Advanced Clinical Pharmacist / Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services

NHS; Swansea; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Job description

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist / Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic and compassionate team at Singleton Hospital, which hosts the South West Wales Cancer Centre. Our leading Cancer Centre specialises in providing comprehensive, patient-centred inpatient and outpatient Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT), radiotherapy services, and autologous stem cell transplant as part of the South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplant Programme.

Job summary

Band 7/8a Progression Post

• Advanced Pharmacist - Band 8a

If personal specification is met and experience supports appointment.

• Clinical Pharmacist - Band 7

The successful candidate with a current level of experience that supports appointment to a clinical pharmacist role but requires further training to support an advanced practice role will be appointed to the Band 7 for a minimum 12-month period. The candidate will follow a structured training programme with support from senior mentors and will focus on building and developing key skills, aptitudes and competency through experience, feedback and assessment. On successful attainment of the competencies to the required level, the candidate will be appointed to an Advanced Pharmacist Band 8a and will work to the Job Description commensurate to that post.

Main duties of the job

Our Pharmacy Cancer Team are well integrated into the multidisciplinary team and operate a wide range of non-medical prescriber clinics and organisation of homecare services. As a Specialist Cancer Services Pharmacist, this role will be pivotal to the provision and development of an advanced pharmaceutical care service for haematology and oncology patients.

This is an ideal role for a pharmacist wanting experience of providing care to cancer patients and who is keen to step up in a supportive, innovative working environment. Specific cancer experience is desirable but not essential.

Your experience will be gained working in a patient focussed environment using your knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines, including experience of undertaking research and/or audit.

In addition, the role will require the ongoing completion of core directorate activities such as reporting and analysis of medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management.

Job responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance on the safe and effective use of medicines and produce SACT related policies and shared care protocols.
• Undertake clinical reviews of cancer patients receiving SACT in an outpatient setting.
• Represent pharmacy and provide clinical pharmaceutical expertise at multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Provide education and clinical leadership to junior pharmacists and trainees, and other health professionals/undergraduates.
• Investigate medication related incidents or complaints within haematology / oncology services and explore ways of minimising the risk of future re occurrence.
• Represent pharmacy at directorate/service meetings within Cancer Services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• Post Graduate MSc/ Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Member of the GPhC

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-registration experience in hospital clinical pharmacy
• Experience of working in a range of clinical specialities.

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of working with consultants and the multidisciplinary team at ward and pharmacy level
• Innovative and well organised
• Good communicator, motivated, able to work as part of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Singleton Hospital, Sketty Lane, Swansea, SA2 8QA

Employer's website

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/