Main area Pharmacist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call, early or late cover, weekend and bank holiday work as required by departmental rotas) Job ref 225-DIV3-7384983
Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/09/2025 23:59
Higher Level Pharmacist - Aseptic and Cancer Services
Band 7
Job overview
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is a Cancer Centre providing a comprehensive cancer service to the population of Wolverhampton and other surrounding areas. The Trust strives to innovate and improve patient care.
Due to significant investment, we will receive handover of our new pharmacy aseptic, clinical trials, and radiopharmacy facility later this year.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our rapidly expanding and friendly Aseptic team.
This is an exciting role for a pharmacist with an interest in cancer, nutrition and technical services. There is an opportunity to gain experience in haematology and oncology cancer care, intrathecal chemotherapy, clinical trials, and adult parenteral nutrition, as well as working in a busy aseptic unit.
Training will also include the opportunity and support to complete the independent prescribing qualification.
You will receive excellent support and training from our senior pharmacists. We are passionate about developing our pharmacists into the clinical leaders of the future.
We may consider applicants with limited aseptic experience and if successful will be appointed to a band 6 to 7 step up programme
Main duties of the job
Act as an authorised pharmacist in the provision of a pharmaceutical aseptic service
To deliver pharmaceutical services to patients requiring parenteral nutrition support and SACT treatments
Provide professional pharmaceutical services, including reviewing prescriptions, and clinical pharmacy services to designated wards/departments
Work with the Assistant Director of Pharmacy to lead the delivery of a specialist pharmacy service to all wards and departments within the Oncology and Haematology Directorate.
Supervise/provide professional support to junior pharmacists/ pharmacy technicians, students and support staff
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
We have excellent relationships with our local schools of pharmacy, including Wolverhampton University
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver a comprehensive and consistently high quality aseptic and clinical pharmacy service to the oncology/haematology directorate
To act as an authorised pharmacist in the provision of a pharmaceutical aseptic service
To clinically verify and final release aseptic products including treatments for cancer patients, parenteral nutrition bags and other CIVAS products
As a member of the adult nutrition team, to actively provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice to medical staff on the prescribing and formulation of parenteral nutrition.
To be on the delegation logs for clinical trials supported by the pharmacy aseptic unit.
Provide professional guidance to junior pharmacists, technicians and students working within the area of speciality
Promote optimal and appropriate drug use and high quality prescribing practice through: implementation of the Joint formulary, medicines management and antimicrobial prescribing initiatives; promotion of key prescribing messages; assisting in the development of prescribing guidelines and care pathways; assisting in the development of essential shared care guidelines and participating in multidisciplinary staff training.
To participate in the internal monitoring systems to measure clinical input on the wards and provide such information as may be required. This will include intervention monitoring and antibiotic point prevalence data collection.
To investigate pharmaceutical problems arising from use of medicinal products and participate in and encourage medical staff in adverse drug reaction reporting
Assist other Senior Pharmacists providing pharmaceutical advice at Directorate level.
Person specification
Qualification
* Master’s degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
* Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification or working towards a clinical diploma or equivalent
* Additional postgraduate qualification in oncology/haematology or Aseptic Services
Experience & skills
* Post-registration experience working recently in an acute Trust setting
* Able to work in a clean room environment
* Able to work in a ward environment with daily contact with patients
* Computer literate, particularly word processing and internet searching.
* Ability to understand the working of an acute Trust and the role of the Pharmacy Directorate within that Trust
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Visa/Sponsorship Information
The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website:Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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