Advanced Clinical Pharmacist / Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Wales Medicines Strategy Group; Swansea; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 62,000

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7/8a Contract Advanced Pharmacist – Band 8a (Permanent): If personal specification is met and experience supports appointment OR Clinical Pharmacist – Band 7 (Minimum 12 month training period): 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 role, and later be appointed to the role of Advanced Pharmacist Band 8a once the required competencies have been attained.

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 130-PST020-0325

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Singleton Hospital Town Swansea Salary £46,840 - £61,412 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/04/2025 23:59

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist / Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Band 7/8a

Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Job overview

Band 7/8a Progression Post

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.

Successful candidates will be appointed to either of the following roles depending on qualifications:

• Advanced Pharmacist – Band 8a
• 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-focused 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.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

Detailed job description and main 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 reoccurrence.

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

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

Experience

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