Consultant Pharmacist Oncology & Cancer Trials
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Job summary
We're really excited to be recruiting to this newly created post, which will be our fourth consultant pharmacist post at UHL.As a consultant pharmacist the post holder will work across the interlinked areas of oncology and cancer trials. They will spend 50% of their time working within an area of oncology to develop the clinical service and, as the pharmacy expert within cancer trials, also provide a dynamic link between the Hope Cancer Trials Centre and pharmacy service including optimising models for delivering clinical research as part of patient care pathways. In all of this they will work to ensure the best experience and outcomes for patients from medicines used in cancer - both within standard care and research.
This is a new and exciting post and we'd strongly encourage prospective candidates to get in touch and discuss the details further. This post is in development for submission to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for accreditation as a Consultant Pharmacist post.
Please note we are also willing to consider candidates who don't yet meet all the essential criteria, potentially appointing such a candidate into a progression post with agreed milestones (on an Annex 21 of Agenda for Change basis).
Main duties of the job
- To manage, strategically lead and co-ordinate the pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical trials pharmacy service to oncology, in accordance with local and national standards and strategy.
- To manage, strategically lead and co-ordinate the pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service to cancer trials, in accordance with local and national standards and strategy.
- The post holder will, via the Director of Hope Cancer Trials Centre and Principal Pharmacist Clinical Trials, contribute to R&I discussion and decision making as appropriate
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.
Details
Date posted
27 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£70,417 to £81,138 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
358-5495410-CSI
Job locations
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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