Oncology Pharmacist

Oncology Pharmacist | Spire Dunedin Reading |Permanent | Full Time or Part Time | Competitive Salary

Spire Dunedin has a new opportunity for an experienced Oncology Pharmacist to join our specialist Oncology Pharmacy Team.

In this role you will lead, manage and deliver our specialist pharmacy service for oncology, ensuring the highest standards and patient care. You will provide expert advice and support to consultants, clinician and patient playing a key role in the safe and effective use of oncology medications.

At Spire Dunedin Hospital we offer tests and scans for cancers including breast and bowel to patients in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire, including Reading and Newbury. We've been awarded The Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM).

Duties and responsibilities:

• To provide an exemplary pharmacy service in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and clinical requirements
• To be responsible for leading, managing and delivering the specialist pharmacy service of oncology
• To provide advice and support to consultants, other clinicians and patients ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost effective use of medicines
• To advise the hospital and its departments on the safe management of medicines, ensuring compliance with current legislation and professional standards
• To promote a multidisciplinary, patient focused approach to the delivery of an efficient, high quality healthcare service
• Plan, deliver and evaluate pharmaceutical care to meet patient's health and well being needs
• Assess the health and wellbeing of patients whose needs may be complex and changing within the context of their medicines
• Plan, monitor and evaluate the movement of medicines
• Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups on complex, sensitive and occasionally contentious issues in a range of situations
• Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
• Modify and structure data, information, computer records and stock management documents
• Plan, monitor and quality assure the application of technology for the provision of chemotherapy treatment
• Monitor and maintain physical and/or financial resources for a work area
• Assist with research and the collection of factual data and information
• Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility

Who we're looking for:

Essential

• Degree (BSc/MSc Hons)
• Be GPHC registered - your registration should not have any restrictions or conditions
• Previous experience as a pharmacist specialising in the provision of an oncology service
• Previous experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient requirements
• Highly specialist knowledge through a diploma in clinical pharmacy and/or acquired through training and experience, particularly in the field of oncology
• Competence across a range of pharmaceutical subjects
• Previous experience as a pharmacist specialising in the provision of an oncology service

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hrs per week, 5 days per week, Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.