Overview
We are seeking a motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Band 8a specialist oncology pharmacist to support future service development across Christie@ sites.
Key Qualifications
* Band 8a pharmacist.
* Independent prescribing qualification or progress towards an independent prescribing qualification.
Responsibilities
* Deliver and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to the designated disease group of cancer patients.
* Supervise and prescribe systemic anti‑cancer therapies and supportive treatments for patients within the relevant disease group.
* Develop and maintain specialist knowledge in medicines used within the Trust, particularly within the designated cancer disease group.
* Promote the safe, efficient and cost‑effective use of medicine resources to the designated cancer disease group through education, training, procedures, policies, guidelines and medicine usage information.
* Contribute to the wider clinical pharmacy service for patients being treated across all disease groups.
* Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to a designated cancer disease group in accordance with departmental, Trust and national standards, procedures and policies.
* Be responsible for the direct delivery and development of an out‑patient clinical practice, or within the day‑case setting, within the Trust or at Trust peripheral locations.
* Work closely with and provide pharmaceutical advice to medical staff, other members of the multidisciplinary team and patients.
* Work as an independent prescriber within the designated disease group, collaborating with the relevant consultant team.
* Develop pharmacist‑led clinic streams, for example oral SACT delivery models, if appropriate to the designated disease group in line with service improvements.
* Audit and evaluate pharmacist‑led clinic streams and pharmacist prescribing within the designated disease group for service evaluation and improvement.
* Develop and maintain drug protocols and treatment guidelines within the clinical pharmacy service and the designated cancer disease group.
* Contribute to clinical pharmacy services, including ward‑based services within the Trust.
* Produce shared care protocols where appropriate and attend meetings with primary care representatives, where relevant.
* Attend and contribute to meetings relevant to the designated disease group as appropriate.
* Liaise with the Director of Pharmacy and the lead designated cancer disease group consultants to forecast drug expenditure and identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact the drug budget.
* Gain an understanding of the Trust’s budgeting system and support management of drug expenditure by clinicians and senior managers.
* Represent the pharmacy service at appropriate clinical unit and divisional meetings on request.
* Monitor and interpret published evidence and computer reports of drug usage, using this data to report to lead clinicians and the Director of Pharmacy, implementing agreed policies aimed at improving patient outcomes and containing drug expenditure.
* Provide evaluated pharmaceutical information to the Drugs and Therapeutic Committee as requested.
* Support prescribing at the individual patient level, contributing to the optimisation of patients’ drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues.
* Provide pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multi‑professional team through ward pharmacy services and attendance on appropriate clinician’s ward rounds and meetings.
* Facilitate effective communication about relevant pharmacy issues to clinicians and senior managers and identify opportunities for development of pharmacy services to match identified services and care needs.
* Demonstrate awareness and commitment to the Trust’s Clinical Governance Plan.
* In conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist in Clinical Services, establish processes for setting standards of care, identifying risks and implementing necessary changes.
* Undertake clinical audit and practice research as part of the multidisciplinary audit process within the designated disease group and clinical pharmacy service.
* Participate in research opportunities internal or external to the Trust in collaboration with disease group or university faculties.
* Identify and report any systemic or preventable errors associated with medicines within the Network Services division and facilitate learning.
* Assist and participate in the development, implementation and management of training initiatives and competency frameworks within the clinical pharmacy service.
* Together with colleagues be involved in the maintenance of cost‑effective and efficient pharmacy services and participate in their regular review and development.
* Represent pharmacy and act as a link person at relevant meetings and conferences.
* Provide education and training to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff.
* Act as a mentor/role model to junior pharmacists and undertake regular appraisals.
* Participate in the clinical training of pharmacists and foundation year pharmacists.
* Actively participate in the clinical pharmacy ward service rota for all patients within the Trust as required.
* Be responsible for the clinical screening/review of SACT prescriptions for designated patient groups, including clinical trial prescriptions and clinically screen/review in‑patient and outpatient prescriptions.
* Check and supply medication to and for patients, including clinical trials, and counsel patients or medical or nursing staff on correct use.
* Participate in prescription clinical screening.
* Give advice on the storage, administration and therapeutic use of drugs to patients, medical/nursing staff and other colleagues; provide written information as necessary.
* Follow local, Trust and National guidelines for safe medicines practice.
* Identify own training needs and maintain a CPD portfolio.
* Participate in weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and additional out‑of‑hours duties as required to meet the needs of the service.
* Undertake any other duties consistent with the nature of the post as requested by the Pharmacy Managers and the Trust.
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