Job overview
Main duties of the job
• Provide the clinical leadership of the pharmacy provision to NHS patients undergoing systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) at The Royal Marsden.
• To work as an integral member of the oncology pharmacy team jointly providing an expert pharmacy service to oncology patients, the multidisciplinary team and provide highly specialist support to the wider pharmacy team in this area.
• To lead on pharmaceutical issues relating to a specific oncology clinical unit, ensuring adherence to national guidelines and medicines legislation.
• To provide education and training within the pharmacy department and the wider Trust.
• To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of drug resources within the specific oncology unit by the provision of procedures, protocols and drug usage information.
• To provide a pharmacy clinical service to patients receiving SACT on the NHS day units, inpatient wards and outpatient clinics, as well as care closer to home services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Participate in the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of the oncology pharmacy clinical service to NHS patients
• To support prescribing at the individual level, contributing to the optimisation of the individual patient’s drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues
• To ensure appropriate provision of medication information to patients regarding SACT within the Day Unit, inpatient, and outpatient setting.
• Support the specialist pharmacist service provided to a cancer unit and multi-professional team, providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care through ward and clinic-based pharmacy service, and attendance at appropriate ward rounds, clinics, and meetings.
• To support the implementation of NHSE commissioning decisions relating to the treatment of a designated specialist unit, ensuring safe SACT prescribing by the production of proforma prescriptions, and updating local/or network treatment protocols and guidelines.
• To disseminate knowledge gained during study or research and develop projects through presentation at local, national and international meetings and publications.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GPhC Registration
2. MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
Desirable criteria
3. Registered non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Significant post-registration NHS hospital experience
5. Significant oncology pharmacy experience
6. Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy SACT service to wards / day units
7. Experience in the clinical verification of SACT prescriptions
8. Clinical audit, service improvement or research experience
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of line management/trainee supervision
10. Experience of delivering education & training to undergraduate & post graduate pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff
11. Clinical Trial experience
12. Valid level 2c Oncology SACT accreditation in the BOPA SACT passport.
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Ability to work effectively as part of a team
14. Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
15. Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively & meet deadlines
16. Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
17. Ability to initiate and implement change
18. Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail & accuracy at all times
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
19. Able to work at all Royal Marsden sites if required
20. Adaptable to change: flexible to meet the needs of the role
21. Professional, act as a role model
22. Excellent leadership qualities: able to take responsibility & delegate effectively
23. Enthusiastic and ambitious
24. Upholds the RM Trust core values
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.
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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.