About this role
Job summary
Bank Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Cancer Services, Band 8a
This Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for Clinical Cancer Services post will join the growing Cancer Service Pharmacy team. This position is for short term bank work only due to current workload and operational current pressures within the team.
This clinical post offers the opportunity to provide your cancer services experience and knowledge to a range of roles including screening of complex SACT prescriptions for both oncology and haematology patients, training and mentoring junior staff members, and prescribing in SACT clinics if desired. Alongside the lead pharmacist for cancer services you will be involved in service delivery projects, writing clinical guidelines and provide clinical pharmacy expertise to high-cost drugs, clinical trials, palliative care as well as clinical oncology and haematology.
The postholder will be involved with the supervision, training and support of junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists and other pharmacy staff as necessary.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work within the cancer services team
Screen complex prescriptions for SACT medicines and supervise junior staff to do so
- Advising prescribers on funding criteria
- Requesting, reviewing and monitoring lab results and other relevant investigations
Prescribing and chart rewrites/transcriptions for day case admissions
Counselling patients on complex medication
Consultation with patients between appointments where required to resolve medication and prescription issues.
Respond to medication related questions from other members of the MDT
Demonstrate excellent communication skills, verbal and written documentation.
Based on the needs of the service and at the discretion of the Associate Pharmacy Directors, the post holder(s) may be required to work at both the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital sites.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHT) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. Located between Birmingham (45 miles) and Bristol (32 miles), the beautiful Cotswolds and Forest of Dean, the county is easily accessible by road including the M5 motorway, with convenient links to the M4 and the M50. Together with main line rail networks, this puts Gloucestershire within easy reach of many metropolitan areas and airports.
The pharmacy department has over 200 staff across the two sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, both sites provide full dispensary services, medicines information, procurement services and a full clinical service to wards. There is a regular free shuttle bus allowing easy transport between hospitals both of which are located in the city/town centres with access to shops and cafes.
Pharmacy department is committed to supporting the Trust to deliver its vision of best care for everyone, we strive to provide the whole team with the necessary skills and ongoing support to make a real difference to patient care, include a program to develop prescribing roles within the department
Job description Job responsibilities
The post-holder(s) will provide an expert pharmaceutical service for the management of these patients, deliver high quality pharmaceutical care and improve patient safety.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC United Kingdom recognised Degree in Pharmacy
Desirable
Completed Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
Knowledge/ Skills Essential
Self-motivated, able to use initiative & prioritise workload as well as work as part of a multi-disciplinary team Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of other healthcare professionals and with patients Excellent interpersonal skills. Able to challenge inappropriate prescribing and influence prescribing decisions of all healthcare professionals including senior medical colleagues. Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk & promote safety Be proficient in IT and applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, Sunrise EPR and EMIS
Desirable
Supervise, educate, mentor, support and assess others (MOTs, junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, medical students, technicians, ATOs) Identify and implement measures to improve cost-effective prescribing Undertake audit of drug use and expenditure and/or clinical pharmacy practice Undertake service improvement projects
Experience Essential
Significant clinical experience working in a UK hospital at minimum band 7 level equivalent or above, in cancer services Experience delivering and developing a clinical pharmacy service Evidence of significant personal development, professionally and managerially
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).
Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Cheltenham General Hospital (Pharmacy Department)
Sandford Road
GL53 7AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)