Job summary
Job title - Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Cancer Services, 8a
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic pharmacist to join our well-established cancer pharmacy team. The role is mainly clinic based, providing prescribing, monitoring and screening of systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) prescriptions including ensuring doses are within protocol and take into account blood results and comorbidities. This role will also allow you to develop your specialist pharmacy skills including writing clinical guidelines, maintaining the SACT prescribing system and understanding funding streams and commissioning processes for high-cost drugs.
This role would be expected to cover a prescribing clinic once a week, reviewing and prescribing SACT as a non-medical prescriber.
This completely new post will be based at the Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospitals but would occasionally be expected to work at the Royal Free Hospital as well.
You may be a band 7 pharmacist looking to further develop your skills within cancer services or a current 8a pharmacist looking to move towards a prescribing and managerial role. The successful applicant will be a team player who ideally has some experience of working in SACT clinics and/or in the screening and verification of chemotherapy. Full support and training will be given.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Prescribing and monitoring of SACT including ensuring safe, appropriate and cost effective use of anti-cancer medicines.To provide clinical screening support for the supply of systemic anti-cancer medicines (SACT) including ensuring:
Anti-cancer treatment prescribing is in accordance with an approved protocol or ensuring an 'off-protocol' form has been completed
Anti-cancer treatment is in accordance with NICE / CDF guidelines or criteria for use
Funding arrangements are in place prior to commencing treatment
Doses are correct, taking into account laboratory results, dose reductions and previous treatments
Appropriate supportive medicines have been prescribed
Provision of a clinical pharmacy service to patients on the cancer wards including medicines reconciliation, supply of medicines and timely preparation of discharge medicines.
The post holder would be expected to cover a prescribing clinic once a week as a non-medical prescriber reviewing patients and prescribing for them under the mentorship of an oncologist.
Provision of expert medicines advice to nursing and medical staff
To contribute to the continuing development of policies and procedures within the specialist area
Forecasting new drug developments and identifying changes in prescribing practice that may impact on the drugs budget
Ensuring SACT is appropriately funded and in-line with NICE/CDF guidance
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Registered supplementary or independent prescriber.
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in specialist area
- RPS Faculty membership
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience working in hospital pharmacy and some experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist working with cancer patients
- Experience of screening chemotherapy
- Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- Experience of managing and anal y sing drug expenditure and high cost drugs
- Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence based practice.
- Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Experience in delivering education and training.
- Comprehensive band 6/7 rotation
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer clinics
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence medical, pharmacy and management staff
- Ability to manage a complex workload
- Good presentation skills
- Good teaching and training skills
- Good management skills
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands.
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged.
- Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes
- Ability to work alone and a part of a team
- Ability to work accurately under pressure.
- Ability to integrate in a multidisciplinary forum
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
- Ability to motivate and act as a role mod
- Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving.
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to identify and manage risk
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills in the field of Cancer
- Critical appraisal skills
- Higher level of clinical reasoning and judgment
- Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
- Ability to contribute t o business plans, policies and clinical protocols
- Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to cancer patients
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet) Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
Desirable
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Registered supplementary or independent prescriber.
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in specialist area
- RPS Faculty membership
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience working in hospital pharmacy and some experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist working with cancer patients
- Experience of screening chemotherapy
- Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- Experience of managing and anal y sing drug expenditure and high cost drugs
- Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence based practice.
- Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Experience in delivering education and training.
- Comprehensive band 6/7 rotation
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer clinics
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence medical, pharmacy and management staff
- Ability to manage a complex workload
- Good presentation skills
- Good teaching and training skills
- Good management skills
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands.
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged.
- Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes
- Ability to work alone and a part of a team
- Ability to work accurately under pressure.
- Ability to integrate in a multidisciplinary forum
- Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
- Ability to motivate and act as a role mod
- Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving.
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to identify and manage risk
- Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills in the field of Cancer
- Critical appraisal skills
- Higher level of clinical reasoning and judgment
- Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
- Ability to contribute t o business plans, policies and clinical protocols
- Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to cancer patients
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet) Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
Desirable
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).
