Job summary
We are excited to offer this opportunity within the well-established oncology pharmacy team at Royal Surrey Cancer Centre. The primary aim of this post is to perform the role of pharmacy lead for the breast cancer clinical team, working closely with the MDT in a clinic setting and on the development of treatment protocols and algorithms. The role will also include contributing to the delivery of the specialist clinical pharmacy service across the cancer centre.
The successful applicant would join an experienced team of specialist pharmacy staff who provide a comprehensive service to oncology, haemato-oncology and surgical oncology patients.
The base for much of the work will be the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre. You would liaise with the team in the dispensary (RSCH Pharmacy Ltd) and the Aseptic Unit but this role does not include direct responsibility in these areas.
This post requires a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification and specialist experience in oncology, haemato-oncology, and palliative care. We would endeavour to support any relevant personal/career development training when in post.
Main duties of the job
Royal Surrey Cancer Centre is based within Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford. As a regional cancer centre, there is expertise in a wide range of cancers, and services are offered to patients across Surrey and the South East. Outreach services are delivered in collaboration with neighbouring acute trusts as well as a mobile treatment unit service. The Royal Surrey SACT Protocols and Policies provide the basis for off-trial treatment. There is also a strong portfolio of clinical research.
Active member of the Oncology Pharmacy Team in delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to oncology, haematology-oncology, and palliative care patients.Work as a highly specialist practitioner in accordance with objectives.Undertake a tumour site-specific pharmacy lead role depending on service need.Contribute to the development and delivery of the specialist clinical pharmacy service to oncology clinics. Train and practise as a pharmacist independent prescriber, as required, and evaluate the contribution of pharmacist independent prescribers in the Oncology Division.Contribute to the planning and delivery of advanced practice education and development for the Oncology Pharmacy Team.Contribute to the development and validation of treatment protocols and algorithms for oncology chemotherapy and supportive care regimens.Support the pharmacy set-up of oncology clinical trials.Support the provision of a Trust Wide Medicines Management service.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute to the provision of Clinical Pharmacy services to Cancer patients treated at Royal Surrey Cancer Centre (RSCC). As a Cancer Centre, RSCC serves a population of ~3 Million patients, of all tumour sites, from across Surrey and the South East.Work with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist Cancer, Aseptic and Research Services (CARS) to provide pharmaceutical input into the management of oncology and haemato-oncology medicines.Responsible for the line management of junior pharmacists and day-to-day supervision of junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff.Contribute to the implementation of protocol guidelines, specifying drug doses and clinical details required for the safe administration of chemotherapy drugs for all tumour sites treated at RSCC, i.e. breast, colorectal & and gastro-intestinal, lung, gynaecological tumours, urological tumours, brain, head & neck tumours and haematological malignancies.
Deliver a clinical pharmacy service to oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care patients. Contribute to the development and delivery of the specialist clinical pharmacy service to oncology clinics.Undertake the role of Pharmacist Independent Prescriber within the clinical area setting of Oncology and in line with Trust policy, professional regulatory and national guidance.Maintain competence in prescribing according to level of prescribing qualification and participate in regular continuing professional development in relation to the role.Prescribe in accordance with the Trusts Medicines Management and Controlled Drug governance and management policies; Non-medical Prescribing Policy; The Royal Surrey County Hospital Formulary and other local and national prescribing guidance.Prescribe within the limits of their individual competence.Contribute to the development of pharmacist non-medical prescribing within the oncology specialty.Evaluate the contribution of Pharmacist Independent Prescribers within the Oncology Division.Contribute to the national cancer services peer review process as required.Responsible for clinically assessing and authorising one-off chemotherapy protocols in accordance with Cancer Network and Trust guidelines.Write Patient Group Directions for the administration of drugs by other disciplines including nurses and radiographers.Liaise with Consultant Oncologists for the preparation of new drug submissions to the Trust Drug and Therapeutics Committee.Participate in the maintenance and development of clinical pharmacy services to inpatients, day cases and outpatients in accordance with current policies and to provide leave cover for specialist oncology pharmacists when required.Support the provision of safe, evidence based, cost-effective prescribing of medicines used in oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care patients.Participate in meetings or working groups for the development of clinical services or policies relating to oncology patients as determined by changing need or local or national directives.Assist with the development and implementation of a range of treatment guidelines and patient care pathways as required by the oncology MDT.Assist the Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Cancer, Aseptic and Research Services in the implementation and audit of local and national policies and standards including service guidelines and technology appraisals produced by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence.Develop links with other healthcare staff to facilitate the sharing of best practice throughout the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance.Liaise with pharmaceutical company representatives and disseminating knowledge oncology developments to specialist oncology pharmacy colleagues.Liaise with medical nursing and other health professionals with respect to the correct prescribing and administration of chemotherapy drugs, and all other treatment or supportive medication used in the care of cancer (medical and surgical) patients, according to agreed regimens, protocols and policies.Liaise with senior nursing staff in Royal Surrey Cancer Centre clinical areas and the pharmacy stock control team, regarding the appropriate levels of stock drugs and maintenance of their cost-effective use.Work as part of a team, both within the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre Pharmacy, and as part of the multidisciplinary team caring for cancer patients, attending multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute to the provision of Clinical Pharmacy services to Cancer patients treated at Royal Surrey Cancer Centre (RSCC). As a Cancer Centre, RSCC serves a population of ~3 Million patients, of all tumour sites, from across Surrey and the South East.Work with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist Cancer, Aseptic and Research Services (CARS) to provide pharmaceutical input into the management of oncology and haemato-oncology medicines.Responsible for the line management of junior pharmacists and day-to-day supervision of junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff.Contribute to the implementation of protocol guidelines, specifying drug doses and clinical details required for the safe administration of chemotherapy drugs for all tumour sites treated at RSCC, i.e. breast, colorectal & and gastro-intestinal, lung, gynaecological tumours, urological tumours, brain, head & neck tumours and haematological malignancies.
