Pharmacist Advanced Oncology

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Oncology and High cost drugs Pharmacist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will work alongside a fantastic multidisciplinary team to provide an excellent level of service to Cancer patients in the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre.

You will also be the pharmacist responsible for the management of High-Cost drugs at the Lister site.

The successful candidate will utilise their clinical knowledge to deliver an excellent level of pharmaceutical care to these patients.

Being driven and adaptable are essential characteristics for this role as there is a unique opportunity to work with the MDT, local networks to develop an innovative and sustainable care model.

You will use your non-medical prescribing qualification to optimise individual patient’s drug therapies.

The successful candidate will be supported to develop their leadership and management skills.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacist Advanced will be:

Responsible for the management of High-Cost Drugs on the Lister Site.

Responsible for data collection processes for High-Cost drugs and commissioner drug challenges within the Lister Pharmacy Department.

Work closely with the Pharmacy Logistics Lead and Purchasing Team Manager to ensure drug shortages are managed and communicated effectively.

Ensure that effective stock control is maintained, and pharmacy losses are minimised.

Provide specialist and patient focused pharmacy service to the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre (LMCC) whilst based across PMU and LMCC on a rotational basis.

Be an active member of both the PMU team and the LMCC team to help meet the overall strategic objectives of the teams in the provision of pharmaceutical care for cancer patients.

Provide expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues.

Support Lister Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit in order to provide an efficient service to LMCC and other clients.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specificationQualifications/TrainingEssential criteria

• Masters Degree MPharm
• Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (completed both year 1 and year 2)

Desirable criteria

• Qualified and registered as a non-medical prescriber (or working towards completion of NMP qualification)
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Previous ExperienceEssential criteria

• Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy and Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
• Supervision of staff
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in documenting in medical notes
• Training of pre-reg pharmacists and junior staff
• Proven experience of audit

Desirable criteria

• Project management and report writing
• Experience in writing policies/guidelines/PGDs
• Management of staff
• Tutoring of post graduate trainee pharmacists or pre-reg pharmacists
• Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management

SkillsEssential criteria

• High level of professionalism
• Good communication skills
• Ability to motivate others
• Able to negotiate with staff at all levels
• Able to use initiative
• Good organisational skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage own time

Desirable criteria

• Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines
• Proven ability to teach a range of staff groups

KnowledgeEssential criteria

• Excellent general medicine clinical knowledge
• Able to use clinical knowledge at senior level
• Specialised knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area
• Knowledge of healthcare systems, guidance and NHS change
• Able to critically appraise research data
• Knowledge of post graduate education for pharmacists
• Confident user of Excel, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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