Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR1915-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital/Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich/Colchester
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Pharmacist – Cancer Services
NHS AfC: Band 8b
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.Ìý The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist with Oncology experience looking for your next challenge?
Service innovation & Trust investment has created a new pharmacist role to better enhance service delivery. You will be key in providing cross-site senior leadership & delivery of the clinical oncology and haematology pharmacy service whilst taking on the responsibility of ensuring wider support to the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team in the delivery & development of the clinical pharmacy service.
This post will serve the Ipswich and Colchester oncology and haematology sites within ESNEFT, therefore you will work cross site, but with a base site of Ipswich Hospital. You will have the opportunity to use your skills & clinical expertise to model this new job role in accordance with the departmental vision.
ESNEFT is about to embark on the implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing & administration as well as pharmacy stock control system. It is envisaged that this new role will play a key supportive role within this process moving forward.
In addition to our fully automated dispensaries we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites & the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).
Both sites offer oncology and haematology treatments for all main tumour sites including a bone marrow transplantation service at Ipswich.
Main duties of the job
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Be the principal pharmacist for Oncology and Haematology CDG, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the optimal and cost effective use of medicines across the service; minimising drug wastage and managing the use of high-cost medicines accordingly.
Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to the CDG in line with the Trust and pharmacy Key Performance Indicators, agreed clinical standards and medicines legislation.
Provide ongoing clinical support, leadership and guidance to pharmacy colleagues contributing to the clinical pharmacy service within the oncology and haematology CDG.
Develop clinical pharmacy input into the Oncology and Haematology CDG and provide departmental leadership into this speciality. This will involve close collaboration with colleagues from the each hospital site to ensure cross-site consistency of practice within the speciality.
Take responsibility for delivering, managing and assisting in the development of clinical pharmacy services.
Be integral in the development of, and maintenance of, the digital medicines agenda within Pharmacy.
Provide senior support and leadership in the absence of the Associate Chief Pharmacist at the Ipswich hospital site.
You will be the Accountable Pharmacist (after development in post) for the Chemotherapy Production Unit in Ipswich Hospital.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.Ìý
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.Ìý
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Ìý
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.Ìý
Our philosophy is that to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.ÌýÌýÌý
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.Ìý
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.ÌýÌýÌý
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Ìý
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-registration experience with substantial hospital pharmacy experience
- Substantial experience of working within O&H speciality
- Management of staff and management of a pharmacy section/team
- Experience of undertaking medicines and service audit
- Experience of providing and evaluating pharmacy education and training
- Experience of implementing and writing/reviewing guidelines, PGDs, procedures, business cases and reports
- Membership of Trust wide groups or committees
- Risk management and medication safety
- Experience of working through change in the workplace and of the impact of change
- Project management and audit experience
- Drug expenditure analysis and reporting
Desirable criteria
- Work at specialist or division level with responsibility for pharmacy services to this area
- Implementation and use of electronic prescribing systems for SACT
- Education and training of other members of the MDT
- Approval of SACT within an aseptic environment
- Staff management and appraisal
- Participation in undertaking research and development studies
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent + examined pre-registration training
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development
- Postgraduate qualification in pharmacy practice
- Member of British Oncology Pharmacy Association
- PTQA Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance Diploma or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Prescriber status
- Management / leadership course
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Risk management training
- Postgraduate qualification within oncology/malignant disease
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Travers
- Job title
- Associate Chief Pharmacist (Ipswich site)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473703238
- Additional information
Paul Mills, Associate Chief Pharmacist (Colchester site), [email protected], 01206 745985
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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