You will work as part of a dynamic team of clinical pharmacists and technicians providing support to our patients within inpatient settings on the Chelsea and Sutton sites of the hospital. You will be involved with the management of patients with complex haemato-oncological malignancies (e.g. CAR‑T therapy and stem cell transplants). We have a significant presence in all non‑cancer pathways and are respected and valued as key members of the MDT.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated pharmacist to join our dynamic, innovative, and friendly Clinical Pharmacy Team based at Royal Marsden Hospital (cross site). This will provide you an opportunity to develop your leadership skills and gain invaluable management experience for a rewarding career. The successful applicant will be responsible for the delivery of an efficient and accurate clinical pharmacy service to all non‑cancer pathways at the trust, including but not limited to the surgical inpatient wards, critical care units and anti‑infectives agenda.
In addition, you will also participate in the 7‑day out of hours rota, oncall rota and late duty rota. Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to provision of excellent pharmaceutical care to assigned clinical areas, training of the MDT, medicines reconciliation, supporting stock management, counselling patients and general dispensary duties, including dispensing and accuracy checking.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure service provisions of the clinical pharmacy to inpatient wards are coordinated to a high standard and developed, according to the needs of the Trust.
* Be responsible for staff allocation in response to changing workload and service delivery requirements.
* Duties include ensuring that relevant rotas for clinical service delivery are developed and adhered to (e.g. day‑to‑day tasks, evening and weekend shifts are covered).
* Support other team members in leading a clinical pharmacy service on the operational delivery of the medicine's optimisation services across clinical services.
* Support and drive the implementation of initiatives to improve patient experience related to medicines.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world‑leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our ongoing achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and person specification
* Provide a clinical pharmacy service to all non‑cancer pathways at the trust.
* Support the medical and nursing teams through provision of pharmacy advice and ensure the safe and timely delivery of oncology services.
* Promote the on‑going Trust initiatives to continually improve patient experiences of day case chemotherapy.
* 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 service is provided.
* Attend unit meetings if required.
* Participate in pharmacy initiatives within the units as appropriate.
Person specification
Experience
* Post registration NHS hospital experience.
* Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to wards / day units.
* Clinical audit and quality/service improvement projects.
* Experience of delivering education & training to staff and students.
Skills Abilities/knowledge
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team and alone when required.
* Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy at all times.
* Ability to safely clinically screen prescriptions/drug charts.
* Ability to use an electronic prescribing system and supporting software to complete clinical pharmacist tasks on a daily basis.
Other Requirements
* Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility & delegate effectively.
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.
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.
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.
Name Mubariz Mahmood
Job title Lead Pharmacist Anti‑Infectives - CCU and Surgery
Email address mubariz.mahmood@rmh.nhs.uk
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