Macmillan Principal Pharmacist Cancer Services

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for leading on all elements of chemotherapy delivery to the Chemotherapy Outreach Project to help deliver the strategic objectives of Macmillan and the Directorate.

Will act as key liaison person between pharmacy team and the Outreach Chemotherapy team for all chemotherapy matters

Responsible for developing guidance and SOP for the delivery of chemotherapy to the Outreach chemotherapy service.

Provide specialist chemotherapy advice to the Outreach chemotherapy team.

Work as an expert pharmacist providing specialist advice, information, support and holistic care to patients and their families about their chemotherapy treatment

Dependent on qualification - Prescribe for patients within SACT outreach service. Individuals will be supported to obtain NMP qualification.

Responsibility for development of clinical pharmacy within cancer services, in relation to both inpatient and outpatient setting.

To provide support to the Lead Cancer Pharmacist on the strategic development of pharmacy led clinic services in line with the GPhC, RPS, hospital and BOPA standards.

To support the development and implementation of medicine management strategies within the Outreach chemotherapy service, providing pharmacy input to aid in the cancer service's key performance indicators.

Main duties of the job

Development and co-ordination of pharmacy services to Cancer, including Outreach Chemotherapy service, inpatient cancer patients and outpatient clinics.

Responsibility for the pharmaceutical patient care and assessment of pharmaceutical need for patients accessing the Outreach Chemotherapy service, outpatient clinics and inpatient wards.

Monitoring of prescriptions and provision of pharmaceutical care plans ensuring active involvement of patients and carers

Ensuring the continuity of pharmaceutical care by co-ordinating drug history, prescription monitoring, clinical monitoring of drugs for patients accessing the Outreach Chemotherapy service.

Managing and coordinating the provision of pharmaceutical services including the delivery of chemotherapy to the Chemotherapy Outreach service.

Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) - Dependent on qualification

To be an independent non-medical prescriber

To prescribe within scope of practice / area of competency

To follow locally approved clinical guidelines and NICE and to be within the formulary

To provide cost effective prescribing activity

To regularly review prescribing activity and implement change as necessary

To have prescribing activity reviewed annually

To work within the framework of the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing Group

About us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Employer details

Employer name

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address

Darent Valley Hospital & additional community sites TBC

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA

Employer's website

https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address

Darent Valley Hospital & additional community sites TBC

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA

Employer's website

https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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