Lead Pharmacist - Oncology and Haematology

Job summary

Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take up the challenge of this vital Pharmacy position?

An opportunity has arisen for you to contribute to our team as a Lead Clinical Pharmacist within our Pharmacy Oncology & Haematology team. This post is fixed term to cover maternity until 1st January 2027.

This role will allow you to develop your skills and utilise your experience, knowledge and qualifications that you have gained and to enable you to move forward to the next level of your career.

You will be required to use your knowledge of Oncology and Haemato-oncology medicine to contribute effectively to the care of patients both directly and indirectly and to develop the clinical pharmacy service to In-patients, Out-patients and those being treated in the Woolverstone Macmillan Centre/Outreach clinics.

You will need to be a registered non-medical prescriber and be able to practice within designated clinics, liaising closely with the patient's MDT.

You will be involved in the production of clinical guidelines and chemotherapy protocols and their incorporation into the electronic prescribing system, also the validation and final checking of chemotherapy medicines with the Chemotherapy Preparation Unit.

There will also be the opportunity to work closely with the Oncology Research Team and the investigation of risk management issues.

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only

Main duties of the job

The role is based at Ipswich, however you will expected to contribute to the Clinical Divisional Group across both Ipswich & Colchester sites.

• You will provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to the Oncology & Haematology Clinical Divisional Group (O&H CDG) including the in-patient ward, day unit and out-patient clinics.
• Develop the clinical pharmacy service within specified tumour types as determined by the Lead Pharmacist O&H
• Develop clinical guidelines and protocols for the use of medicines within the O&H CDG speciality.
• You will provide support to the O&H CDG by undertaking activities appropriate to an independent non-medical prescriber as determined by the Lead Pharmacist O&H.
• Contribute to the provision of the chemotherapy preparation service by validating and final checking chemotherapy prescriptions.
• Contribute to the investigation of medicines-related risk management incidents and audits and implement actions recommended from such investigations.
• Support the O&H CDG Research and development team with regard to the implementation and management of clinical trials and audits.
• Act as a Non-medical prescriber supporting the prescribing to O&H patients on the ward/day unit

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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