Lead Pharmacist - Cancer Services, Oncology
The closing date is 25 May 2026
The post holder is a senior member of the Pharmacy Cancer Leadership Team, providing strategic pharmacy leadership alongside advanced clinical expertise to support the safe, effective and evidence based use of cancer medicines across Cambridge University Hospitals and the wider health system.
Main duties of the job
* Provide operational management and leadership for the Cancer Pharmacy team, including workforce planning, professional development, performance management and succession planning.
* Lead on education, training and competency development within the cancer pharmacy workforce, supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
* Provide expert clinical leadership in oncology medicines, supporting safe prescribing, administration, monitoring and optimisation of systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) and related treatments.
* Lead the development, implementation and review of oncology medicines policies, protocols, treatment guidelines and shared care arrangements, aligned to national guidance and Trust priorities through Trust forums such as Oncology Systemic Therapy Standards (OSTS) Committee
* Act as the nominated pharmacy lead for the implementation of oncology NICE Technology Appraisals and be accountable for completion of the pharmacy elements within agreed timeframes.
* Drive quality improvement, medicines optimisation and pathway redesign across oncology services, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes, safety and efficiency.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 25th May 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 10th June 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Masters level degree in pharmacy.
* Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).
* Registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC.
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
* Research degree (MSc, MRes, PhD) or working towards this qualification.
Experience
* Extensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a pharmacist at band 8a.
* Experience of leadership and management of a pharmacy team.
* Recent significant experience of patient consultation.
* Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities.
* Highly specialised knowledge and experience of drug use and therapeutic trends in specialist clinical area.
* Experience of the practical implementation of national guidance in drug use (e.g. NICE).
* Experience of writing professional reports.
* Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines, drug policies and treatment guidelines.
* Evidence of having written, supervised, conducted and implemented the outcomes of clinical audit.
* Experience of the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.Experience of drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
* Experience of the management of high-cost and high-risk medicines.
* Experience as a personal tutor to a range of pre- and post-registration pharmacy staff groups.
* Experience of developing and leading on projects including change management and service development.
* Experience of working within a regional or national group to implement new or changed guidance.
* Previous management experience with responsibility for pharmacy staff.
* Extensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a cancer services pharmacist at band 8a/ 8b in a teaching hospital.
* Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities in more than one hospital.
* Recent practical experience of independent prescribing for a designated group of patients.
* Experience of writing a business case.
* Experience of managing and supervising a research project.
* Experience of writing for pharmaceutical or educational publications.
* Experience of horizon scanning.Experience of leading on implementation of a national development or change in pharmacy practice
* Experience of strategic medicines optimisation with both internal and external stakeholders.
* Experience of planning and accrediting an educational course.
* Experience of research methodology, study design and grant application for practice research.
* Experience of participating in an Ethics or Research and Development Committee.
Knowledge
* Advanced detailed clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within the specialist area.
* Knowledge of NICE, and other national guidance related to medicines information, Health Education England (HEE), NHS Improvement patient safety team guidance/alerts and their local implementation.
* Knowledge of UK healthcare systems and NHS changes.
* Computer literate with knowledge of Word, Powerpoint and Excel (or equivalent IT systems).
* Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching.
* Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.
* Knowledge of electronic prescribing IT systems.
* Knowledge and experience of clinical audit methodology.
* Knowledge and experience of literature review and critical appraisal skills.
* Knowledge of systems for non-medical prescribing.
* Knowledge of NHS commissioning processes.
* Knowledge of electronic prescribing and medicines administration IT systems.
Skills
* Demonstrate expert professional practice aligned to Advanced Pharmacist curriculum.
* Show evidence of good organisation skills, prioritisation and time management.
* Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
* Have excellent written and verbal communication and consultation skills.
* Be able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students.
* Be able to produce high quality written reports.
* Be able to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
* Have excellent patient consultation skills.
* Be able to lead, manage and work well in a team.
* Be able to listen to and act on the direction of senior management.
* Be able to oversee the provision of high quality pharmaceutical care of patients by the pharmacy team and identify / resolve issues arising.
* Show the ability to empathise with patients / carers.
* Be able to produce high quality written reports.
* Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results.
* Be able to teach, train, coach and mentor a range of staff groups.
* Be able to produce support materials for staff training and development.
* Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results.
* Be able to teach, train, coach and mentor a range of staff groups.
* Be able to produce support materials for staff training and development.
* The appointee will be able to write research proposals and successful grant applications.
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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