakin Centre
- Flexible working, including part-time, job share, term-time and flexible start and finish times
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
