Job summary
An exciting opportunity has presented for a pharmacist with clinical cancer experience including haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to join our cancer pharmacy team. This post is a permanent position within the HSCT team to work closely with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist to manage the growing service.
As a world-leading research facility and Europe's largest HSCT centre, you will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver cellular therapies such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment, which is licensed or in clinical trials.
As a registered pharmacist, you will provide a person-centred approach to care, and manage specialist pharmacy services to patients undergoing HSCT or cellular advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) for cancer or non-malignant indications. You will collaborate with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist to improve the pharmacy service for these patients and educate pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff on these innovative treatments.
The UCLH Cancer Pharmacy Team is a large team across oncology, haematology and transplantation and works well together. Our ideal candidate will:o help us develop and deliver our vision for a person-centred clinical pharmacy service,o drive directorate and departmental clinical governance issues, clinical audit, practice research, service improvement projects and more,o be keen to further their career within cancer services.
Main duties of the job
The main day to day responsibilities would include:o To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information to the multidisciplinary team on the care and treatment of HSCT and ATMP patients.o To deliver and promote high quality, cost effective, patient focused pharmaceutical care.o To manage the day-to-day delivery of clinical pharmacy services to HSCT and ATMP patients.o To manage cancer pharmacists delivering clinical pharmacy services to HSCT and ATMP patients.o To support the training and development cancer pharmacists in the field of HSCT and ATMPs.o To support the opening and management of HSCT and ATMP clinical trials.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Master degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent.
- Pharmacist Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience and expertise.
- Evidence of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
Desirable
- Independent prescriber, or willingness to undertake an independent prescribing qualification.
- Advanced practitioner as defined by the Faculty of Cancer Pharmacy Advanced and Consultant Level Framework (ACLF).
- Evidence of formal management training.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum five years post-registration.
- Minimum of three years' experience as a clinical pharmacist in a cancer specialty including haematology.
- Experience as a clinical pharmacist in managing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients.
- Experience of verifying prescriptions for systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) and HSCT.
- Actively seeks to improve the ward and clinical services provided to enhance quality of care to cancer patients.
Desirable
- Experience as a clinical pharmacist in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell patients.
- Experience in reviewing and setting up cancer clinical trials including validation of electronic protocols.
- Experience of managing change and driving service improvements.
- Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff's work to drive and deliver service improvements.
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research.
- Evidence of publishing in a peer reviewed journal.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective time management and demonstrates the ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent ability to prioritise complex workload and work accurately under pressure.
- IT literate, including use of spreadsheets to capture and manipulate data, search for evidence-based practice, presenting complex information.
Desirable
- Able to identify risks, and develop and manage risk management procedures.
- Demonstrates integration of research evidence into practice.
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates high level clinical knowledge, reasoning, and judgment, manages difficult and ambiguous problems.
- Able to communicate complex, contentious, and sensitive information effectively when using clear written and spoken English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels both within and beyond pharmacy and the trust.
Desirable
- Experience at presenting complex information to senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrates ability to influence practice within pharmacy and at a divisional level.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Commitment to continually update skills, knowledge, and expertise; and maintain a portfolio of practice.
- Experience of identifying training needs and delivering education and training programmes for clinical staff groups.
- Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff including objective setting, performance monitoring, recruitment and selection, and managing poor performance.
- Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff's work to drive and deliver improvements in service quality.
- Ability to motivate team members in the achievement of common goals.
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal.
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Master degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent.
- Pharmacist Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience and expertise.
- Evidence of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
Desirable
- Independent prescriber, or willingness to undertake an independent prescribing qualification.
- Advanced practitioner as defined by the Faculty of Cancer Pharmacy Advanced and Consultant Level Framework (ACLF).
- Evidence of formal management training.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum five years post-registration.
- Minimum of three years' experience as a clinical pharmacist in a cancer specialty including haematology.
- Experience as a clinical pharmacist in managing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients.
- Experience of verifying prescriptions for systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) and HSCT.
- Actively seeks to improve the ward and clinical services provided to enhance quality of care to cancer patients.
Desirable
- Experience as a clinical pharmacist in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell patients.
- Experience in reviewing and setting up cancer clinical trials including validation of electronic protocols.
- Experience of managing change and driving service improvements.
- Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff's work to drive and deliver service improvements.
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research.
- Evidence of publishing in a peer reviewed journal.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective time management and demonstrates the ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent ability to prioritise complex workload and work accurately under pressure.
- IT literate, including use of spreadsheets to capture and manipulate data, search for evidence-based practice, presenting complex information.
Desirable
- Able to identify risks, and develop and manage risk management procedures.
- Demonstrates integration of research evidence into practice.
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates high level clinical knowledge, reasoning, and judgment, manages difficult and ambiguous problems.
- Able to communicate complex, contentious, and sensitive information effectively when using clear written and spoken English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels both within and beyond pharmacy and the trust.
Desirable
- Experience at presenting complex information to senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrates ability to influence practice within pharmacy and at a divisional level.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Commitment to continually update skills, knowledge, and expertise; and maintain a portfolio of practice.
- Experience of identifying training needs and delivering education and training programmes for clinical staff groups.
- Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff including objective setting, performance monitoring, recruitment and selection, and managing poor performance.
- Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff's work to drive and deliver improvements in service quality.
- Ability to motivate team members in the achievement of common goals.
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal.
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
