Band 7 - Senior Support Pharmacist - Oncology

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary team as a band 7 rotational oncology/ haematology pharmacist.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist with excellent communication skills to use and develop their knowledge and skills to enhance the patient experience and provide safe and effective care across the service.

Applications would be welcomed from band 6 pharmacists, who have at least 12 months post-registration hospital experience, as a progressional post. Applicants who don't meet the criteria in the person specification relating to diploma status, could be appointed under Agenda for Change Annex U (please contact us for more information).

UHB is a tertiary referral Cancer Centre with 5 outpatient day case units, 4 inpatient wards, a BMT service and busy outpatient clinics. Pharmacists at UHB are well integrated into all aspects of this service, including licensed and unlicensed aseptic units, ward pharmacy activities, day unit responsibilities and a number of different pharmacist led clinics.

You will join a large team of pharmacists working in both oncology and haematology. Experience of working in this field is desirable but not essential and full training will be provided. You must have a solid background of clinical hospital pharmacy and possess enthusiasm for working in this exciting area.

There is an expectation that there will be some cross site working across all UHB sites.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of our pharmacy haematology/oncology team to:

Clinically verify haem/onc prescriptions

Provide inpatient clinical pharmacy service to the heam/onc wards at QE

Ensure oral SACT patients receive appropriate counselling and support with their medication

Support aseptic services with final release of chemotherapy products

Support the introduction of new medicines into the services, this may include preparing prescriptions for inclusion on the electronic prescribing system

Support service development initiatives including pharmacy support in outpatient clinics

Contribute to audit and research programmes as needed.

Support the on-call rota

Skills and qualities required:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Broad clinical knowledge

Commitment to CPD

Self-motivated

Team worker

Flexibility to work across sites

In return, we will support you in your clinical and professional development across all aspects of the oncology / haematology service and on completion of your diploma you will be offered the opportunity to carry out the independent prescribers' course.

For further information, an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact Alice Tew on 0121 371 8745 or email Alice.Tew@uhb.nhs.uk, Jenni Hatton email jenni.hatton@uhb.nhs.uk or Nicola Turner on 07909997303 or email nicola.turner@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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