The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 20 January 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and forward thinking Pharmacist to join our Breast Cancer service at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC). This role forms part of a reorganisation of oncology pharmacy services, designed to strengthen clinical support across the Breast Cancer pathways.

We are seeking an experienced clinician ready to work at an advanced level within a leading regional Cancer Centre. The successful candidate will provide high quality, patient centred clinical pharmacy input, supporting the safe and effective delivery of systemic anti cancer therapy (SACT) and contributing to the multidisciplinary management of breast cancer patients.

Based at the Freeman Hospital, the NCCC delivers comprehensive SACT services, with modern inpatient facilities, a busy SACT day unit, supportive therapy services, and an ambulatory care unit. This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop advanced oncology pharmacy skills and play a key role in shaping how pharmacy supports breast cancer care within the reorganised service model.

Interview Date Friday 06 February 2026
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
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Main duties of the job

In this role, you will act as the pharmacy lead for breast cancer, providing specialist clinical pharmacy input across outpatient, day case and inpatient settings. You will be responsible for supporting all aspects of systemic anti cancer therapy (SACT), including verification, regimen management, toxicity assessment and ensuring medicines are used safely, appropriately and effectively. You will work closely with consultants, specialist nurses and wider MDT members, attending consultant led ward rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings and providing expert advice to support complex treatment planning.

You will contribute to oncology clinical trials activity, supporting first in human through to late phase studies, and play a key role in maintaining and developing the regional chemotherapy electronic prescribing system (ChemoCare), for which the Trust is the hub site. You will also lead and participate in service development, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance within oncology pharmacy. Education, training and clinical supervision of pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals will form an important part of the role. As part of the 7 day cancer clinical pharmacy service, you will provide specialist cover for cancer inpatient wards and support the Chemotherapy Day Unit to ensure safe and timely delivery of treatment.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

14 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-51-034

Job locations

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within agreed clinical area.
To undertake an agreed prescribing role within agreed clinical area.
To participate in the provision of clinical and patient services functions.
To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within agreed clinical area.
To undertake an agreed prescribing role within agreed clinical area.
To participate in the provision of clinical and patient services functions.
To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
Clinical Diploma
Independent Prescriber

Desirable

Clinical Masters

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use
Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, some at a senior level
Demonstrate a developing clinical role
Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit

Desirable

Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved
Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor
Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
One to One Communication
Influencing and negotiating skills
Basic computer skills

Desirable

Lecturing skills
Microsoft office

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
Clinical Diploma
Independent Prescriber

Desirable

Clinical Masters

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use
Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, some at a senior level
Demonstrate a developing clinical role
Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit

Desirable

Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved
Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor
Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
One to One Communication
Influencing and negotiating skills
Basic computer skills

Desirable

Lecturing skills
Microsoft office

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).