Oncology Pharmacist

Oncology Pharmacist/Leicester/Oadby/Full Time

Spire Leicester Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an Oncology Pharmacist to join the team on a Full Time basis.

"Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services."

Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.

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.

Accountabilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate pharmaceutical care to meet patient's health and wellbeing needs.
• Assess the health and well-being 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 various 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.
• Delegate work to others
• 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;
• Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
• Contribute to the development of services.
• Assist with research and the collection of factual data and information.
• Promote best practice in health and safety and security.
• Contribute to quality improvement
• Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.
• Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.

Who we're looking for:

• Degree (BSc/MSc Hons).
• Current member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient requirements.
• Worked in a pharmacy.
• 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 supported by
• Supervisory/Management qualification
• Previous experience as a pharmacist specialising in the provision of an oncology service
• Experience of working in partnership with consultants and across clinical teams
• Analysing clinical and management problems and coming up with viable solutions
• Working as a practitioner in and across multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient oncology cases
• Challenging consultants to influence evidence based practice
• Share evidence based practices with colleagues to enhance service and standards
• Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in creating innovative solution for the oncology service
• Experience of clinical leadership e.g. developing peers
• Previous supervisory experience
• Experience of independent sector
• Support the commercial development of the oncology business locally
• Effective stock and budgetary control

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 i