oncology pharmacist jobs

Provide leadership, expertise, and management of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust to ensure compliance with legal statutory requirements, national standards, and best practice by all team members (e.g., Royal Pharmaceutical Society hospital standards and nationally/regionally defined clinical standards). Be an active member of the Pharmacy Senior Management Team (SMT) in the overall development of all Trust pharmacy services, promoting multidisciplinary engagement and ownership. Develop a strategic clinical pharmacy services plan in line with NHS/national priorities, pharmacy service objectives, and Trust objectives. Lead, manage, and develop the provision of clinical pharmacy services to ensure the safe, effective, and patient-centred use of medicines for all patients in the Trust.

Develop, review, and audit standards for clinical pharmacy services across the Trust in line with local and national recommendations and patient needs. Support Trust and commissioner-led teams with service development, including quality standards, CQUINs, and clinical audit programmes. Provide the Chief Pharmacist with evaluated clinical pharmacy metrics/KPIs and clinical interventions at specified time intervals in an agreed format. Support the Chief Pharmacist in the strategic management of pharmacy services, including strategy development, service planning, budgeting, and financial management.

Assist in the development and implementation of Trust medicines-related policies, procedures, and guidelines, and ensure their regular review. Supervise the professional aspects of clinical pharmacy practice, ensuring that written policies and procedures relating to practice are adhered to, investigating any areas of concern, and promoting continuous quality improvement. Ensure correct management of Controlled Drugs and FP10 prescriptions at ward level and in community teams, including regular audits and appropriate actions. Regularly participate in the front-line provision of clinical pharmacy services and, when required, evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety, and legality of prescriptions based on patients disorders/diseases, co-morbidities, and other medication and treatments taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.

Be able to deal with and negotiate with patients and carers who present with challenging, hostile, or antagonistic behaviour and those with significant barriers to understanding. Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.