Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Haematology Pharmacist

The closing date is 25 June 2025

Job summary

This exciting new role has been created to support the introduction of pharmacist-led clinics for haemato-oncology patients across Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. You will be joining a respected team of pharmacists and technicians delivering services to our patients at Frimley Park and Wexham Park Hospitals.

You will be establishing clinics for SACT prescribing,confirming treatments, managing side effects andcounsellingpatients to transform our service to haematology patients. This will include writing the defined outpatient clinic protocols for NMP's to support activity within the tumour group.

You will also spend time training your colleagues to ensure there is shared learning, screening SACT prescriptions and providing directorate support. You will work closely with the team of haematologists and clinical nurse specialists on each site.

The post holder should have completed the clinical diploma or equivalent, and preferably Independent Prescribing.

For moreinformation please contact the current post holder Kamal Patel (Frimley Park Hospital) on kamal.patel14@nhs.net or 0300 613 3655 or Nicola Hughes on nicola.hughes7@nhs.net or 07768 553747 to arrange an informal visit.

Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance have funded this service development for 2 years to establish the clinics and improve our patients' experience of SACT.

Main duties of the job

General:

To work with other senior pharmacists to develop the clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist areas being covered.
The provision of a clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist areas.
To support the training and development of pharmacist independent prescribers.
To act as a role model in the field of clinical pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high standard of clinical service in line with the pharmacy objectives.
The recruitment, management, and development of staff under the postholder.

Haematology roles:

To partake in Haemato-oncology clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken.
To manage a caseload of patients as part of the Haemato-oncology Clinical Team within a defined specialist area.
To develop the provision of Haemato-oncology advanced clinical practice - promoting safe and evidenced-based practice and contributing to improved clinical outcomes and services to patients.
To provide leadership, management and directorate/service support roles to Haematology.

Please read theLead Speciality Pharmacist job description for further details, along with the Addendum which provides additional information about the Haematology/Oncology roles.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,877 to £62,626 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

17 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-SL0467-A

Job locations

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Pharmacy degree (master's level 4 years)
Registered with GPhC.
Postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent.
Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
Registered as an Independent Pharmacist Prescriber.

Desirable

UKCPA membership
RPS membership
Formal management qualification (or equivalent experience)

Experience

Essential

Experience of producing guidelines.
Experience of producing drug appraisals.
Experience of managing staff Significant post-qualification experience working as a pharmacist in a clinical environment.
Experience of Homecare

Desirable

Clinical audit experience.
Teaching/tutoring experience.

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication.
Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Excellent organisational skills.
Ability to adapt and cope with challenges.
Applied clinical knowledge

Desirable

Excellent IT Skills.
Evidence of interest in research

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Pharmacy degree (master's level 4 years)
Registered with GPhC.
Postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent.
Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
Registered as an Independent Pharmacist Prescriber.

Desirable

UKCPA membership
RPS membership
Formal management qualification (or equivalent experience)

Experience

Essential

Experience of producing guidelines.
Experience of producing drug appraisals.
Experience of managing staff Significant post-qualification experience working as a pharmacist in a clinical environment.
Experience of Homecare

Desirable

Clinical audit experience.
Teaching/tutoring experience.

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication.
Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Excellent organisational skills.
Ability to adapt and cope with challenges.
Applied clinical knowledge

Desirable

Excellent IT Skills.
Evidence of interest in research

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)