Job summary
Barts Health has an opportunity for a dynamic individual within their state of the art oncology pharmacy department. This post offers an individual the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in the area of Oncology and contribute to the highly motivated and innovative cancer pharmacy clinical team.
This job presents an exciting opportunity for you to further develop your expertise in all aspects of oncology. You will gain clinical and technical experience from working within our well-established team of oncology pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
The position is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital but you will also visit other sites within Barts Health. You will clinically screen all chemotherapy prescriptions, both IV and Oral, for Medical and Haemato-oncology patients including Stem Cell Transplant, provide clinical pharmacy services at ward level and in clinics, complete assigned project and audit work including guideline preparation, new drug submissions, financial reporting and staff training to develop your skills and knowledge.
This post is not eligible for Sponsorship
Main duties of the job
As a trainee pharmacy assistant, The aim of this post is to provide patients with outstanding oncology services from pharmacy, through the post holder's in-depth understanding of the Chemotherapy Services Unit (CSU), Clinical Trials and Oncology Clinical services. Pharmacists will be given training to become competent and will undertake developmental activities to enable them to gain skills, knowledge, and experience in a wide variety of Cancer Pharmacy activities.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grades A/C or 4-9 including: o English Language o Maths o Double Science
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand customer care issues.
Desirable
- Understand issues involved in stock control
- Interested in and have knowledge of the use of drugs
- Understand the importance of quality issues
- Dispensing and interpreting prescriptions
Skills
Essential
- T skills
- Able to plan own work
- Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff.
- Able to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines.
- and meet deadlines. Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to follow policies and procedures.
- Numeracy skills - Able to perform simple calculations
- Time management skills
- Time management skills Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Desirable
- Able to use Excel and Word proficiently
- Manual handling skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of working in customer care environment
Desirable
- Understanding of relevant legislation
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grades A/C or 4-9 including: o English Language o Maths o Double Science
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand customer care issues.
Desirable
- Understand issues involved in stock control
- Interested in and have knowledge of the use of drugs
- Understand the importance of quality issues
- Dispensing and interpreting prescriptions
Skills
Essential
- T skills
- Able to plan own work
- Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff.
- Able to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines.
- and meet deadlines. Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to follow policies and procedures.
- Numeracy skills - Able to perform simple calculations
- Time management skills
- Time management skills Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Desirable
- Able to use Excel and Word proficiently
- Manual handling skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of working in customer care environment
Desirable
- Understanding of relevant legislation
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
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).
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).
