Advanced Pharmacist - SACT - Peterborough

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Advanced Pharmacist - SACT - Peterborough

Band 7 - Band 8a

Job overview

Are you an experienced pharmacist looking to specialise in cancer services?

We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist to join our innovative and growing cancer services pharmacy team. Based primarily at Peterborough City Hospital, with potential travel across other sites within the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, this full-time role (37.5 hours per week) includes weekend and bank holiday shifts as part of a department-wide rota.

We are seeking a passionate, driven pharmacist with clinical and leadership experience in oncology and haemato-oncology. In this pivotal role, you will lead and manage a dedicated team of pharmacists, technicians, and support staff, providing exceptional clinical services across the haematology/oncology ward and day unit.

Our pharmacy cancer team is fully integrated within the cancer division, with a state-of-the-art satellite pharmacy at the heart of the haematology/oncology outpatient department. This allows us to deliver high-quality pharmacy services to cancer patients. We are also working towards developing a pharmacist prescriber role within our oncology outpatient clinics, so a non-medical prescriber qualification would be highly desirable.

This role is also a fantastic development opportunity for candidates without haemato-oncology experience. You will begin at band 7 and, upon successful completion of training (minimum 12 months), have the potential to progress to band 8a based on performance.

Main duties of the job

• Work closely with the clinical trials and aseptics teams at Peterborough City Hospital, directly impacting patient care.
• Contribute to the integration of the pharmacy cancer team within the cancer division, ensuring high-quality pharmacy services for cancer patients.
• Support the development of the pharmacist prescriber role in oncology outpatient clinics.
• Ideally, bring project management or service improvement experience to support the Trust’s cancer strategy.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills, with strong attention to detail.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.

In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification will provide you with a full breakdown of the role.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent pharmacy degree
• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice
• Leadership / Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent management qualification or experience
• Registered Pharmacy non-medical prescriber

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience in hospital pharmacy services with advanced clinical skills in SACT
• Experience in both clinical and financial management
• Recent experience of both operational and strategic planning
• Familiarity with the Hospital Pharmacy Transformation Programme
• Familiarity with national and local medicine commissioning requirements
• Experience of leading change management processes

Key Skills

• Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients.
• Able to demonstrate effective management of staff
• Analytical and judgement skills
• Concentration required frequently interrupted with urgent requests
• Acts appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and key stakeholders
• Organisational awareness
• Ability to forecast and innovate including long term service planning