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Macmillan Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-6402863NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Macmillan Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacist

Band 8A

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Job overview

Macmillan Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacist 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our cancer services pharmacy department at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic, and compassionate pharmacist for the role of Macmillan Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacist. The individual will work within the Berkshire Cancer Centre as an NMP in outpatient chemotherapy clinics and day treatment units. The post holder will work closely with BCC management and Senior Lead  Pharmacist QA & Aseptics and other members of the cancer services team to further develop the clinical oncology service provided at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

  • To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate the clinical oncology pharmacy services to patients under the care of the Oncology Team in accordance with the objectives set between the Lead Consultant in Oncology, and the wider pharmacy cancer services team.
  • To act as a role model for pharmacy and provide a consistently high pharmaceutical care service to patients with life-threatening illnesses, that is current and innovative.
  • To work in partnership with the accountable pharmacist in Aseptics & lead haematology pharmacist to maintain, develop and promote the pharmacy cancer service provision under the direction of the Senior Lead Pharmacist QA & Aseptics.
  • To practise as a pharmacist independent prescriber in the outpatient oncology chemotherapy clinics within a defined scope of practice.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Readings biggest employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master degree in pharmacy
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescribing qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development.
  • Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to oncology patients.
  • Experience of working in an aseptic unit.
  • Experience of managing and motivating staff, training and giving feedback.
  • Experience of financial management of drugs
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an outpatient oncology clinic setting
  • Registration with British Oncology Pharmacy Association or equivalent body
  • Experience of chemotherapy e-prescribing systems.

Aptitudes and personal qualities.

Essential criteria
  • Able to work autonomously and within a within a multidisciplinary team
  • Able to delegate tasks appropriately
  • Able to manage time, staff and resources to deliver targets.
Desirable criteria
  • Good word processing and IT skills
  • Experience of research and development in Hospital Pharmacy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cheryl Wynn-Mackenzie
Job title
Senior Lead Pharmacist QA & Aseptics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 7800
Additional information

Grant Sugiura

Associate Chief Pharmacist - Operational Services

[email protected]

0118 322 7799 

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