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• • To provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards
  • To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis
  • To ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation
  • To monitor medicines use within the ward area.  This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management.
  • To use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy
  • To participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other health care professional
  • To liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients e.g. Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.
  • To participate in ward-based clinical audits and the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area
  • To tutor rotational clinical pharmacists undertaking the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, following formal accreditation as a tutor by Cardiff University, or other university and to tutor other pharmacists and pre-registration students in the clinical area.
  • To act as a role model and mentor for clinical pharmacy.
  • To develop personal practice research in accordance with the Trust and pharmacy strategy.
  • To contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.
  • To become a non-medical prescriber as appropriate.
  • To work as a non-medical prescriber in the oncology & haematology directorate.
  • To undergo accreditation to write discharge prescriptions for patients, where appropriate
  • To provide teaching for the pharmacy and directorate teams as required.
  • To act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and to keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.
  • With the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.
  • Actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.
  • To contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans
  • To clinically screen all chemotherapy prescriptions
  • To be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intra-thecal chemotherapy    
  • To be involved in the development and maintenance of the computerised chemotherapy prescribing system (Aria) across the Oncology & Haematology Directorate for all injectable and oral chemotherapy, and to ensure that it is used effectively and appropriately at ward and day case level
  • To be involved in the development, maintenance, and review of cancer chemotherapy and supportive care drug protocols defined by the SACT Operational Group and multidisciplinary teams
  • To contribute to the development of the Trust cancer information systems in accordance with agreed objectives
  • To be involved in the preparation of new drug submissions for the Trust Medicines Management and Therapeutics Committee with Consultant colleagues 
  • To assist with review of sections of the Trust formulary relevant to the specialist area
  • To be involved in the implementation of relevant local, network and national standards including service guidelines and technology appraisals produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • To be involved with the pharmacy set up of cancer clinical trials, including phase I, II, and III trials in line with current legislation  
  • To act as an Authorised Pharmacist in the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU) 
  • To be involved with supporting gene therapy trials in the Cancer Research UK unit, and to ensure the multidisciplinary team follow appropriate procedures for handling gene therapy in the clinical trial setting
  • To support the implementation and management of licensed gene therapy products and ensure the multidisciplinary team follow appropriate procedures for handling gene therapy in the clinical setting
  • To be an active member of the Thames Valley Cancer Network Pharmacists’ group
  • To attend and contribute to Cancer Pharmacy Team Meetings
  • To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times
  • To be professionally accountable for actions and advice
  • To use experience and clinical judgment to assist in problem-solving and trouble-shooting within the Pharmacy department
  • To give professional support to the site operational managers
  • To be aware of training and competency assessment of pre-registration pharmacist trainees, diploma pharmacists and student pharmacy technicians and participate  in their training and competency assessment as required
  • To support the dispensaries by participating in the screening and checking prescriptions and dispensed items as part of a rota 
  • To participate in weekend and bank holiday working according to rota
  • Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Chief Pharmacist.
  • To participate in any future 7 day working patterns should the pharmacy department change its current working practices.