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We are friendly and welcoming team of specialist oncology and haemato-oncology pharmacists who work together well in a supportive environment with dedicated technician support.  The chemotherapy service is expanding, and we are able to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team.  

We work in a bespoke cancer centre which opened in 2016, with excellent working environment facilities for pharmacists.  Come and visit us... we feel confident you will want to apply!   We were awarded the Clinical excellence award from Myeloma UK in 2020 and the pharmacy team of the year from the European Association of Hospital Pharmacy in 2021.   Our service provides leading edge patient focussed clinical pharmacy including working closely with nursing and consultant teams, the prescribing of chemotherapy and independent patient assessments.  No experience is necessary, you will be fully trained in this rewarding clinical speciality.    

We welcome applications from pharmacists who would expect to complete the clinical pharmacist post-graduate diploma in the Summer 2023. We would support a prescribing qualification for pharmacists who are interested in developing their skills into this area.  

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The role includes contributing to the specialist multidisciplinary team which provides inpatient, day case and outpatient chemotherapy for a wide range of oncology and haemato-oncology cancer sites. This will include both inpatient duties, ward rounds and the direct involvement in the specialist oncology and haemato-oncology clinics.

To be an active member of the oncology and haemato-oncology pharmacy team and work as an integrated part of the ward and clinic based oncology and haemato-oncology  service.  

To oversee the safe management of high-risk systemic anticancer treatments.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire's only acute district general hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services; we're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as ‘Good’. Our vision is to be an outstanding provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care to our patients and being a great place to work for our people.

The pharmacy department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is modern, pro-active, forward-thinking and well respected both locally and nationally.  We have won individual and team awards for innovation and clinical excellence in the Trust’s staff recognition awards and have won awards at the  Pharmacy Congress for our service developments. We have also been shortlisted for Health Service Journal awards.

We are very committed to the development of pharmacist prescribing and have one of the highest numbers of active pharmacist prescribers in the country.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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