Job summary
NHS Professionals have an exciting opportunity
for an Oncology Pharmacist to support our client trust. This post is based in
the oncology pharmacy, which serves the Southampton Oncology Centre and is focussed
around fulfilling the diverse pharmaceutical needs of the oncology centre to
ensure that we provide an exceptional patient experience.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to act as a clinical role
model for the band seven cancer pharmacists and will be given the opportunity
to directly manage some of these staff, fully supported by the principal
pharmacist for cancer services.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Attend
and contribute to consultant ward rounds and review patients medications. This
includes challenging treatment choices in order to ensure that treatment is
evidence based, patient focused and follows the approved treatment guidelines.
- Deputise
for the lead Pharmacist(s) when needed.
- To
clinically screen prescriptions for patients in the specified clinical area.
- To
provide, when necessary, a clinical pharmacy service to other wards within the
division.
- Prescribing
medications for patients within the specified clinical area.
- Assisting
with the review of medication errors in the specified clinical area.
- To
support the development of electronic prescribing and monitoring systems as
needed.
- To
provide reports on medicines use and expenditure as required for the specified
clinical area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Attend
and contribute to consultant ward rounds and review patients medications. This
includes challenging treatment choices in order to ensure that treatment is
evidence based, patient focused and follows the approved treatment guidelines.
- Deputise
for the lead Pharmacist(s) when needed.
- To
clinically screen prescriptions for patients in the specified clinical area.
- To
provide, when necessary, a clinical pharmacy service to other wards within the
division.
- Prescribing
medications for patients within the specified clinical area.
- Assisting
with the review of medication errors in the specified clinical area.
- To
support the development of electronic prescribing and monitoring systems as
needed.
- To
provide reports on medicines use and expenditure as required for the specified
clinical area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients.
- Experience of audit and evaluative work.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients.
- Experience of audit and evaluative work.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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).
