Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive band 8a senior cancer pharmacist with previous cancer services experience to work as part of the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) clinical pharmacy team. The post holder will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to oncology patients treated in the SACT day unit and satellite units.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as innovative ideas on improving service delivery and patient care.
Main duties of the job
- To lead the clinical pharmacy service to TYA and adult oncology patients attending the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Day Unit in BHOC and the satellite treatment areas at North Bristol (Concord) and South Bristol Community Hospital.
- To optimise medicines use by counselling oncology patients and their carers on medication and to work as a non-medical prescriber (NMP) on the day unit to support timely prescribing of supportive care medicines for patients. To provide highly specialist advice and education to the day unit nursing team to meet high standards of patient care and safety.
- Clinical screening of prescriptions generated in SACT pre-assessment clinics and other outpatient clinics, including clinical trial prescriptions ensuring efficient supply of medication to patients and improving patient's experience.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Post-graduate diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy, clinical oncology or a related field, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of British Oncology Pharmacy Association
- Prescriber registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant hospital and clinical pharmacy experience at Band 7 level
- Clinical pharmacy experience in an oncology or haematology setting, including experience of clinical verification of systemic anticancer therapy prescriptions
- Working knowledge of cancer treatments and supportive care
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and influencing other healthcare professionals
- Experience of delivering training, supervising and mentoring others
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Experience of electronic SACT prescribing
- Knowledge of current key issues in cancer pharmacy, including developments in cancer treatments
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to use specialist knowledge and judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
- Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate highly complex information relating to medicines in a form appropriate to the task; able to present ideas and information in a clear and concise manner in individual and group settings
- Able to work under pressure in a busy and demanding environment
- Effective time management skills, including ability to prioritise, plan and organise own workload and that of a team
- People management skills, ability to plan, allocate and supervise the work of the team
- Service improvement skills including the ability to collaborate with others to identify changes required, and to lead on implementing changes in own area of 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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Horfield Road
Bristol
BS2 8ED