Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and capable pharmacist to join the Cancer and Aseptics Pharmacy Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).
ICHNT is the cancer centre for North West London, and manages both local and nationally referred patients, with a variety of different and complex oncology and haematology cancer pathologies. ICHNT offers a fully multi-disciplinary approach and the successful applicant will work closely with our extended cancer teams.
The post holder will have the opportunity to undertake rotations in each of the three key areas within Cancer Services: Aseptics, Haematology, and Oncology. Each of the three rotations is approximately nine months in duration, allowing the post holder to develop specialist skills each time they rotate, as well as gaining in-depth experience, thus being fully integrated into the delivery of cancer services.
They will be involved in the management of patients with oncology and haematology diagnoses, who are on a variety of systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT), including CAR-T and BMT. This is in addition to managing disease complications, therapeutic drug based complications and working with our palliative care team to give patients the best care.
You will need to work well as part of a team and possess excellent communication skills. You will need to have high attention to detail to be able to work under pressure
Main duties of the job
1. Supporting the Senior Lead/ Lead Pharmacists for each rotation
delivering a clinical ward pharmacy service
2. Providing expert support to clinicians and other healthcare professionals
3. Final checking and releasing of aseptically manufactured SACT
4. Verification of SACT prescriptions
5. Contributing to the outpatient hub and clinics
6. Participating in audit projects
7. Supporting and developing trainee pharmacists, junior pharmacists and medicines management pharmacy technicians.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
8. Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
9. Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
10. Post graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience & studying for completion of full Diploma
Desirable criteria
11. Completed full Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Post Graduate Qualification
12. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
13. BOPA SACT verification passport (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Appropriate post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
15. Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
16. Practical Clinical experience covering a range of specialities including medicine & surgery with a broad knowledge of therapeutics
17. Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
Desirable criteria
18. Experience of using electronic prescribing systems
19. Experience in clinical oncology and/or haematology
20. Experience of drug expenditure reporting
21. Experience of managing funding applications for PbR excluded drugs/Blueteq
Skills
Essential criteria
22. Good clinical practice knowledge including the ability to analyse patient specific information to advise on management of medicines
23. Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
24. A good understanding of national and local priorities
25. Analytical ability for problem solving
26. Good ability to use computer systems including Excel, Word & NHS/online databases
Desirable criteria
27. Good understanding of how Homecare companies deliver services
28. Knowledge of GMP and awareness of GCP
29. Ability to evaluate and implement quality improvement project work, and manage projects
30. Communicates best practice outside the organisation
Right to work
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