Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Rotational Oncology Pharmacist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This role is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a pharmacist who is looking to develop their hospital pharmacy and oncology knowledge in a wide range of cancer treatments including clinical trials at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre,
Previous experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy and any previous experience in oncology would be desirable. Pre-registration trainees are also welcome to apply for this role.
You will be expected to work closely with nursing and medical staff and with patients. You will be supported by a team of oncology pharmacists, to deliver pharmaceutical services to patients on day case units and wards.
This role will include Late Duty, Bank holidays and Emergency Duty Commitment.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ensure that prescriptions are screened clinically to promote the rational use of drug therapy and evaluation of the appropriateness of the regimen selected.
You will act as a clinic, ward and day-case unit oncology pharmacist providing pharmaceutical care to cancer patients on a rotational basis
The post holder will provide highly specialised advice concerning the pharmaceutical care of cancer patients as appropriate, to patients, relatives and other health professional colleagues including senior consultant medical staff.
You will support core services at MVCC pharmacy which include clinical screen, dispense and check prescriptions and requisition inpatient requests, dose banding systemic anti-cancer therapies, controlled drugs, clinical trial prescription and TTAs.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent)
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration, GPhC
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
- MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in pharmacy, hospital or community
- Training staff
- Experience using JAC computer system
- Good clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to promotion of high quality, effective and cost-effective use of medicines
Desirable
- Experience in Hospital Pharmacy services
- Oncology pharmacy experience
Skills
Essential
- Proven presentation skills
- Good team player
- Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation
- Good command of both written and spoken English language
- Able to deal with frequent interruptions, stressful situations or changing priorities whilst completing planned workload
- Good organisational, time management and workload prioritisation skills
- Good team working and inter personal skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Problem solving and risk assessment
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Flexible approach to workload
- Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation
- Adaptable to change
- Able to work to set procedures
- Able to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation
Knowledge
Essential
- Proficient IT skills
- Ability to utilise Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to support routine work activity
Desirable
- Valid level 2c Oncology SACT accreditation in the BOPA SACT passport.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent)
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration, GPhC
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
- MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in pharmacy, hospital or community
- Training staff
- Experience using JAC computer system
- Good clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to promotion of high quality, effective and cost-effective use of medicines
Desirable
- Experience in Hospital Pharmacy services
- Oncology pharmacy experience
Skills
Essential
- Proven presentation skills
- Good team player
- Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation
- Good command of both written and spoken English language
- Able to deal with frequent interruptions, stressful situations or changing priorities whilst completing planned workload
- Good organisational, time management and workload prioritisation skills
- Good team working and inter personal skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Problem solving and risk assessment
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Flexible approach to workload
- Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation
- Adaptable to change
- Able to work to set procedures
- Able to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation
Knowledge
Essential
- Proficient IT skills
- Ability to utilise Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to support routine work activity
Desirable
- Valid level 2c Oncology SACT accreditation in the BOPA SACT passport.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
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).
