Job summary
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, proactive and experienced cancer pharmacist to apply for the post of Highly Advanced Pharmacist - Lead for Oncology and Deputy Team Manager, as part of the Oxford Cancer Pharmacy Team at the Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre.
The highly advanced oncology pharmacist will work as a highly advanced practitioner and will be able to develop their skills to become a future Consultant Pharmacist in line with the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework and the NHS Consultant Pharmacist Guidance. The post holder will be expected to work towards advanced level 2 and mastery within the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership & management, education & research, with core capabilities in a specific area of clinical competence. The successful candidate will have excellent leadership, communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as innovative ideas on improving service delivery and patient care. This post promises to bring opportunities and challenges working within the cancer pharmacy team at the Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre, giving the successful candidate the chance to develop and extend their clinical, leadership and managerial skills at a highly advanced level.
We will provide you with a comprehensive induction covering all aspects of the work, support from senior pharmacy staff and an environment to develop further.
Main duties of the job
To support and deputise for the Consultant Cancer Pharmacist and manage, strategically lead and co-ordinate the cancer pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service to the Oncology & Haematology Directorate.
To be an expert in Oncology.
To ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within Oncology through provision of medicine related aspects of patient care, promoting economy and improvements in quality, safety and cost effectiveness, and medicines optimisation.
To ensure all members of the Cancer Pharmacy Team are trained and competent for their role in Oncology through training and appraisal.
To accept case referrals for medicines optimisation in Oncology.
To act as a mentor and role model as an expert clinical pharmacist, manager and leader.
To use innovation to create new models for service delivery to support effective patient outcomes, safety and experience aligned with relevant national agenda; improve cost effectiveness and in particular support the QIPP agenda.
To lead and deliver education and training in Oncology for pharmacy and other healthcare professionals across the health economy.
To lead, undertake, supervise and publish research in relevant Oncology journals.
To be a lead and role model in the field of Oncology locally, regionally and nationally.
The role is a training Consultant Cancer Pharmacist post in line with the NHS Consultant Pharmacist Guidance 2020.
About us
The Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre is a purpose-built tertiary referral and regional cancer centre on the Churchill site, with a satellite unit at the Horton Hospital, and one of the Cancer Centres within the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance. The Cancer & Haematology services include oncology, haematology, bone marrow transplant, ambulatory care unit, day treatment units and triage. The pharmacy department provides services across the three sites of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Churchill, John Radcliffe, Horton).
The cancer pharmacy team is led by a Consultant Cancer Pharmacist and the team is fully integrated in the multidisciplinary team. The cancer pharmacy team service is comprised of both NHS and research services. The team provides a range of innovative services, including a clinical pharmacy service to the cancer day treatment units, non-medical prescribing as part of multidisciplinary clinics, and a pharmacy led oral education clinic. The cancer pharmacists have opportunities for secondments into research and actively present their work at conferences and via publications. The team has recently been reconfigured to enable an improved skill mix of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants and administration support to provide high quality cancer pharmacy services to the Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key roles include:
1. Clinical & Expert Practice
2. Clinical Service Organisation and Deputy Management
3. Research, Evaluation and Service Development
4. Education, Mentoring and overview of practice
5. Professional Leadership
Please see full job description attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key roles include:
1. Clinical & Expert Practice
2. Clinical Service Organisation and Deputy Management
3. Research, Evaluation and Service Development
4. Education, Mentoring and overview of practice
5. Professional Leadership
Please see full job description attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BPharm / MPharm Qualified as a NMP or working towards (desired)
- Member of GPhC
- Member of RPS Member of relevant Professional Groups (e.g. UKCPA, BOPA)
- Accredited at Advanced level 2* or Fellowship of RPS faculty (or within 2 years of taking up post)
- Member of relevant Professional Groups (e.g. UKCPA, BOPA)
Skills
Essential
- Shapes direction of professional group (e.g. Committee Member, Member of Expert Practice development group)
- Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc qualification or equivalent experience
- Experience of managing a team
- Broad clinical or directorate pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas
- Appropriate and current clinical experience in relevant specialist area
- Proven experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate team
- Proven budget management or monitoring ability and demonstrable success in achieving savings
- Provision of drug usage and expenditure reports and use of financial reports to influence business cases and clinical practice
- Recognition as an expert nationally through publications / presentations or officer in a national group
- Proven medicines related policy development and implementation
- Proven experience of managing and developing a service within limited resources
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Problem identification, prioritisation and solving
- Demonstrable experience of change management at a pharmacy level
- Experience as a tutor for postgraduate clinical diploma
- Proven time management skills and an ability to work under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Visionary and ability to motivate others
- Proven facilitative leadership skills
- Enthusiasm and self motivation
- Assertiveness
- Professional and personal integrity
- Recognised equitable approach
- Understanding of NHS finances
Desirable
- Formal management qualification
- Proven experience of working at a strategic level across the wider health community
- Demonstrable experience of change management at an Organisation or national Level
- Formal teaching / training/ mentoring training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BPharm / MPharm Qualified as a NMP or working towards (desired)
- Member of GPhC
- Member of RPS Member of relevant Professional Groups (e.g. UKCPA, BOPA)
- Accredited at Advanced level 2* or Fellowship of RPS faculty (or within 2 years of taking up post)
- Member of relevant Professional Groups (e.g. UKCPA, BOPA)
Skills
Essential
- Shapes direction of professional group (e.g. Committee Member, Member of Expert Practice development group)
- Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc qualification or equivalent experience
- Experience of managing a team
- Broad clinical or directorate pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas
- Appropriate and current clinical experience in relevant specialist area
- Proven experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate team
- Proven budget management or monitoring ability and demonstrable success in achieving savings
- Provision of drug usage and expenditure reports and use of financial reports to influence business cases and clinical practice
- Recognition as an expert nationally through publications / presentations or officer in a national group
- Proven medicines related policy development and implementation
- Proven experience of managing and developing a service within limited resources
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Problem identification, prioritisation and solving
- Demonstrable experience of change management at a pharmacy level
- Experience as a tutor for postgraduate clinical diploma
- Proven time management skills and an ability to work under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Visionary and ability to motivate others
- Proven facilitative leadership skills
- Enthusiasm and self motivation
- Assertiveness
- Professional and personal integrity
- Recognised equitable approach
- Understanding of NHS finances
Desirable
- Formal management qualification
- Proven experience of working at a strategic level across the wider health community
- Demonstrable experience of change management at an Organisation or national Level
- Formal teaching / training/ mentoring training
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).
