Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekends and back-up on call on rota basis)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8808DG
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- London Northwest University Hospital Trust - Northwick Park hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 Per Annum pro rata Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services
Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has presented for a pharmacist to join our cancer pharmacy team. We are looking to recruit to the post of Specialist Pharmacist Cancer Services who will play a pivotal role in managing the pharmacy service provided to cancer patients.
The pharmacy cancer team is well integrated into the cancer directorate and provides a high-quality and progressive pharmacy service to cancer patients. You will have opportunities to develop your general and specialist skills in providing multi-disciplinary Cancer Services.
Main duties of the job
The main day to day responsibilities would include:
- manage the day-to-day delivery of, and support the development of, clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients
- provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines to cancer patients
- work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and undertake an active role in the safe provision of medicines to cancer patients
To maintain and further develop the pharmacy service to cancer patients, we are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our lively, progressive and dynamic pharmacy team.
Our ideal candidate will be:
- interested in helping us develop and deliver our vision for a patient-focussed clinical pharmacy service
- able to drive directorate and departmental clinical governance issues, clinical audit, practice research, service improvement projects and more
- keen to further their career within cancer services
The post will provide comprehensive cancer clinical and technical pharmacy experience through a competency based training. As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, you will be working closely with the Haematologists, Oncologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Chemotherapy Nurses, in a broad range of clinical haematology and oncology specialties and settings including inpatient wards, day-care and outpatient clinics.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Completed SACT passport
- Qualified Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Good, broad clinical knowledge of various specialities
- Some experience of providing training, mentorship and supervising staff
- Relevant post-graduate experience
- Documented evidence of completed project work, audit and practice research
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Apply knowledge to practice & willing to take professional responsibility
Desirable criteria
- Leadership and management experience
- Previous experience in cancer services
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written. Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Ability to convey information to patients who may be distressed or have barriers to understanding
- Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals
- Ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative & Ability to work in a team
- Self-motivated & enthusiastic
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
- Dilpreet Matharu
- Job title
- Senior Specialist Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 869 2864
- Additional information
Damini Varsani
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