Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Pharmacist Haematology & Oncology

The closing date is 12 December 2025

Job summary

The opportunity has a risen for a passionate pharmacist with specialist knowledge of chemotherapy to join our team. The small team works closely as an integrated part of the MDT where we look to innovate and continually develop the service.

You will be responsible for providing a specialist patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to our areas of inpatient care relating to oncology, haematology and palliative care

*There is a generous welcome payment and RRP £3000 attached to this vacancy. Terms and conditions including repayment clause applies.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a pharmacy service as part of our clinical cancer services team, in particular Oncology, Haematology and Hospice specialities focussing on the inpatient setting. The intention of this role is for the successful candidate to be fully imbedded within the inpatient settings and to represent pharmacy in these settings.

We are a super friendly team with a passion for delivering excellent patient care. We have a bright and airy department with a large tearoom and access to outdoor open spaces to improve wellbeing. Our service is open 7 days a week and our current opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm (with no late night rota), Saturday 9am-1pm and Sunday 9.30am-1pm. Weekend shifts are 1 in 8 with one bank holiday per year.

For further details on the role and responsibilities please find our job description attached. For more about living and working in Salisbury see attached Our City Our Hospital.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

269-SFT9366

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Role requirements

Essential

  • GPhC registration
  • Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
  • Extensive hospital experience
  • Experience of management of inpatient pharmaceutical care

Desirable

  • Independent prescriber
  • Experience of changing prescribing practice of others
Person Specification

Role requirements

Essential

  • GPhC registration
  • Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
  • Extensive hospital experience
  • Experience of management of inpatient pharmaceutical care

Desirable

  • Independent prescriber
  • Experience of changing prescribing practice of others

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Cancer Care Pharmacist

Paul Cornish

paul.cornish@nhs.net

01722336262

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

269-SFT9366

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


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