Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive band 8a advanced cancer pharmacist with previous cancer services experience to work as part of the Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre's Cancer Pharmacy Team to specialise in Oncology covering maternity cover.



The advanced cancer pharmacist will work as an advanced practitioner in line with the RPS Faculty Advanced Clinical Framework within the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership & management, education & research, with core capabilities in a specific area of clinical competence. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as innovative ideas on improving service delivery and patient care. This post promises to bring opportunities and challenges working within the cancer pharmacy team, giving the successful candidate the chance to develop and extend their clinical and managerial skills at an advanced level.



We will provide you with a comprehensive induction covering all aspects of the work, support from senior pharmacy staff and an environment to develop further.



To contribute to, deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation



To support and deputise for the Consultant Pharmacists, Highly Advanced Pharmacist/Divisional Lead Pharmacist as appropriate



To encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with core capabilities and specialisation in a specific area of clinical specialist practice, and in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Advanced Pharmacy Framework (APF).



To promote medicines optimisation to ensure evidence based and cost-effective use of treatments.



To provide specialised professional and technical education and training to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety.



To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost effective use of medicine resources within the specialist area.



To develop and maintain highly specialist knowledge in medicines used and clinical advances within the specialty. To act as a role model for pharmacy and the wider MDT in the speciality.



To be an active member of the pharmacy department and in the specialist area/Directorate team, and ensure continuous two-way exchange of information to maintain high standards of medicines use within the Trust.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.



The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.



Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel

Key roles include:

Line manager for rotational band 7 Specialist Caner Pharmacists



Clinical verification of SACT and cancer clinical trial prescriptions



Responsibility for pharmacy services within oncology, haematology, Palliative and End of Life Care



Audit & research



Clinical governance



Protocol development



Delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to adult oncology and haematology in-patients, day-case and out-patients



Participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds



Super-user and pharmacy trainer for SACT electronic prescribing system



Involvement in cancer clinical trials



Involvement in licensed and clinical trial advanced therapy medicinal products



Active participation in local and national Network groups as appropriate



Opportunity for practice research, publications and conference attendance



Training of pharmacists and other healthcare professionals



Please see attached job description for full details