Pharmacist - Cancer Services • Eastbourne East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPharmacist - Cancer Services with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Eastbourne\n\n To act as role model, educatory, supervisor, coach and mentor, seeking to instil and develop the confidence of others. To become a non-medical prescriber as appropriate and when registered with the GPhC, to prescribe within the Trusts policy for Non-medical Prescribing To develop and provide a clinical pharmacy service to the ESHT Infusion Suite. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to allocated wards to ensure that medicines prescribed are safe, economic and appropriate to individual patient needs. Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. An exciting opportunity has arisen for Advanced Pharmacist to join the Cancer and Aseptic Services team at ESHT. Successful candidates, will support and deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Aseptic and Cancer Services in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service to oncology and haematology services at ESHT. They will also lead on the development and provision of clinical pharmacy services to the ESHT Infusion Suite. We are in the process of re-developing the Aseptic and Cancer services provided to patients and the ESHT. Experience in Cancer and/or Aseptic Services is essential. They will not only have the opportunity to explore and enhance their clinical expertise, but will also be developing management, training and leadership skills. They will be supported by an experienced and skilled team of pharmacists, technicians and assistants. This post also holds an education and training element, which in the past has proven successful in developing staff as a result of the skills acquired in people management and personnel development. This has led to previous post-holders gaining promotion to lead or management positions. We have a successful track record of delivering higher level training and if not already obtained, applicants will be encouraged to complete their Independent Prescribing studies. 1. To provide a specialised haematology and oncology clinical pharmacy service to inpatient, outpatient and day-case patients, carers, specialist medical and nursing staff, and other relevant HCPs providing services to cancer patients. 2. To assess and analyse oral and injectable cytotoxic prescriptions for accuracy, including complex dosage calculations, appropriateness and safety in accordance with local and national procedures, 3. To be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intrathecal chemotherapy e.g. screening, issuing etc. within the recommendations of current legislation and trust policies. 4. As the authorised pharmacist, perform a final product check on items manufactured under Section 10 Exemption of the Medicines Act, prior to issue for the patient. 5. To take responsibility for the effective use of the network computerised chemotherapy prescribing system across cancer services for all injectable and oral chemotherapy at ward and day case level. To take responsibility for training and providing support to the users of the computerised chemotherapy prescribing system. 6.To facilitate the implementation of relevant local, network and national standards including service guidelines and technology appraisals produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHSE policies. "}