Job summary
Barts Health has an opportunity for a dynamic individual within their state of the art oncology pharmacy department. This post offers an individual the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in the area of Oncology and contribute to the highly motivated and innovative cancer pharmacy clinical team.
This job presents an exciting opportunity for you to further develop your expertise in all aspects of oncology. You will gain clinical and managerial experience from working within our well-established team of oncology pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
The position is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital but you will also visit other sites within Barts Health. This post will allow you to develop your managerial skills and gain in depth experience in clinical trials, commissioning, finance and e-prescribing as well as providing you the opportunity to provide clinical pharmacy services to a wide array of Cancer patients including solid tumour, haemato-oncology and haematopoietic stem cell transplant.
The Cancer Pharmacy Clinical Team is well established within Barts Cancer Centre and we provide inpatient, outpatient and daycase SACT services. In line with the Trust's goals, we strive to deliver the best possible patient experience, be a provider of excellent patient safety and cultivate Barts Health as an outstanding place to work.
Proposed interview date :29th November 2023
Main duties of the job
The primary responsibility of the post holder is to:o Ensure a safe, efficient oncology pharmacy service that meets the needs of the userso Optimise medicine use in individual patientso Work closely with the multidisciplinary and wider pharmacy teams to optimise patient flowo Draw up and implement formulary guidance, based on available evidence, national guidance and commissioning policies in Cancero Oversee the drug budget for Pharmacy Cancer Services; identify and deliver cost improvement plans for medicines expenditure in conjunction with the relevant teamso Ensure all regulatory guidance is adhered to e.g., GMP and GCPo Ensure the Cancer Pharmacy Team are achieving their key performance indicator (KPI) targetso Ensure all members of the Cancer Pharmacy Team are set clear objectives and are competent in their roles
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Specialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent Specialist postgraduate certificate in technical services E.g., national course in PTQA, or equivalent knowledge and experience or Specialist postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Clinical /Technical Modules or equivalent experience: - oncology - aseptic dispensing for NHS patients
- Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration in a hospitalbased post
- Previous experience of working within oncology providing a pharmacy service to oncology wards
- Previous experience of working within aseptics, including chemotherapy delivery
- Experience of supervising cytotoxic reconstitution services
- Experience in successfully managing and organising staff and work / projects
- Previous experience of undertaking evaluations or reviews of cancer medicines
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical care needs of oncology patients
- Knowledge of all aspects of GMP, QA and QMS
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of aseptics/ parenterals e.g., formulation, stability and administration
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to oncology patients
- Awareness of new developments in cancer therapy
Skills
Essential
- Able to work effectively in stressful situations
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates ability to perform accurate complex calculations and numeracy skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Good team worker
- Demonstrates ability to identify, analyse root cause and develop options for complex problems
- Demonstrates ability to manage deviations and develop and review action plans
- Demonstrates basic project management skills
- Demonstrates ability to manage others and delegate as appropriate
- Demonstrates ability to influence others
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
Other
Essential
- DBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
Other
Essential
- DBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
- Specialist postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent Specialist postgraduate certificate in technical services E.g., national course in PTQA, or equivalent knowledge and experience or Specialist postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Clinical /Technical Modules or equivalent experience: - oncology - aseptic dispensing for NHS patients
- Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration in a hospitalbased post
- Previous experience of working within oncology providing a pharmacy service to oncology wards
- Previous experience of working within aseptics, including chemotherapy delivery
- Experience of supervising cytotoxic reconstitution services
- Experience in successfully managing and organising staff and work / projects
- Previous experience of undertaking evaluations or reviews of cancer medicines
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical care needs of oncology patients
- Knowledge of all aspects of GMP, QA and QMS
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of aseptics/ parenterals e.g., formulation, stability and administration
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to oncology patients
- Awareness of new developments in cancer therapy
Skills
Essential
- Able to work effectively in stressful situations
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
- Demonstrates ability to perform accurate complex calculations and numeracy skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure
- Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Good team worker
- Demonstrates ability to identify, analyse root cause and develop options for complex problems
- Demonstrates ability to manage deviations and develop and review action plans
- Demonstrates basic project management skills
- Demonstrates ability to manage others and delegate as appropriate
- Demonstrates ability to influence others
- Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
Other
Essential
- DBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
Other
Essential
- DBS - Enhanced check with a check of the barred lists required as patient facing may interact with adults / children
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
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).
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).
