Specialist Cancer Pharmacist inOxford inOxford PUBLISHED 15 NOV 2024

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rota  PERMANENT 
Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities.

We are looking for intuitive, enthusiastic and versatile pharmacists to join our diverse and inclusive team to help us deliver excellent compassionate care to our patients. The pharmacy department at OUH comprises of over 100 staff in the clinical pharmacy team, and we work across all 4 hospital sites. We are continually trying to improve the service we provide, learning from each other to optimise what we do.

Why do our staff like working here?

Dynamic and rewarding setting

Vast range of specialities with interesting patients with high levels of complexity

Always something new, innovative and exciting happening - new cutting edge treatments and technologies

Large group of supportive peers from diverse backgrounds

Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities

Good career progression options to consultant level

Pharmacists seen as valued members of the MDT who add positive contributions to patient care

Working in teams with Consultant Pharmacists who are leading in their areas of specialisation nationally

Current band 7 vacancies include (please specify on your application if your interest is specific to one of these areas or to join the rotational program):

Adult cancer (fixed or rotational)

Gastroenterology (inpatient and outpatient setting) (rotational and fixed opportunities)

Antimicrobial stewardship (fixed)

Key roles include:

  • Delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to adult cancer in-patients, day-case, and out-patients.
  • Participation in pharmacy services to the Day Treatment Unit to optimise patients' medication and reduce medicines wastage.
  • Clinical checking of systemic anticancer treatment (SACT) and SACT clinical trial prescriptions.
  • Participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds
  • Pharmacist led oral anti-cancer treatment education clinics
  • Pharmacist non-medical prescribing in multidisciplinary clinics and day treatment unit
  • Aseptics experience within Pharmacy's Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU)
  • Participating in the day to day running of the CTASU and developing knowledge in quality control and quality assurance.
  • Involvement in cancer phase I, II, and III clinical trials
  • Active participation in Thames Valley Cancer Alliance groups

The post holder will participate in the band 7 cancer pharmacist rotation which currently includes rotations through:

  • Oncology Ward
  • Haematology Ward
  • Day Treatment Unit (Oncology & Haematology)
  • SACT prescription clinical screening
  • Early phase/Late phase research & SACT clinical trials screening
  • Brodey Chemotherapy Day Unit, Horton Hospital, Banbury
  • Clinical Trials Aseptics Unit
  • Cancer Clinical Trials Set Up
  • Palliative Care
  • Directorate rotation

About us


Kindy refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities


What additional opportunities are available to me?

Professional Practice:

Independent prescribing

UKCPA and CPPE courses

Time management

Improving customer care


Collaborative working:

Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect)

Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds

Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing, EDI or other project groups


Leadership Management:

NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner

CPPE leading for change

Value based appraisal training

Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists


Education & Training
:

Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students)

Coaching & mentoring training

Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor

Foundation pharmacist tutor


Research & Evaluation:

Audit/quality improvement and associated training

Service evaluation

Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading

If this is what you are looking for, then please come and join us. Let us know using the contact details below if youd like an informal visit to the department or conversation before applying or have any questions.

We are looking for intuitive, enthusiastic and versatile pharmacists to join our diverse and inclusive team to help us deliver excellent compassionate care to our patients. The pharmacy department at OUH comprises of over 100 staff in the clinical pharmacy team, and we work across all 4 hospital sites. We are continually trying to improve the service we provide, learning from each other to optimise what we do.

Why do our staff like working here?

Dynamic and rewarding setting

Vast range of specialities with interesting patients with high levels of complexity

Always something new, innovative and exciting happening - new cutting edge treatments and technologies

Large group of supportive peers from diverse backgrounds

Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities

Good career progression options to consultant level

Pharmacists seen as valued members of the MDT who add positive contributions to patient care

Working in teams with Consultant Pharmacists who are leading in their areas of specialisation nationally

Current band 7 vacancies include (please specify on your application if your interest is specific to one of these areas or to join the rotational program):

Adult cancer (fixed or rotational)

Gastroenterology (inpatient and outpatient setting) (rotational and fixed opportunities)

Antimicrobial stewardship (fixed)

Key roles include:

  • Delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to adult cancer in-patients, day-case, and out-patients.
  • Participation in pharmacy services to the Day Treatment Unit to optimise patients' medication and reduce medicines wastage.
  • Clinical checking of systemic anticancer treatment (SACT) and SACT clinical trial prescriptions.
  • Participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds
  • Pharmacist led oral anti-cancer treatment education clinics
  • Pharmacist non-medical prescribing in multidisciplinary clinics and day treatment unit
  • Aseptics experience within Pharmacy's Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU)
  • Participating in the day to day running of the CTASU and developing knowledge in quality control and quality assurance.
  • Involvement in cancer phase I, II, and III clinical trials
  • Active participation in Thames Valley Cancer Alliance groups

The post holder will participate in the band 7 cancer pharmacist rotation which currently includes rotations through:

  • Oncology Ward
  • Haematology Ward
  • Day Treatment Unit (Oncology & Haematology)
  • SACT prescription clinical screening
  • Early phase/Late phase research & SACT clinical trials screening
  • Brodey Chemotherapy Day Unit, Horton Hospital, Banbury
  • Clinical Trials Aseptics Unit
  • Cancer Clinical Trials Set Up
  • Palliative Care
  • Directorate rotation

About us


Kindy refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities


What additional opportunities are available to me?

Professional Practice:

Independent prescribing

UKCPA and CPPE courses

Time management

Improving customer care


Collaborative working:

Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect)

Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds

Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing, EDI or other project groups


Leadership Management:

NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner

CPPE leading for change

Value based appraisal training

Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists


Education & Training
:

Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students)

Coaching & mentoring training

Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor

Foundation pharmacist tutor


Research & Evaluation:

Audit/quality improvement and associated training

Service evaluation

Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading

If this is what you are looking for, then please come and join us. Let us know using the contact details below if youd like an informal visit to the department or conversation before applying or have any questions.



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