Job summary
Due to clinical service expansion we have the following opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our clinical pharmacy team as a Cancer Services Pharmacist. The post holder will provide clinical pharmacy services to Oncology and Haematology patients within the trust, with opportunity to utilise skills in pharmacist prescribing and pre-anticancer treatment assessment.
The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic pharmacist with an interest in developing their career in Cancer Services. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy are required.
The role will include participation in weekend working as the Trust develops its seven day service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- providing pharmaceutical advice to the oncology and haematology directorates within the Trust,
- ensure effective medicines management and compliance with current standards and statute and coordinating the provision of pharmaceutical care to the Clinical Directorate under the strategic direction of the Consultant Oncology Pharmacist
- ensure compliance with Pharmacy Clinical Governance arrangements.
- contribute to the development and maintenance of policies, procedures and records for the Clinical Pharmacy Service and medicines management
- participate in pharmacy core duties including clinical verification of systemic anticancer therapies at advanced level, education and training of pharmacy staff, contribution to pharmacy evening, weekend and bank holidays rotas
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for key duties and responsibilities of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for key duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
- Pharmacist prescriber or willing & eligible to complete course in first year of post
Desirable
- Member of the RPS
- Management / Leadership training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Able to demonstrate significant relevant experience of clinical pharmacy practice
- Considerable post-registration UK hospital experience
- Significant relevant and recent experience of Cancer Services
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience
- Computer literate
- Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit
- Clinical trials experience and/or GCP training
- Management of drug budgets
Desirable
- Experience managing staff
- Experience of Homecare, Individual Funding Requests and Blueteq forms
- Experience in clinical verification of SACT prescriptions
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self- motivating and ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff
- Planning and organisational skills
- Able to effect and manage change
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Demonstrate commitment to CPD
- Education & Training skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Desirable
- Experience of using trust chemotherapy e-prescribing system(ARIA) or equivalent
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
- Pharmacist prescriber or willing & eligible to complete course in first year of post
Desirable
- Member of the RPS
- Management / Leadership training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Able to demonstrate significant relevant experience of clinical pharmacy practice
- Considerable post-registration UK hospital experience
- Significant relevant and recent experience of Cancer Services
- Detailed knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience
- Computer literate
- Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit
- Clinical trials experience and/or GCP training
- Management of drug budgets
Desirable
- Experience managing staff
- Experience of Homecare, Individual Funding Requests and Blueteq forms
- Experience in clinical verification of SACT prescriptions
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self- motivating and ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff
- Planning and organisational skills
- Able to effect and manage change
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Demonstrate commitment to CPD
- Education & Training skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Desirable
- Experience of using trust chemotherapy e-prescribing system(ARIA) or equivalent
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).
