Specialist Chemotherapy Production Pharmacist

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a specialist pharmacist in the Pharmacy Chemotherapy Preparation and Dispensing Unit at Guy's NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacist with a keen interest in aseptic services and quality management to join and lead our Chemotherapy Preparation and Dispensing team. We are located within the Guy's Cancer Centre, Chemotherapy Day Unit and work closely with nursing, medical and other operational management teams to provide a patient focused service. You will also work closely with our large multidisciplinary clinical trials team providing innovative treatments.

We are looking for candidates who ideally have some experience of aseptic services and or pharmaceutical quality assurance and have a desire to progress in these areas.

Main duties of the job

Key activities of the post holder will include:

To provide technical support for pharmacists and nurses involved in the care of cancer patients.

To contribute to the development of aseptic services in line with local and national objectives.

To ensure national and local agendas are delivered

To demonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practice in aseptic services preparation units (section 10).

To liaise with other aseptic services and clinical pharmacists to ensure safe, effective and efficient service delivery to our patients.

To undertake operational duties over the weekend and bank holidays as part of the broader pharmacy team.

About us

The technical services department at Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is a large department comprising of aseptic, sterile and non-sterile manufacturing with full support from on-site Quality Control and Quality Assurance teams. The aseptic units undertake a wide range of manufacturing and dispensed activities and each unit has a full complement of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants. This post will be based in the Chemotherapy Unit in the Cancer Centre at Guy's, which opened in October 2016.

The extensive multidisciplinary team (MDT) including consultants, registrars, clinical nurse specialists, specialist clinical and technical pharmacists, clinical research teams and administrative staff work together in a dynamic environment to deliver seamless care to our extensive patient cohort.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and responsibilities.

To act as an authorised pharmacist responsible for the provision of chemotherapy doses. To manage the day-to-day operation of CPDU, working collaboratively with staff in the unit and wider pharmacy and clinical teams. To ensure service delivery meets the needs of our patients. To ensure the requirements of the chemotherapy quality management system are complied with as required by the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services (QAAPS), national and NHS guidance. To work with the Clinical Trials team in delivering chemotherapy based clinical trials for GSTT and commercial sponsored trials to ensure full preparation and clinical regulatory compliance.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

Pharmacist with GPhC registration Certificate level post qualification or portfolio that demonstrates the acquisition of this level of specialist knowledge

Desirable

Certificate level post qualification within technical services or portfolio that demonstrates the acquisition of this level of specialist knowledge

Experience

Essential

Previous assessable experience of working as a pharmacist with experience as an authorised pharmacist within an aseptic unit. Demonstrated practical knowledge of GMP, QA and all current relevant regulations. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all grades of staff. Previous assessable experience in staff training and assessment.

Desirable

Experience of managing a service. Demonstrates good understanding of licensed and unlicensed medicines Experience of working within a Chemotherapy Aseptic Unit

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates good command of complex pharmacy software systems and IT skills. Demonstrated ability to organise own time and the time of others Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others.

Desirable

Demonstrated ability to apply the principles of GCP and GMP to the running of clinical trials.

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