Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacist to join the Cancer Services team at Princess Royal University Hospital, as a fixed term maternity leave cover for 12 months. This post will offer you a fantastic opportunity to experience many aspects of Cancer Services including contributing to multi-disciplinary ward rounds for both haematology and solid tumour oncology patients. You will be uniquely placed to provide excellent patient care to oncology and haematology patients, whilst managing the team and service. This position will benefit from being fully supported and trained by our friendly and dedicated team, allowing you to develop both personally and professionally. As we work closer with our local partners you will be integral in planning the future of high risk injectable medicines supplies to improve patient care, efficiency and safety. The department and trust is always striving to improve to provide world class patient care. The successful post hold holder will know and understand the trust strategy and vision.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a specialist practitioner in adult haematology and solid tumour oncology and be professionally and managerially responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care to Cancer Services at PRUH. The post-holder has overall responsibility for the safe and efficient provision of cytotoxic chemotherapy at PRUH.. As a senior member of the pharmacy team, the post-holder will contribute to policy and strategy development and implementation of pharmacy services at PRUH.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.