About this role
Job summary
Oncology Pharmacist | Pharmacy | Full Time | Permanent | Southampton
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Oncology Pharmacist to join the pharmacy team on a full time, permanent basis.
Spire Southampton is a great place to develop your skills, because we are always looking for our Pharmacists to keep up to date with the latest developments in prescribing practice. We are regularly broadening the range of clinical services we offer, which brings opportunities for our Pharmacists to advance their knowledge in treating different patient groups, conditions and treatments.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities
- Assess the health and well-being of patients whose needs may be complex and changing within the context of their medicines.
- Diagnose, monitor, prescribe and safeguard medicines according to independent practice and competency.
- Plan, monitor and evaluate the movement of medicines.
- All our clinical teams are focused on delivering personalized care, and our Pharmacists play a key role in treating patients with empathy and compassion
- You will provide advice and support to consultants, nurses and other clinicians ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines throughout the hospital
- Build strong working relationships with colleagues and consultants and to work together to improve patient outcomes
- Suggest new processes/new equipment to improve health outcomes and increase safety throughout the hospital
About us
Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
- Pharmacists educated to degree level (Diploma desirable)
- Current GPhC registration
- Post qualifying experience working in a Hospital setting is ESSENTIAL
- Highly specialist knowledge through a diploma in clinical pharmacy and/or acquired through training and experience, particularly in the field of oncology.
- Someone who is looking for the challenge of delivering a comprehensive pharmacy service within a hospital setting
- Excellent communicator as you will interact with patients across various departments to find out their pharmaceutical requirements
- Non-medical prescribing would be advantageous
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8:30-17:30 Sat 8:30-13:00. On call one week in Four.
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Free off-site parking
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
- Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on [email protected]
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
About the Team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see below
Experience
Essential
- Please see below
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
Spire Healthcare Ltd
Address
Chalybeate Cl, Southampton SO16 6UY
Southampton
SO16 6UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)