Job overview
This 0.4 WTE Band 8b Lead Pharmacist: Oncology Sutton role is a one-year backfill (Thursday/Friday) during the current post holder’s secondment to an RM Partners SACT project.
The position leads and supports the Oncology Pharmacy Team at Sutton & Kingston, ensuring high-quality clinical services for OCC & Kingston day units and NMP support to SACT clinics. It also contributes to developing the pharmacy workforce to recruit and retain top staff.
Candidates should be enthusiastic, proactive, independent, decisive, and highly organised.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the co-ordination, delivery and optimisation of clinical pharmacy Oncology services at the Sutton site. To include working alongside the Head of Clinical services and the other lead pharmacists to ensure process standardisation, pathways are streamlined and clinical pharmacy services are consistent across both sites.
Leading a team of highly skilled pharmacists, technicians and other pharmacy staff working to deliver cutting edge pharmacy services to Oncology patients.
Leading on the delivery of local, regional and national projects to optimise medication, improve services and outcomes for patients. The post holder will be responsible for implementation of these projects, through extensive stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
To lead on pharmaceutical issues relating to medicines optimisation and clinical trials within the existing Oncology Specialist pharmacist role, ensuring adherence to national guidelines and medicines legislation.
To provide highly specialised pharmaceutical advice and support relating to medicines use to senior medical and nursing staff of the designated specialist unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information please refer to the job description and person specification.
Responsible for the co-ordination, delivery and optimisation of clinical pharmacy oncology services at the Sutton & Kingston site, to include the provision of services 7 days a week (if required) and out of hours.
To be responsible for supporting the Head of Clinical services in the operational delivery of clinical pharmacy oncology services at the Sutton & Kingston site.
To lead the pharmacy team providing a clinical pharmacy oncology service at the Sutton & Kingston site, to include day to day oversight of operations, implementation of clear processes for allocating and managing the workforce and skill mix optimisation.
To contribute to the local delivery of the pharmacy Education and Training strategy. To collaborate with the Pharmacy Education and Training Team to develop a strategy that is appropriate, aspirational and supports the development and delivery of a high quality clinical pharmacy service.
Deputise for senior members of the pharmacy team where appropriate attending Trust meetings, taking responsibility for the Pharmacy Department when required and dealing with any clinical and service issues that arise.
To identify changes in prescribing practices and new prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget and / or patient activity and communicate any perceived impact to the relevant teams and clinical business unit.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GPhC registration
2. MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice
Desirable criteria
3. Registered non-medical prescriber
4. Postgraduate leadership qualification
5. RPS membership
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Experience of working in oncology pharmacy
7. Financial forecasting and managing drug expenditure to include contribution to delivering cost improvement programmes
8. Experience of contributing to the delivery of medication governance and medication safety
9. Experience delivering education and training, and providing supervision to support the development of multidisciplinary team
10. Recent (in last 2 years) evidence of delivering efficiencies in the NHS
Desirable criteria
11. Non- Medical prescribing experience
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. Ability to lead a team effectively
15. Good time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively
16. Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
17. Ability to communicate effectively with members of the public and other healthcare professionals (written & verbal)
18. Ability to use Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook and advanced literature searching
19. Presentation skills
Other
Essential criteria
20. Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively
21. Adaptable to change: flexible in accepting new procedures and policies
22. Ability to demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated
23. Progressive and continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
24. Significant experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services
25. Experience of working across organisational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder relationships
26. Experience of setting and delivering objectives
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.