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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
158-24-057-PHA
Employer
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Pharmacist

NHS AfC: Band 6

 

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [email protected] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date; therefore you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

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Job overview

Due to relaunch of the clinical rotation for our rotational pharmacists we have reviewed our service to ensure that you would be taking part in patient facing ward roles, getting involved in checking processes of aseptic manufacture of systemic anticancer therapy, systemic anticancer oral verification.

All these skills will be developed as well as taking steps upon your leadership journey preparing you to be a leader of tomorrow, this will enable to clinically supervise and teach within the department.  

We can fund you to undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy at Liverpool John Moore's University or other qualifications can be sourced if you wish to take a technical path in your career.

If you want to utilise your clinical skills on a daily basis and work in a forward thinking department then this is the job for you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacist who wishes to help us provide excellent cancer care to the patient of Cheshire and Merseyside.

The post holder will have the opportunity to spend time providing a ward based pharmacy service to both oncology and haemato-oncology wards, as well as gaining experience within aseptic services, clinical trials and inpatient and outpatient dispensaries. 

We welcome applications from trainee pharmacists due to qualify in the coming months, as well as qualified community pharmacists and we will help you gain a post-graduate clinical qualification or equivalent. Most important of all you will bring enthusiasm and commitment to patient care, and we will support you in the development or your career.

Working for our organisation

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work. 

We are - 

Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusive

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MPharm Degree
  • GPhC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Record of personal development.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good pharmaceutical care skills and knowledge
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the changing NHS environment & government initiatives

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 1 year pre-registration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrable post qualification hospital experience
  • Participation in multidisciplinary team work
  • Evidence of participation in research/audit.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tom Sanders
Job title
Principal Pharmacist Oncology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 556 5141
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