Job overview
We are delighted to be recruiting for pharmacists to work as part of our Clinical Pharmacy team at The Royal Marsden. This is an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist looking to specialise in cancer treatments and to gain experience working in a world-leading cancer centre. This is a rotational post where you will have the opportunity to gain experience in a number of clinical cancer services and specialties, including oncology, haematology, private care, paediatric-oncology, critical care and surgery.
This role is key to delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service which encompasses the medical day unit and outpatient clinics, along with inpatient wards and out-of-hospital SACT delivery and administration. This post will be supporting the multidisciplinary team working with key stakeholders within pharmacy, nursing and medicine to promote timely delivery of SACT and to continually improve outcomes for our patients.
The Royal Marsden moved to a new Epic Digital Health Record in March 2023, which has revolutionised how we practice and deliver care to patients. The Oak Cancer Centre (a new, state-of-the-art treatment and research facility) opened in June 2023 on the Sutton site, and along with future development plans for the Chelsea site, there’s never been a more exciting time to join The Royal Marsden pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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1. Promote the on-going Trust initiatives to continually improve patient experiences of day case chemotherapy
2. Liaise with the pharmacy aseptic, dispensary and clinical teams and the multi-disciplinary team on the day units to ensure an efficient, effective and safe chemotherapy service is provided.
3. Attend unit meetings if required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. GPhC Registration
5. MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Desirable criteria
6. Registered non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards this qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Post registration NHS hospital experience
8. Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to wards / day units
9. Clinical audit and quality/service improvement projects
Desirable criteria
10. Oncology/Haematology Pharmacy experience
11. Experience of delivering education & training to staff and students
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
12. Ability to work effectively as part of a team
13. Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
14. Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively & meet deadlines
15. Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
16. Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy at all times
17. Ability to train other members of staff
18. Recognises limitations of own professional competence.
19. Awareness of current developments in clinical pharmacy
20. Ability to use an electronic prescribing system and supporting software to complete clinical pharmacist tasks on a daily basis.
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.