Deliver a clinical pharmacy service to oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care patients. Contribute to the development and delivery of the specialist clinical pharmacy service to oncology clinics.Undertake the role of Pharmacist Independent Prescriber within the clinical area setting of Oncology and in line with Trust policy, professional regulatory and national guidance.Maintain competence in prescribing according to level of prescribing qualification and participate in regular continuing professional development in relation to the role.Prescribe in accordance with the Trusts Medicines Management and Controlled Drug governance and management policies; Non-medical Prescribing Policy; The Royal Surrey County Hospital Formulary and other local and national prescribing guidance.Prescribe within the limits of their individual competence.Contribute to the development of pharmacist non-medical prescribing within the oncology specialty.Evaluate the contribution of Pharmacist Independent Prescribers within the Oncology Division.Contribute to the national cancer services peer review process as required.Responsible for clinically assessing and authorising one-off chemotherapy protocols in accordance with Cancer Network and Trust guidelines.Write Patient Group Directions for the administration of drugs by other disciplines including nurses and radiographers.Liaise with Consultant Oncologists for the preparation of new drug submissions to the Trust Drug and Therapeutics Committee.Participate in the maintenance and development of clinical pharmacy services to inpatients, day cases and outpatients in accordance with current policies and to provide leave cover for specialist oncology pharmacists when required.Support the provision of safe, evidence based, cost-effective prescribing of medicines used in oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care patients.Participate in meetings or working groups for the development of clinical services or policies relating to oncology patients as determined by changing need or local or national directives.Assist with the development and implementation of a range of treatment guidelines and patient care pathways as required by the oncology MDT.Assist the Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Cancer, Aseptic and Research Services in the implementation and audit of local and national policies and standards including service guidelines and technology appraisals produced by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence.Develop links with other healthcare staff to facilitate the sharing of best practice throughout the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance.Liaise with pharmaceutical company representatives and disseminating knowledge oncology developments to specialist oncology pharmacy colleagues.Liaise with medical nursing and other health professionals with respect to the correct prescribing and administration of chemotherapy drugs, and all other treatment or supportive medication used in the care of cancer (medical and surgical) patients, according to agreed regimens, protocols and policies.Liaise with senior nursing staff in Royal Surrey Cancer Centre clinical areas and the pharmacy stock control team, regarding the appropriate levels of stock drugs and maintenance of their cost-effective use.Work as part of a team, both within the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre Pharmacy, and as part of the multidisciplinary team caring for cancer patients, attending multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmaceutical science or equivalent plus a higher qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
- Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Formal postgraduate training in oncology and/or haemato-oncology or equivalent experience gained through a number of short courses and experience
- Qualified non-medical prescriber (NMP) or willingness to undertake this training
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) plus successful completion of 1 year's pre-registration experience and examination.
- Specialist knowledge of clinical oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care.
- Knowledge of current developments in oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care.
- At least 2 years' experience providing a clinical service to oncology &/or haematology patients as a component of at least 4 years as a clinical pharmacist
- Previous experience in delivering training and education in a relevant field at a postgraduate level
- Experience of clinical trials procedures
- Experience of haemato-oncology and/or oncology clinical trials
- Experience of working effectively within MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmaceutical science or equivalent plus a higher qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
- Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Formal postgraduate training in oncology and/or haemato-oncology or equivalent experience gained through a number of short courses and experience
- Qualified non-medical prescriber (NMP) or willingness to undertake this training
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) plus successful completion of 1 year's pre-registration experience and examination.
- Specialist knowledge of clinical oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care.
- Knowledge of current developments in oncology, haemato-oncology and palliative care.
- At least 2 years' experience providing a clinical service to oncology &/or haematology patients as a component of at least 4 years as a clinical pharmacist
- Previous experience in delivering training and education in a relevant field at a postgraduate level
- Experience of clinical trials procedures
- Experience of haemato-oncology and/or oncology clinical trials
- Experience of working effectively within MDT
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
