Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our cancer services pharmacy team. You will be part of a growing multi-professional team that provides specialist cancer care to patients at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. This position is for pharmacists who wish to gain experience in all aspects of pharmacy cancer services, gaining skills and knowledge as a foundation for a future career as a highly specialist oncology / haematology pharmacist.
Full time and part time working will also be considered
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside other specialist oncology pharmacists on a rotational programme within oncology. The rotational areas include:
- clinical pharmacy service to oncology, haematology and surgical oncology patients on our inpatient wards
- outpatient clinics, reviewing prescriptions for oral and IV systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT)
- our Chemotherapy Day Units at the Guy's Cancer Centre and Queen Mary's, Sidcup
- supervise the safe and accurate dispensing of aseptically prepared SACT
- working in the set-up and on-going management of oncology clinical trials, with our specialist trials team
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has embarked upon a comprehensive cancer strategy that will shape the future of services for the next generation of cancer patients. We strive to become a world class cancer service, delivering internationally distinctive services that are patient centred, research driven and clinically led.
The cancer centres at Guy's, and Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup have been created so that we can realise this vision. We work closely with the cancer services directorate to integrate pharmacy services into the patient pathway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates should have demonstrable competencies in hospital clinical pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and commitment to pharmaceutical care. Furthermore candidates should be highly organised and have undertaken a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).
Following successful completion of an accreditation programme, the post holder will clinically screen prescriptions for systemic anticancer therapyfor inpatients and outpatients in accordance with procedures.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates should have demonstrable competencies in hospital clinical pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and commitment to pharmaceutical care. Furthermore candidates should be highly organised and have undertaken a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).
Following successful completion of an accreditation programme, the post holder will clinically screen prescriptions for systemic anticancer therapyfor inpatients and outpatients in accordance with procedures.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy
- GPhC membership
- Higher degree/Diploma in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent experience.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Integrates research evidence and audit into practice. Evidence of leading or participation in research and/or audit.
- Identifies own training needs and actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Basic IT literacy - ability to use Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook
- Good inter-personal skills, with the ability to liaise and influence senior managers and clinicians
- Demonstrates good clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable
- IT literacy - has used electronic prescribing software and other clinical software and databases. Is familiar with basic ExCel functionality.
- Evaluates the quality of own work
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to provide a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to oncology &/or haematology patients patients.
- Demonstrates the ability to provide a safe and effective aseptic service to cancer patients.
- An ability to prioritise workload and to work accurately
- Ability to work cross-site and participate in Bank Holiday and weekend services and to provide an emergency duty support service to the resident pharmacists.
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering training and education.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy
- GPhC membership
- Higher degree/Diploma in clinical pharmacy practice or equivalent experience.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Integrates research evidence and audit into practice. Evidence of leading or participation in research and/or audit.
- Identifies own training needs and actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Basic IT literacy - ability to use Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook
- Good inter-personal skills, with the ability to liaise and influence senior managers and clinicians
- Demonstrates good clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable
- IT literacy - has used electronic prescribing software and other clinical software and databases. Is familiar with basic ExCel functionality.
- Evaluates the quality of own work
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to provide a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to oncology &/or haematology patients patients.
- Demonstrates the ability to provide a safe and effective aseptic service to cancer patients.
- An ability to prioritise workload and to work accurately
- Ability to work cross-site and participate in Bank Holiday and weekend services and to provide an emergency duty support service to the resident pharmacists.
Desirable
- Previous experience in delivering training and education.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
