Job summary
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is a Cancer Centre providing a comprehensive cancer service to the population of Wolverhampton and other surrounding areas. The Trust strives to innovate and improve patient care.
Due to significant investment, we will receive handover of our new pharmacy aseptic, clinical trials, and radiopharmacy facility later this year.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our rapidly expanding and friendly Aseptic team.
This is an exciting role for a pharmacist with an interest in cancer, nutrition and technical services. There is an opportunity to gain experience in haematology and oncology cancer care, intrathecal chemotherapy, clinical trials, and adult parenteral nutrition, as well as working in a busy aseptic unit.
Training will also include the opportunity and support to complete the independent prescribing qualification.
You will receive excellent support and training from our senior pharmacists. We are passionate about developing our pharmacists into the clinical leaders of the future.
We may consider applicants with limited aseptic experience and if successful will be appointed to a band 6 to 7 step up programme
Main duties of the job
Act as an authorised pharmacist in the provision of a pharmaceutical aseptic service
To deliver pharmaceutical services to patients requiring parenteral nutrition support and SACT treatments
Provide professional pharmaceutical services, including reviewing prescriptions, and clinical pharmacy services to designated wards/departments
Work with the Assistant Director of Pharmacy to lead the delivery of a specialist pharmacy service to all wards and departments within the Oncology and Haematology Directorate.
Supervise/provide professional support to junior pharmacists/ pharmacy technicians, students and support staff
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
We have excellent relationships with our local schools of pharmacy, including Wolverhampton University
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a comprehensive and consistently high quality aseptic and clinical pharmacy service to the oncology/haematology directorate
To act as an authorised pharmacist in the provision of a pharmaceutical aseptic service
To clinically verify and final release aseptic products including treatments for cancer patients, parenteral nutrition bags and other CIVAS products
As a member of the adult nutrition team, to actively provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice to medical staff on the prescribing and formulation of parenteral nutrition.
To be on the delegation logs for clinical trials supported by the pharmacy aseptic unit.
Provide professional guidance to junior pharmacists, technicians and students working within the area of speciality
Promote optimal and appropriate drug use and high quality prescribing practice through: implementation of the Joint formulary, medicines management and antimicrobial prescribing initiatives; promotion of key prescribing messages; assisting in the development of prescribing guidelines and care pathways; assisting in the development of essential shared care guidelines and participating in multidisciplinary staff training.
To participate in the internal monitoring systems to measure clinical input on the wards and provide such information as may be required. This will include intervention monitoring and antibiotic point prevalence data collection.
To investigate pharmaceutical problems arising from use of medicinal products and participate in and encourage medical staff in adverse drug reaction reporting
Assist other Senior Pharmacists providing pharmaceutical advice at Directorate level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a comprehensive and consistently high quality aseptic and clinical pharmacy service to the oncology/haematology directorate
To act as an authorised pharmacist in the provision of a pharmaceutical aseptic service
To clinically verify and final release aseptic products including treatments for cancer patients, parenteral nutrition bags and other CIVAS products
As a member of the adult nutrition team, to actively provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice to medical staff on the prescribing and formulation of parenteral nutrition.
To be on the delegation logs for clinical trials supported by the pharmacy aseptic unit.
Provide professional guidance to junior pharmacists, technicians and students working within the area of speciality
Promote optimal and appropriate drug use and high quality prescribing practice through: implementation of the Joint formulary, medicines management and antimicrobial prescribing initiatives; promotion of key prescribing messages; assisting in the development of prescribing guidelines and care pathways; assisting in the development of essential shared care guidelines and participating in multidisciplinary staff training.
To participate in the internal monitoring systems to measure clinical input on the wards and provide such information as may be required. This will include intervention monitoring and antibiotic point prevalence data collection.
To investigate pharmaceutical problems arising from use of medicinal products and participate in and encourage medical staff in adverse drug reaction reporting
Assist other Senior Pharmacists providing pharmaceutical advice at Directorate level.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification or working towards a clinical diploma or equivalent
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Additional postgraduate qualification in oncology/haematology or Aseptic Services
Experience & skills
Essential
- Post-registration experience working recently in an acute Trust setting
- Able to work in a clean room environment
- Able to work in a ward environment with daily contact with patients
Desirable
- Computer literate, particularly word processing and internet searching.
- Ability to understand the working of an acute Trust and the role of the Pharmacy Directorate within that Trust
- Aseptic/cancer services experience
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification or working towards a clinical diploma or equivalent
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Additional postgraduate qualification in oncology/haematology or Aseptic Services
Experience & skills
Essential
- Post-registration experience working recently in an acute Trust setting
- Able to work in a clean room environment
- Able to work in a ward environment with daily contact with patients
Desirable
- Computer literate, particularly word processing and internet searching.
- Ability to understand the working of an acute Trust and the role of the Pharmacy Directorate within that Trust
- Aseptic/cancer services experience
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).
