Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (or until postholder returns, whichever is earlier - covering maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 158-26-239-PHA
- Employer
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist - Haemato-oncology
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
It is an exciting time for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, having recently expanded our regional haemato-oncology footprint to our Clatterbridge-Aintree site. We are expanding our ATIMP profile and are commissioned to delivery CAR-T therapy. These developments has provided an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist in Haemato-oncology and is an important position within our large, diverse and friendly pharmacy team. You will be a clinical leader and role model with a calm, positive, organised manner. The haemato-oncology clinical service includes inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy for patients with a variety of haemto-oncology conditions including bone marrow transplant, as well as pharmacist-led prescribing clinics for patients with myeloproliferative disorders, lymphoma and myeloma.
You will liaise with aseptic services, medicines safety and medicines optimisation leads regarding haemato-oncology matters and train junior and rotational pharmacists when required.
Prior haematology experience is desired but not essential.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will work with other Advanced Haematology Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians as the pharmaceutical experts in haematological malignancies and be responsible for introducing new cancer medicines into practice for this area.
- Provide clinical, professional and technical expertise to support the delivery, development and monitoring of high quality patient focused pharmacy services to haemato-oncology patients
- Provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to cancer services.
- Acts as a non-medical prescriber to support the chemotherapy day units and pharmacist-led prescribing clinics
- Support the implementation and maintenance of chemotherapy electronic prescribing to the haemato-oncology service
- Provides medicines optimisation services including dispensary duties, ward cover and aseptic release cover when required
- Support the development of expansion of the haematology clinical trials and ATIMP portfolio
The post-holder will be part of a fabulous haemato-oncology pharmacy team. We have close links with our medical colleagues, BOPA and LJMU. We are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master of Pharmacy or equivalent
- MRPharmS
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Independent Prescriber
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good change management
- Good pharmaceutical knowledge
- Knowledge of changing NHS environment & government initiatives
- Demonstrable appropriate post qualification hospital experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of managing a changing situation
- Oncology pharmacy practice experience
- Knowledge of current & future developments in cancer treatment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification hospital experience
- Experience in supervising/ mentoring less experienced pharmacists
Desirable criteria
- Oncology pharmacy practice experience
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
- Daniel Dutton
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist - Haemato-oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 318 8730
- Additional information
You can also contact Jennifer Gibson - Associate director of Pharmacy on 0151 318 8730
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