Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Pharmacist to take on this new, exciting and developing role of Accountable Pharmacist for Cancer services based at the St Thomas' site. You will join a project team involved with the build and validation of a brand new aseptic unit for chemotherapy and ATMPs and once opened, you will lead this new St Thomas' Cancer aseptic unit. You will be responsible for managing unit capacity, quality systems and supply performance and need to ensure the unit can meet effectively prioritises its resources to maximum patient benefit.



You will be experienced in aseptic processing and be able to demonstrate how you have lead and motivated a production team managing demand, resource and quality in a robust manner. You will have expert knowledge and experience of GMP and be able to inspire and ensure regulatory compliance across your teams through expert knowledge, leadership and effective communication. Previous knowledge and experience of handling advanced therapies is desirable



Reflecting on your previous experience, you will be able to identify areas of development and opportunity within our service and communicate and champion these to your staff and wider Trust management



Its an exciting time to join aseptic services at Guy's & St Thomas with aseptic estates development planned over the next 5 years and increased demand for clinical trials, cancer treatments, CIVAS and advanced therapies.



To be the Accountable Pharmacist for aseptic preparation and dispensing of medicines from the St Thomas' Cancer Aseptic unit To oversee and monitor the unit capacity plan and ensure activities are within the safe working levels of the unit. To implement and escalate contingency plans To oversee the Quality Management system, monitoring metrics and enact and escalate contingency plans reporting at the monthly and quality management meeting To oversee the management of RADAR reports and identification, escalation and management of risk. To lead and be responsible for the delivery of clinical trials requiring aseptic preparation from the St Thomas' Cancer Aseptic unit for GSTT and commercial sponsored trials. To lead on changes within the unit to progress the service development and review of new products and requests in conjunction with the Associate Chief Pharmacist. To develop a team with the required knowledge and expertise to deliver advanced therapies to Trust patients.

Guy's & St Thomas' Technical Services is split across a number of sites and involves around 140 staff working in licensed manufacturing and named patient dispensing areas. Services include sterile and non sterile manufacturing, clinical trials, quality control and quality assurance as well aseptic preparation of CIVAS and chemotherapy.



There is a wide range of expertise throughout the department and many opportunities to learn and develop from technical experts.



The Trust is going through an Aseptic Transformation programme to develop its on site and off site aseptic facilities to ensure patient need can be met over the next 10-15 years

Main duties are:

Professional leadership



Aseptic processing, capacity and contingency management



Service evaluation and management



Quality systems and risk management



Workforce management, training and development



Audit



Clinical trials



Strategic development