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Main area
Pharmacist
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: Cancer Services Pharmacist
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7174492NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Pharmacist (Cancer Services)

Band 7

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Clinical Pharmacist (Cancer Services)

 We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our expanding Cancer Services Team due to promotion of the existing post holder.  You will work in close collaboration with the Berkshire Cancer Centre and Clinical Haematology Team to deliver excellent care for our cancer patients, and work closely with the pharmacy technical team in managing the preparation and supply of chemotherapy to our patients. 

The successful candidate will have a special interest in Cancer Services. They should demonstrate a combination of clinical and technical skills which will be developed in order that they can deputise for the Accountable Pharmacist Aseptic Services as well as the Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacists and  and Lead Clinical Haematology Pharmacists within Cancer Services . You will be working in partnership with other band 7 clinical oncology pharmacists in your role, and will help to train and develop rotational band 6 pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

You must be a highly motivated pharmacist who is enthusiastic about providing excellent patient-focused care within a multidisciplinary team. You should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and significant experience in hospital pharmacy.

This position will require you to be organised, to develop yourself and the work of your team, and must be able to work accurately under pressure. Having previous experience of caring for people with cancer would be an advantage but is not essential and full training will be offered within our supportive team.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Current registered Member of GPhC
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent (from an accredited University registered with GPhC).
  • Post graduate Clinical Certificate or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescribing qualification or working towards one

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Multi-disciplinary Teamwork
  • Post-registration relevant Hospital Pharmacy Experience
  • Recent Clinical pharmacy/ward Pharmacy experience
  • Experience of patient contact in a clinical setting
  • Clinical pharmacy experience in Oncology/Haematology
  • Experience of working in a Aseptic services environment
Desirable criteria
  • Training of other pharmacy professionals
  • Experience of regulatory audit in and aseptic unit
  • Knowledge of drug funding in the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cheryl Wynn-MacKenzie
Job title
Senior Lead Pharmacist QA & Aseptics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07974152204
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