Lead Pharmacist Education and Training SACT Services

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

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Job summary

University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx) places immense value on its cancer pharmacy team, which has steadily grown in both strength and size over the years. We are delighted to announce an exceptional opportunity for a Lead Pharmacist Education and Training SACT Services to join our well-established team of dedicated professionals.

This successful post holder will oversee the training and development of pharmacist, technicians and assistants working in preparative and cancer services. This will support our expanding services while also growing the workforce of the future.

This is an exhilarating phase for both our cancer and aseptic pharmacy service, as we aspire to expand our pharmacy prescribing team, provide even more patient-facing services and centralise our Aseptic Services to a new single site.

As part of this role, you will also play a crucial role in our oncology service, collaborating closely with medical and nursing teams.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a motivated and passionate pharmacist who is eager to contribute to the advancement of our oncology service. If you are looking to progress in your career and enhance your knowledge and skills, this position offers an ideal opportunity for professional growth.

Located along the picturesque Sussex coast, our region is renowned for its diversity and vibrancy. With stunning beaches and the beautiful Sussex Downs in close proximity, all our sites provide an exciting and inspiring work environment.

You will join a new team of 4 working across the Trust. The practice educators will ensure consistency in training and implement the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) Cancer Pharmacy Education and Training Standards to improve cross-cover. Current training processes, such as peer-to-peer training and job shadowing, have proven ineffective since staff responsible for carrying out daily workloads performthem. This leads to no dedicated training time or support for new staff, significantly prolonging training periods and negatively impacting the quality and satisfaction of individuals

As part of this team you will be able to work with a variety of people providing an outstanding service to the Trust ensuring the safe and efficient provision of chemotherapy.

Join our team at UHS and become a part of our dynamic and progressive cancer pharmacy service. Together, we can make a meaningful impact on patient care and shape the future of oncology services.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

279-6208064-APR24

Job locations

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will;

Provide an expert level of clinical and technical pharmacy services to the cancer directorate for UHSx
Act as a lead clinical pharmacy practitioner for adult cancer services responsible for the delivery, development, evaluation and co-ordination of clinical pharmacy services in line with the objectives of the division and the UHSx pharmacy strategy
Act as a lead clinical pharmacy practitioner for all clinical pharmacy aspects of clinical governance within the adult cancer services including clinical risk, clinical audit and education and teaching
Work as a non-medical prescriber to deliver a broad service to the cancer directorate. This will include the undertaking of patient facing clinics, providing prescribing support to the service and supporting the out-patient/in -patient cancer units.

Please see Job description and Person specs for full details

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will;

Provide an expert level of clinical and technical pharmacy services to the cancer directorate for UHSx
Act as a lead clinical pharmacy practitioner for adult cancer services responsible for the delivery, development, evaluation and co-ordination of clinical pharmacy services in line with the objectives of the division and the UHSx pharmacy strategy
Act as a lead clinical pharmacy practitioner for all clinical pharmacy aspects of clinical governance within the adult cancer services including clinical risk, clinical audit and education and teaching
Work as a non-medical prescriber to deliver a broad service to the cancer directorate. This will include the undertaking of patient facing clinics, providing prescribing support to the service and supporting the out-patient/in -patient cancer units.

Please see Job description and Person specs for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

Registered Pharmacist
Previous experience in cancer services
Experience in managing people
Diploma or equivalent experience

Desirable

NMP
Experience in doing patient facing clinics

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

Registered Pharmacist
Previous experience in cancer services
Experience in managing people
Diploma or equivalent experience

Desirable

NMP
Experience in doing patient facing clinics

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).