Job summary
This is a new, high-profile post that has been created to meet the growing needs of the service. You will be mainly based in the Sir William Rous Unit at Kingston Hospital, working as part of the partnership between Kingston Hospital and The Royal Marsden. As a Specialist Oncology Pharmacist, you will be instrumental in ensuring we deliver high-quality care to patients, working closely with senior Pharmacy, Medical, and Nursing leads to ensure we deliver the best possible service. It would ideally suit a pharmacist who has some experience in cancer services, who is looking to continue developing specialist clinical knowledge whilst leading and managing a service.You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the clinical oncology pharmacy service to oncology patients receiving anti-cancer treatments at the Sir William Rous Unit in Kingston, consisting of outpatient, day unit, and out of hospital care. Two days per week will be spent working as an independent prescribing pharmacist within the oncology clinics, working as a key member of the clinical team to review patients receiving treatments and support them during their care. You will be supporting in developing and growing your prescribing scope of practice, and will have access to our generous study leave policy (up to 10 study days per year, along with funding support for essential learning).
Main duties of the job
o Working with the Lead Pharmacist, be responsible for the co-ordination, delivery, and optimisation of clinical oncology pharmacy services at the Sir William Rous Unit (SWRU) in Kingston.
o Lead on the day-to-day specialist oncology pharmacy team service delivered to NHS patients at the SWRU, including day unit, outpatient, and out-of-hospital patient care.
o Provide highly specialised pharmaceutical advice and support relating to medicines use to senior medical and nursing staff
o Clinically screen Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions to a standard as defined in the BOPA Standards for SACT Prescription verification.
o Use non-medical prescribing to support outpatient clinics, leading on patient consultations and treatment reviews, and working with the MDT to improve patient care.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
Lead on and participate in the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of the clinical oncology pharmacy service to NHS patients at the SWRU in Kingston.
To support prescribing at the individual level, contributing to the optimisation of the individual patients drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues
Clinically screen Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions to a standard as defined in the BOPA Standards for SACT Prescription verification.
To communicate effectively with all healthcare professionals to ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs.
Review incident reports relating to medication, including conducting root-case analyses, and making improvements to reduce risk and improve patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
Lead on and participate in the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of the clinical oncology pharmacy service to NHS patients at the SWRU in Kingston.
To support prescribing at the individual level, contributing to the optimisation of the individual patients drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues
Clinically screen Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions to a standard as defined in the BOPA Standards for SACT Prescription verification.
To communicate effectively with all healthcare professionals to ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs.
Review incident reports relating to medication, including conducting root-case analyses, and making improvements to reduce risk and improve patient care.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registration
- MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Registered non-medical prescriber (or working towards this)
Experience
Essential
- Post registration NHS hospital experience
- Oncology Pharmacy experience
- Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to wards / day units
- Experience in the clinical verification of SACT prescriptions
- Clinical audit, service improvement or research experience
Desirable
- Experience of line management/trainee supervision
- Experience of delivering education & training to undergraduate & post graduate pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff
- Clinical Trial experience
- Valid level 2c Oncology SACT accreditation in the BOPA SACT passport.
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively & meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
- Ability to initiate and implement change, and monitor impact
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail & accuracy
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registration
- MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Registered non-medical prescriber (or working towards this)
Experience
Essential
- Post registration NHS hospital experience
- Oncology Pharmacy experience
- Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to wards / day units
- Experience in the clinical verification of SACT prescriptions
- Clinical audit, service improvement or research experience
Desirable
- Experience of line management/trainee supervision
- Experience of delivering education & training to undergraduate & post graduate pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff
- Clinical Trial experience
- Valid level 2c Oncology SACT accreditation in the BOPA SACT passport.
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively & meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
- Ability to initiate and implement change, and monitor impact
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail & accuracy
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).
