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Specialist Oncology Pharmacist, KingstonNHS AfC: Band 8aMain area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 282-SB701 Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Marsden Sutton Town Sutton Salary £61,631 - £68,623 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/08/2025 23:59 Job overviewThis is a new, high-profile post that has been created to meet the growing needs of the service. You will be mainly based in the Sir William Rous Unit at Kingston Hospital, working as part of the partnership between Kingston Hospital and The Royal Marsden. As a Specialist Oncology Pharmacist, you will be instrumental in ensuring we deliver high-quality care to patients, working closely with senior Pharmacy, Medical, and Nursing leads to ensure we deliver the best possible service. It would ideally suit a pharmacist who has some experience in cancer services, who is looking to continue developing specialist clinical knowledge whilst leading and managing a service. You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the clinical oncology pharmacy service to oncology patients receiving anti-cancer treatments at the Sir William Rous Unit in Kingston, consisting of outpatient, day unit, and out of hospital care. Two days per week will be spent working as an independent prescribing pharmacist within the oncology clinics, working as a key member of the clinical team to review patients receiving treatments and support them during their care. You will be supporting in developing and growing your prescribing scope of practice, and will have access to our generous study leave policy (up to 10 study days per year, along with funding support for essential learning). Main duties of the job• Working with the Lead Pharmacist, be responsible for the co-ordination, delivery, and optimisation of clinical oncology pharmacy services at the Sir William Rous Unit (SWRU) in Kingston. • Lead on the day-to-day specialist oncology pharmacy team service delivered to NHS patients at the SWRU, including day unit, outpatient, and out-of-hospital patient care. • Provide highly specialised pharmaceutical advice and support relating to medicines use to senior medical and nursing staff • Clinically screen Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions to a standard as defined in the BOPA Standards for SACT Prescription verification. • Use non-medical prescribing to support outpatient clinics, leading on patient consultations and treatment reviews, and working with the MDT to improve patient care. 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 • Lead on and participate in the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of the clinical oncology pharmacy service to NHS patients at the SWRU in Kingston. • To support prescribing at the individual level, contributing to the optimisation of the individual patient’s drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues • Clinically screen Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions to a standard as defined in the BOPA Standards for SACT Prescription verification. • To communicate effectively with all healthcare professionals to ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs. • Review incident reports relating to medication, including conducting root-case analyses, and making improvements to reduce risk and improve patient care. Person specificationEducation/QualificationsGPhC Registration MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent Registered non-medical prescriber (or working towards this) ExperiencePost registration NHS hospital experience Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to wards / day units Experience in the clinical verification of SACT prescriptions Clinical audit, service improvement or research experience Experience of line management/trainee supervision Experience of delivering education & training to undergraduate & post graduate pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff Clinical Trial experience Valid level 2c Oncology SACT accreditation in the BOPA SACT passport. Skills Abilities/knowledgeAbility to work effectively as part of a team Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively & meet deadlines Ability to initiate and implement change, and monitor impact Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail & accuracy 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. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.#J-18808-Ljbffr