Job summary
Bank Oncology Pharmacist | Pharmacy Department | Spire Parkway Hospital | Birmingham | Competitive hourly rates |Part time - Flexible Working
Spire Parkway Hospitalhas anexcitingbank opportunity for a Clinical Oncology Pharmacist.This role is ideally suited to someonewho is looking for the challenge of delivering a comprehensive pharmacy service within hospital settings.
Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull, West Midlands offers a comprehensive range of private hospital services. Our hospital is rated Good by the CQC for all parts of the inspection except for Patient Care, which is rated Outstanding. The report states, Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients, families and carers.Our dedicated hospital team are passionate about excellent patient care and we offer a range of specialist treatments to patients across Birmingham, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. This includes diagnostic services, rehabilitation, cutting-edge surgical procedures and excellence in specialist fields like orthopaedics, womens health and cancer care. We have 51 bedrooms and five operating theatres.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities:
In this role you will be working as part of a close knit specialist oncology and haematology team who ensure a highly personalised service to our patients.
- Liaise with specialist nursing staff to ensure appropriate patient workload daily.
- Utilise your planning skills to ensure all chemotherapy medications are ordered and received ready for treatment.
- Pre-assessing patients, reviewing test results and assessing their safety to proceed to treatment.
- Reviewing and releasing medications at discharge
- Follow up calls with patients to review side effects and ensure they have all the support they need.
About us
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.
Benefits
Bank colleagues are paid weeklyWe offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leaveUnsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (wont be applicable for all)Access to Spire Healthcare pensionAccess to Blue Light Card discountsSmart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for YouWellbeing Centre access via Spire for You'Free uniformFree DBSFull induction, including mandatory training updatesOpportunities for further training and progression into permanent postsKnowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing TeamWe offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:Driving clinical excellenceDoing the right thingCaring is our passionKeeping it simpleDelivering on our promisesSucceeding and celebrating together
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, its their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
For us,it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.
Benefits
Bank colleagues are paid weeklyWe offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leaveUnsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (wont be applicable for all)Access to Spire Healthcare pensionAccess to Blue Light Card discountsSmart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for YouWellbeing Centre access via Spire for You'Free uniformFree DBSFull induction, including mandatory training updatesOpportunities for further training and progression into permanent postsKnowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing TeamWe offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:Driving clinical excellenceDoing the right thingCaring is our passionKeeping it simpleDelivering on our promisesSucceeding and celebrating together
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, its their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
For us,it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Who we're looking for:
- As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.
- * Current GPhC registration with a minimum of 1 year post qualifying practice in Hospital settings
- * Experience within Oncology Pharmacy is essential.
- * Current dispensing and screening experience.
- * Oncology experience with BOPA SACT verification passport, at least 2 years post registration experience in Oncology desired.
- * Excellent communicator as you will interact with patients across various departments to find out their pharmaceutical requirements
Experience
Essential
- Who we're looking for:
- As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.
- * Current GPhC registration with a minimum of 1 year post qualifying practice in Hospital settings
- * Experience within Oncology Pharmacy is essential.
- * Current dispensing and screening experience.
- * Oncology experience with BOPA SACT verification passport, at least 2 years post registration experience in Oncology desired.
- * Excellent communicator as you will interact with patients across various departments to find out their pharmaceutical requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Who we're looking for:
- As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.
- * Current GPhC registration with a minimum of 1 year post qualifying practice in Hospital settings
- * Experience within Oncology Pharmacy is essential.
- * Current dispensing and screening experience.
- * Oncology experience with BOPA SACT verification passport, at least 2 years post registration experience in Oncology desired.
- * Excellent communicator as you will interact with patients across various departments to find out their pharmaceutical requirements
Experience
Essential
- Who we're looking for:
- As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.
- * Current GPhC registration with a minimum of 1 year post qualifying practice in Hospital settings
- * Experience within Oncology Pharmacy is essential.
- * Current dispensing and screening experience.
- * Oncology experience with BOPA SACT verification passport, at least 2 years post registration experience in Oncology desired.
- * Excellent communicator as you will interact with patients across various departments to find out their pharmaceutical requirements
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).
