Senior Pharmacist - Cancer Services in Nottingham

Join the well‑established Cancer Pharmacy team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) and advance your specialist cancer pharmacy career. In this role you will provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the oncology and clinical haematology specialties, working closely with Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and other multidisciplinary team members to deliver excellent patient care. You will rotate across the cancer service, gaining experience in oncology, haematology, palliative care, specialist admissions, bone marrow transplant and CAR‑T, and support the specialties to ensure safe and appropriate use of anticancer medicines in line with national and regional guidelines.

You can expect structured personal development, opportunities to contribute to high‑level clinical and service delivery projects, and support from senior Pharmacy team members. Having previous experience caring for people with cancer is desirable but not essential.

What We Offer

• A supportive and friendly cancer pharmacy team
• Established collaborative relationships with the wider cancer multidisciplinary teams
• Opportunities to rotate through the main clinical areas of oncology, haematology, specialist admissions and palliative care
• Development of clinical knowledge and decision making for patients undergoing chemotherapy and other cancer treatments
• Structured and supported training and development, both personal and professional
• Involvement in the process for introducing new cancer therapies to the trust
• Opportunities to contribute to service improvement, improving patient experience
• Opportunity to manage/mentor junior colleagues

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city, supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Big believers in diversity and welcoming new ideas to develop our team and deliver world‑class healthcare. Endless personal development opportunities. At NUH we endeavour to turn your job into a career.

Job Summary

• Partake in clinical pharmacy duties, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the Cancer team
• Leadership, management and Divisional/Specialty support roles
• Line manage and support junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the Pharmacy Cancer team
• Take full part in the 7‑day shifted rota and bank holiday duties
• Predominantly based at the Nottingham City Hospital Campus

Key Job Responsibilities

• Work in accordance with relevant pharmacy and Trust policies and procedures relating to the management of medicines.
• Ensure safe, rational and effective prescribing by undertaking medication reconciliation, assessing suitability of prescribed medication (including chemotherapy and associated medicines), enabling use of patients’ own medicines and patient self‑administration, counselling, and ensuring continuity of patient care at transitions of care.
• Provide medicines for individual patients during their stay in hospital, at discharge, and during day‑case and out‑patient visits.
• Interpret and request clinical tests to monitor and make recommendations to improve effectiveness and safety of drug therapy.
• Proactively liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team (medical staff, nurses, microbiologists, physiotherapists, dietitians, etc.) to ensure safe and effective use of medicines.
• Make recommendations about medicines to improve patient outcomes, encourage adherence to hospital formulary and national guidelines.
• Provide advice and guidance in relation to the prescribing of unlicensed and clinical trial medicines.
• Professionally screen prescriptions for Systemic Anticancer Therapy in accordance with local and national guidelines.
• Support the Pharmacy Production Services when required, predominantly in a checking role.

Other Responsibilities

• Contribute to, facilitate or conduct clinical audits according to the Pharmacy audit plan.
• Participate in research, communicate results and, if suitable, register for a further degree.
• Act as lead pharmacist for a specified area within the cancer pharmacy team.
• Undertake and document continuing professional development.
• Contribute to the teaching and training of undergraduate, postgraduate students and other healthcare professionals.
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required as agreed by senior staff.
• Support the Divisional Lead and specialist clinical pharmacists in delivering clinical pharmacy and medication management services.
• Liaise and work alongside relevant pharmacy colleagues and directorate staff and managers to ensure continuity and development of clinical pharmacy services within the specialty.
• Maintain contact with regional and national specialty groups; identify best practice and incorporate into NUH practice.
• Support the Assistant Clinical Services Lead and Assistant Head of Pharmacy in developing KPIs.
• Report all KPIs at regular intervals, as directed by senior leadership.
• Deputise for the relevant specialist clinical pharmacists in the cluster.
• Assist in submitting business cases to secure funding for service developments or new posts.
• Monitor drug usage, prescribing patterns and expenditure to support a balanced drugs budget and planning for new drug developments.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary identification, review, ratification and implementation of policies and treatment guidelines.
• Act as a role model.
• Undertake and support relevant project work within the department.
• Assist in recruiting new staff.
• Line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the cancer cluster.
• Direct, mentor and support the junior team.
• Support and encourage junior pharmacists in achieving their objectives.
• Take a significant role in education and training of staff: rotational and diploma pharmacists, technicians, pre‑registration pharmacists, pharmacy students linked to the specialties.
• Take full part in the 7‑day rostered rota and bank holiday duties.
• Provide clinical cover on weekends (half‑day both days) approximately once every two months; compensated with a full day in a nearby week.
• Be part of the senior pharmacist on‑call rota and participate in rostered flexible shift working, including evening, weekend and bank holidays over a 7‑day period.

In addition to the brief list above, please familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.