Specialist Haemato-Oncology Pharmacist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two enthusiastic, highly motivated pharmacists to enhance their paediatric or oncology experience and join the Children and Young People’s (CYP) pharmacy team on the Sutton site at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidates will be working collaboratively as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team to enhance the patient experience and support the Lead Pharmacist in leading the team to deliver outstanding pharmacy services to the CYP Unit. We are looking for individuals who are motivated, dynamic, and flexible. The Royal Marsden''s Oak Centre for CYP is one of the largest comprehensive children and young people’s cancer centres in Europe. We treat a range of paediatric and young adult cancers (leukaemia, lymphomas, solid and brain tumours) in patients from 1 to 24 years of age. The Royal Marsden is one of the largest UK bone marrow transplant units for patients with malignant disease and are accredited by the Joint Accreditation Committee of the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (JACIE). You will work to be accredited to manage patients undergoing bone marrow transplantations. The in-patient wards (McElwain ward and Teenage Cancer Trust Unit) deliver treatment 7 days a week to up to 27 patients. The Children’s Day Unit is open Monday to Friday for outpatient care.

Main duties of the job

To work as an integral member of the haemato-oncology pharmacy team jointly providing an expert pharmacy service to the haemato-oncology patients, multidisciplinary team and provide highly specialist support to the wider pharmacy team in this area.

To lead on pharmaceutical issues relating to medicines management and clinical trials within the Haemato-oncology unit, ensuring adherence to national guidelines and medicines legislation.

To be a lead within the pharmacy department for education and training and clinical governance issues relating to Haemato-oncology.

To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost effective use of drug resources within the Haemato-oncology unit by the provision of procedures, protocols and drug usage information.

Working for our organisationThe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That\''s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

To provide and expert pharmaceutical service to the Haemato-oncology Unit, ensuring that service development is in line with national and international standards.

To critically evaluate and interpret published data on new drugs affecting the specialty across the Trust, in conjunction with medical staff, to prepare drug evaluations for the clinical unit prior to application to the Drug and Therapeutics Committee.

To develop, implement maintain and audit drug protocols and treatment guidelines for disease management within the clinical unit, following drug evaluations and drug utilisation review, ensuring all guidance is in line with medicines legislation and best practise.

To assist in the leadership on antifungal medicine use and stewardship, primarily in the cohort of adult haemato-oncology patients in liaison with the Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Microbiology Consultants and Director of the Transplantation programme.

Person specificationEducation/Qualifications

GPhC registration as a Pharmacist

Experience

Oncology Pharmacy experience and/or Paediatric experience

DUR and clinical audit experience

Delivering training to multidisciplinary teams

Experience of budget management and directorate support.

Experience of working with clinical trials

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required

Good time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively

Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to communicate effectively with members of the public and other healthcare professionals

Ability to train other members of staff

Ability to use Microsoft Office applications eg Word, Excel, Outlook

Ability to initiate and implement change

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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