Lead Production Pharmacist – Chemotherapy Services Unit

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Barts Health has an opportunity for a driven and experienced individual within their state of the art oncology pharmacy department. This post offers an individual the opportunity to lead and develop a well-established production team delivering a variety of complex services to patients across the trust.

There are a number of exciting developments on the horizon in this ever-evolving speciality, including the implementation of a new worksheet generation system and development of a dedicated gene therapy unit.

With vast numbers of Cancer NICE TAs issued in the last 2 years this is a rapidly changing service and this role offers the opportunity to provide access to these life-changing medications rapidly whilst ensuring they are delivered safely to patients and ensuring that this service is equipped to meet the future demands required of it.

The position is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital but you will also visit other sites within Barts Health.

The CSU Team is well established within Barts Cancer Centre and we provide inpatient, outpatient and daycase SACT services in both the clinical trial and standard of care setting. In line with the Trust's goals, we strive to deliver the best possible patient experience, be a provider of excellent patient safety, and cultivate Barts Health as an outstanding place to work.

Main Duties of the Job

This important role requires someone who can demonstrate excellent leadership and organisational skills, can communicate effectively across all levels, and has the ability to prioritise and independently manage their own workload. You will also be highly motivated, enthusiastic to promote new ideas, determined to succeed in a challenging environment, have the ability to remain calm under pressure, and a commitment to future developments in aseptic services.

Working in an MHRA licensed Chemotherapy Production facility, the purpose of this post will be to lead the operational management for the service whilst continuously developing and improving the service to meet the changing needs of our patients and the regulations governing production.

About Us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Date Posted: 27 March 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum inc

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference Number: 259-7107434SBH

Job Locations: St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, EC1A 7BE

Job Responsibilities:

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience Essential:

• Significant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience within aseptic production
• Significant experience of successful working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care to Cancer services
• Significant experience of working in an Anti-cancer therapy preparation service

Desirable:

• Experience of MHRA inspection process for licensed aseptic production unit

Skills Essential:

• Demonstrates ability to manage staff
• Able to work effectively in stressful situations.
• Demonstrates ability to supervise processes and identify deviations.

Knowledge Essential:

• Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of GCP, GMP and QA and clinical trial legislation
• Demonstrated knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety at work.

Qualifications Essential:

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registration as a pharmacist with the GPhC

Other Essential:

• Demonstrates advanced level ability to communicate effectively with different professionals within and external to the hospital.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Barts Health NHS Trust

Address: St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, EC1A 7BE

Employer's Website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk