Job summary
An
opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated pharmacist to join the
Cancer Services Pharmacy Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as a Specialist
Clinical Pharmacist in cancer services.
As
a tertiary specialist centre we support the care of patients with a wide
variety of oncological malignancies in both Leeds and the wider Yorkshire
area. We are a vital part of the multi-disciplinary team looking after
specialist groups of patients at all stages of their treatment.
We
are looking for someone who can manage a dynamic and changing workload to
develop and manage cancer service core duties as well as learning and
supporting disease specific tumour sites; to ensure a safe, efficient,
effective and positive service for our oncology patients.
Full
training would be provided to the new post holder as well as support to
attain a competency in the validation of oncology related systemic
anti-cancer therapy (SACT) utilising our comprehensive and structured SACT
training programme.
Main duties of the job
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Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to our oncology inpatient
wards
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Develop the knowledge and skill set for validation and supply of Systemic
Anti Cancer Therapy (SACT) for patient's attending the Leeds Cancer Centre
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Work closely with band 8a disease group specific pharmacist colleagues to
develop clinical oncology knowledge and the skills to learn how to review
prospective clinical trials for suitability prior to implementation in the
oncology trial portfolio
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Undertake patient counselling for oncology patients to ensure maximum benefit
from medicines supplied
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Liaise with drug & therapeutics, medicines safety, informatics and
procurement teams to facilitate the implementation of new products to the
oncology portfolio (including free of charge/compassionate use schemes)
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Develop the skillset to utilise the ChemoCare prescribing system to create
templates and protocols for new drugs in oncology
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Undertake required audits and reviews to ensure the clinical pharmacy service
is operating within the required specification and adhering to national
standards
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Provide training/supervision/line management to other colleagues in the
cancer team
About us
The
oncology pharmacy team work together on a daily basis to ensure that some of
our most complex and challenging treatments within Leeds Teaching Hospitals
are delivered safely, efficiently and in a patient centred manner. Our team
is made up of some highly experienced pharmacists who have strong working
relationships with the wider multi-disciplinary team. Any new starter to the
team receives a thorough induction drawing on the years of experience
possessed by our pharmacists and technicians within various specialist
fields.
We
have a strong ethos of workforce development. We strive to ensure that all
members of the team are able to access development opportunities not solely
limited to clinical work as well as the facilitation of regular team based
clinical education sessions.
Weekly
huddles ensure that all team members are supported and workloads are
appropriately managed whilst giving the opportunity to share best practice.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide specialist clinical
pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within cancer
services, as part of a team of pharmacists being professionally accountable
for their actions; within a given clinical speciality.
Demonstrate the ability to provide
safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance
with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation.
This will include individual prescription review to optimise therapy,
advising on dosage and side effects and on safe administration of medicines.
The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieve in
specific circumstances.
Provide drug-related advice and
information to patients, consultants and other health-care professionals
within the cancer service team.
Supports the Trust's Prescribing
Standards and challenges practice where prescribers have not adhered to the
Medicines Code.
Plan, manage, monitor and review
individual patient care plans.
Manage difficult and ambiguous
problems, often when information is limited.
Reporting prescribing and
administration near misses, and risk management issues.
Pharmacists who are registered as
prescribers will, with the agreement of the clinical director of the
speciality, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patient
care.
Alongside the specialist band 8a in
the given disease group, the post holder will be expected to develop to
manage the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed drugs, into the
clinical speciality with input to Drug and Therapeutics committee.
Manage the clinical pharmacist
disease group portfolio input into clinical trials.
Support the Lead Pharmacist for the
area with the production and implementation of drug related policies and
procedures, with the production of financial reports and with horizon
scanning activities.
Develop and update policies for the
safe, effective and economic use of medicines through discussion with medical
and nursing staff.
Research
and Education
Occasionally participates in
research and development within clinical speciality
Undertakes own research/audit
within clinical speciality
Supervise, teach, and assess junior
pharmacy staff completing training modules within the clinical area.
The post holder is also expected to
participate in the training of other clinical professionals within their
specialist area as requested.
Other
Provide a service commitment,
typically a four hour session to a specific area within the pharmacy
department e.g. dispensary, aseptics
Perform other duties as directed by
manager
Participate in the weekend service
and where contracted, the emergency duty service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide specialist clinical
pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within cancer
services, as part of a team of pharmacists being professionally accountable
for their actions; within a given clinical speciality.
Demonstrate the ability to provide
safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance
with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation.
This will include individual prescription review to optimise therapy,
advising on dosage and side effects and on safe administration of medicines.
The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieve in
specific circumstances.
Provide drug-related advice and
information to patients, consultants and other health-care professionals
within the cancer service team.
Supports the Trust's Prescribing
Standards and challenges practice where prescribers have not adhered to the
Medicines Code.
Plan, manage, monitor and review
individual patient care plans.
Manage difficult and ambiguous
problems, often when information is limited.
Reporting prescribing and
administration near misses, and risk management issues.
Pharmacists who are registered as
prescribers will, with the agreement of the clinical director of the
speciality, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patient
care.
Alongside the specialist band 8a in
the given disease group, the post holder will be expected to develop to
manage the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed drugs, into the
clinical speciality with input to Drug and Therapeutics committee.
Manage the clinical pharmacist
disease group portfolio input into clinical trials.
Support the Lead Pharmacist for the
area with the production and implementation of drug related policies and
procedures, with the production of financial reports and with horizon
scanning activities.
Develop and update policies for the
safe, effective and economic use of medicines through discussion with medical
and nursing staff.
Research
and Education
Occasionally participates in
research and development within clinical speciality
Undertakes own research/audit
within clinical speciality
Supervise, teach, and assess junior
pharmacy staff completing training modules within the clinical area.
The post holder is also expected to
participate in the training of other clinical professionals within their
specialist area as requested.
Other
Provide a service commitment,
typically a four hour session to a specific area within the pharmacy
department e.g. dispensary, aseptics
Perform other duties as directed by
manager
Participate in the weekend service
and where contracted, the emergency duty service
Person Specification
other criteria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary),
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience as a practising clinical pharmacist.
- Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge which require the pharmacist to analyse information from a range of sources
- Knowledge & experience of clinical area/department which demonstrates ability to manage a caseload
- Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies
- Be professionally accountable for action and advice.
Desirable
- Medicines Information
- Aseptic services
- Experience of dealing with a wide variety and grade of hospital staff (including senior medical and managerial staff) on a regular and ongoing basis
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacist Registrant of GPhC
- MPharm or equivalent
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Member of a relevant Professional Development Body e.g. RPSGB, BOPA
- Postgraduate Masters Degree
- Non-medical prescriber status
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Team player
- Ability to work alone and under pressure
- Motivated
- Lateral thinker
- Excellent communication oral/written/listening
- Good problem solver and time management skills
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- Computer literate (eg word processing, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Effective prioritisation skills
Person Specification
other criteria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary),
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience as a practising clinical pharmacist.
- Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge which require the pharmacist to analyse information from a range of sources
- Knowledge & experience of clinical area/department which demonstrates ability to manage a caseload
- Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies
- Be professionally accountable for action and advice.
Desirable
- Medicines Information
- Aseptic services
- Experience of dealing with a wide variety and grade of hospital staff (including senior medical and managerial staff) on a regular and ongoing basis
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacist Registrant of GPhC
- MPharm or equivalent
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Member of a relevant Professional Development Body e.g. RPSGB, BOPA
- Postgraduate Masters Degree
- Non-medical prescriber status
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Team player
- Ability to work alone and under pressure
- Motivated
- Lateral thinker
- Excellent communication oral/written/listening
- Good problem solver and time management skills
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable
- Computer literate (eg word processing, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Effective prioritisation skills
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).
