Ad Specialist Pharmacist – Cancer Services inStoke on Trent inStoke on Trent PUBLISHED 9 DEC 2023

For further details / informal visits contact:

Isabel Roberts-Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services

or

Pharmacy Directorate

Cancer Services - Ad Specialist Pharmacist Band 7 / 8a Dependent upon experience

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic pharmacist to join an established team of Specialist Clinical Pharmacists to support cancer patients. The post is offered at band 7 level for those looking to develop within the Cancer Speciality with a comprehensive, competency-based training programme that supports progression to Band 8a. At Band 8a level you will already have experience working in Cancer services.

The Cancer Centre at the Royal Stoke site consists of a 40 bedded in-patient ward, a 27 chaired out-patient area, four linear accelerators and an Acute Oncology Service with a dedicated Emergency Admissions Bay. The County Cancer Unit has a nurse led 16 chaired, 4 bedded out-patient day unit. Electronic prescribing is well established across both Paediatric (ChemoCare) and Adult (ARIA) Cancer Services.

UHNM is a Cancer Centre including Level 3 haematology and also a Myeloma UK Centre of Excellence. The clinical trials team based on the Cancer Centre manage a broad portfolio of both commercial and non-commercial trials.

There has been significant investment in Pharmacy Cancer Services over the last four years. As part of the wider Pharmacy Cancer Team, you will provide clinical services to the out-patient clinics, in-patient wards, local hospice and clinical trials.

Deliver a comprehensive and consistently high-quality clinical pharmacy service and medicines management service to cancer patients

Band 8a level - responsible for specific disease sites, develop further specialist knowledge and forge links with specialist centres

Clinically screen SACT prescriptions according to locally agreed standards, following a period of competency-based training in line with the British Oncology Pharmacy Association SACT Passport to Level 2 or 3. Undertake further education to become a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber (PIP). To practice as a PIP, as required

Collaborate with the Cancer Team Leader and team regarding the further development of the cancer pharmacy service. Deliver pharmacy elements of cancer clinical trials.Involved in the implementation of relevant local, network and national standards. Involved in obtaining and assuring the correct funding, including the cancer drugs fund (CDF), individual funding requests (IFRs), early access to medicine schemes (EAMS).

You will work alongside Oncology, Haematology and Paediatric Cancer teams under the management of the Lead Pharmacist. There will also be opportunities to work at the County site in Stafford.

Independent prescribing is actively encouraged with two pharmacists currently having allocated prescribing clinics across both Oncology and Haematology. All specialist pharmacists are encouraged to undertake further training to become independent prescribers.