Job summary
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre provides excellent cancer care to patients in the North West (including North Wales and the Isle of Man). We have 3 site locations; the central Liverpool site and hub sites in the Wirral and Aintree. Haematology inpatient services, including 2 wards, bone marrow transplant service and the regional Teenage and Young Adult unit (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust) are located at our Liverpool site.It is an exciting time for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, having recently expanded our regional haemato-oncology footprint to our Clatterbridge-Aintree site. We are expanding our ATIMP profile are in the process of introducing CAR-T therapy. These developments has provided an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist in Haemato-oncology and is an important position within our large, diverse and friendly pharmacy team. You will be a clinical leader and role model with a calm, positive, organised manner. The haemato-oncology clinical service includes inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy for patients with a variety of haemto-oncology conditions including bone marrow transplant, as well as pharmacist-led prescribing clinics for patients with myeloproliferative disorders, lymphoma and myeloma.
You will liaise with aseptic services, medicines safety and medicines optimisation leads regarding haemato-oncology matters and train junior and rotational pharmacists when required.
Prior haematology experience is desired but not essential.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will work alongside four other Advanced Haematology Pharmacists, a Senior Haematology Pharmacist and two Medicines Management Technicians as the pharmaceutical experts in haematological malignancies and be responsible for introducing new cancer medicines into practice for this area.
- Provide clinical, professional and technical expertise to support the delivery, development and monitoring of high quality patient focused pharmacy services to haemato-oncology patients at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
- Provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to cancer services.
- Acts as a non-medical prescriber to support to support the chemotherapy day units and pharmacist-led prescribing clinics (there is the opportunity to undertake the independent prescribing course in post, if not already completed)
- Support the implementation and maintenance of chemotherapy electronic prescribing to the haemato-oncology service
- Provides medicines optimisation services including dispensary duties, ward cover and aseptic release cover when required
- Support the development of expansion of the haematology clinical trials and ATIMP portfolio
About us
We are one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.
Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site. Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers.
Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before. We are a research active Trust with clinical trials open and offered to our patient population at every opportunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to the provision, development and maintenance of a comprehensive, high quality clinical and technical pharmacy service to patients requiring chemotherapy
- To cross cover with other senior pharmacists in the team in their absence as appropriate when required.
- To review and approve prescriptions, procedures, guidelines, reports and other documents (electronic and paper based) for accuracy & appropriateness.
- Provide clinical pharmacy expertise to improve patient centred care of cancer patients; this may include clinic based activities such as medication reviews, prescribing, and patient counselling.
- To assist in the implementation and maintenance of chemotherapy electronic prescribing to haemato-oncology.
- Liaise with the pharmacy teams within the aseptic unit and outpatient dispensing pharmacy to ensure timely supply of chemotherapy for haemato-oncology patients.
- Support the haemato-oncology pharmacy team with service development projects
The post-holder will be part of a fabulous haemato-oncology pharmacy team. We have close links with our medical colleagues, BOPA and LJMU. We are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.
If you are the person that can meet these challenges and grasp the opportunities, then informal enquiries may be directed to Jennifer Gibson (Principal Pharmacist: Haemato - oncology) on 0151 318 8737.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to the provision, development and maintenance of a comprehensive, high quality clinical and technical pharmacy service to patients requiring chemotherapy
- To cross cover with other senior pharmacists in the team in their absence as appropriate when required.
- To review and approve prescriptions, procedures, guidelines, reports and other documents (electronic and paper based) for accuracy & appropriateness.
- Provide clinical pharmacy expertise to improve patient centred care of cancer patients; this may include clinic based activities such as medication reviews, prescribing, and patient counselling.
- To assist in the implementation and maintenance of chemotherapy electronic prescribing to haemato-oncology.
- Liaise with the pharmacy teams within the aseptic unit and outpatient dispensing pharmacy to ensure timely supply of chemotherapy for haemato-oncology patients.
- Support the haemato-oncology pharmacy team with service development projects
The post-holder will be part of a fabulous haemato-oncology pharmacy team. We have close links with our medical colleagues, BOPA and LJMU. We are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.
If you are the person that can meet these challenges and grasp the opportunities, then informal enquiries may be directed to Jennifer Gibson (Principal Pharmacist: Haemato - oncology) on 0151 318 8737.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- Oncology Qualification Diploma or equivalent
- Independent Prescriber
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and undertaking faculty submission
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge of changing NHS environment & government initiatives
- Demonstrable appropriate post qualification hospital experience
Desirable
- Oncology pharmacy practice experience.
- Knowledge of current & future developments in cancer treatment.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to manage and cope with change
- Demonstrate ability to develop protocols, guidelines and policies and contribute to service development and improvement
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, and verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to organise and manage time between research, leadership and clinical duties when working under pressure.
- Demonstrated IT skills
Desirable
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
- Presentation skills
- Ability to travel to clinics as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- Oncology Qualification Diploma or equivalent
- Independent Prescriber
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and undertaking faculty submission
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge of changing NHS environment & government initiatives
- Demonstrable appropriate post qualification hospital experience
Desirable
- Oncology pharmacy practice experience.
- Knowledge of current & future developments in cancer treatment.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to manage and cope with change
- Demonstrate ability to develop protocols, guidelines and policies and contribute to service development and improvement
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, and verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to organise and manage time between research, leadership and clinical duties when working under pressure.
- Demonstrated IT skills
Desirable
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
- Presentation skills
- Ability to travel to clinics as required
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
