About this role
Job summary
The post holder is professionally and operationally accountable for the leadership, delivery, quality and safety of all pharmacy services to cancer pathways across the Trust, including systemic anticancer therapy (SACT), outpatient and inpatient services and clinical trials.
The role is responsible for the strategic development, operational performance, financial management and governance of cancer pharmacy services, ensuring alignment with Trust, ICS, Cancer Alliance, and national priorities as well as GPhC, Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm), BOPA standards and hospital pharmacy standards.
The post holder will ensure the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality medicines optimisation, including oversight of medication safety, cancer medicines expenditure, service performance and workforce capability.
As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the post holder will lead innovation, digital transformation and service improvement across cancer services.
Please Note:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered. The Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Main duties of the job
Lead and manage all pharmacy services for Cancer Services across the Trust, including systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), inpatient, outpatient and clinical trials services.
Provide expert professional and clinical leadership in oncology and haematology medicines optimisation, medication safety and cancer medicines governance.
Develop and deliver the strategic direction of cancer pharmacy services, ensuring compliance with national standards, Cancer Alliance priorities and regulatory requirements.
Lead and develop the cancer pharmacy workforce, including workforce planning, succession planning, advanced practice development and performance management.
Manage the cancer medicines budget, including financial forecasting, monitoring expenditure, high-cost drugs and delivery of cost improvement programmes.
Lead service improvement, innovation, digital transformation and implementation of electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) developments within cancer services.
Represent the Trust at local, regional and national cancer pharmacy, medicines optimisation and Cancer Alliance forums.
Act as a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team, contributing to departmental strategy, operational delivery and organisational objectives.
About us
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to JD for further details of main responsibilities. Detailed Job Description and Personal Specification attached.
Person Specification
Education and Training Essential
GPhC registration as a pharmacist Masters level degree of equivalent education Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Independent prescriber (or working towards)
Desirable
Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society Member of BOPA Management and leadership qualification Practice Supervisor Accreditation or equivalent teaching accreditation.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Knowledge of cancer medicines optimisation, including high-cost drug management and commissioning pathways Excellent interpersonal, including influencing skills and people management skills. Advanced knowledge of cancer medicines Broad pharmaceutical knowledge relating to general medicine and core medical specialties Knowledge of national and local guidelines relating to specialism Advanced computer literacy including Word, Excel and PowerPoint Budgetary control skills Awareness of current practice and policy affecting pharmacy practice in the NHS & understanding the NHS structure
Desirable
JAC computer skills Incident investigation/ root cause analysis Risk management Knowledge of Quality Improvement techniques
Experience Essential
Extensive experience of working at a senior clinical level in a multi-disciplinary hospital pharmacy setting Extensive prior clinical experience in Cancer services and chemotherapy Previous experience of working in cancer clinical trials including costing and feasibility Experience of writing protocols and standards Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary clinical pharmacy setting Previous teaching / tutoring experience
Desirable
Clinical Pharmacy teaching skills Experience of managing budgets and delivering financial targets Experience of working at system level with Cancer Alliances, cancer networks or Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) Demonstrable use of audit / research to improve practice
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 Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Address Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road
Dartford
DA2 8DA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)