Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Great flexible working opportunities Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme Generous annual leave and pension scheme Extensive staff health and well-being programmes Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated band 7 pharmacist to join the clinical oncology/ haematology pharmacy team at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The team provides a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to oncology/haematology patients (children and young people). This role is ideal for a band 6 or 7 pharmacist who wants to further develop their clinical skills with support from experienced pharmacists. Paediatric hospital pharmacy or oncology/haematology experience is desirable but not essential as extensive training will be provided. Advert Provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to oncology/haematology patients including Systemic Anticancer Chemotherapy (SACT) prescription verification and clinical monitoring. Provide professional and clinical supervision in the satellite oncology/haematology pharmacy dispensary. Support the operation and development of the Telephone Home Maintenance service Provide highly specialised paediatric drug therapy advice to patients/carers, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals Provide teaching to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff in specialist areas of clinical practice and supervises less experienced band 6 pharmacists & students. Deputise for band 8a advanced pharmacists Working for our organisation Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest and busiest children’s hospitals in Europe. Our state-of-the-art hospital opened in October 2015. We have specialist pharmacists embedded within clinical teams as well as an Aseptic Unit, busy out-patient and in-patient dispensaries, medicines information unit and a paediatric focused purchasing. The Oncology/Haematology Unit is the Principal Treatment Centre for children and young people with cancer from Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man. The centre recruits to national and international clinical trials and is a recognised ECMC and ITCC centre for early phase studies. Our clinical oncology/haematology pharmacy team are an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team. The team comprises of pharmacists, a technician and an ATO based on the Oncology/Haematology Unit. The post holder will join this friendly, dedicated, team in the provision of a comprehensive pharmacy service to patients. The successful candidate will be given a full induction and the pharmacy department supports development; this may include advanced clinical skills, good clinical practice and clinical trials accreditation, an understanding of drug commissioning. These highly desirable skills will be transferrable to other areas of pharmacy practice. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see full job description attached for details Provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to oncology/haematology patients including Systemic Anticancer Chemotherapy (SACT) prescription verification and clinical monitoring. Provide professional and clinical supervision in the satellite oncology/haematology pharmacy dispensary. Support the operation and development of the Telephone Home Maintenance service Provide highly specialised paediatric drug therapy advice to patients/carers, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals Provide teaching to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff in specialist areas of clinical practice and supervises less experienced band 6 pharmacists & students. We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [email protected] or call 0151 282 4599 Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.