Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience as clinical pharmacist in specialist area.
- Experience
Experience of contributing into the pharmaceutical care in specialist area.
- Experience
Ability to work in a highly specialist area.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Innovative and well organised.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Good communicator, motivated, able to work as part of a team.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Ability to concentrate when frequently under pressure and subject to interruptions.
- Qualifications & Knowledge
Post Graduate MSc/ Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience.
- Qualifications & Knowledge
Member of the GPhC.
- Qualifications & Knowledge
Independent Prescriber (or complete within agreed timeframe upon employment).
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Proven track record of competence. Evidence of clinical audit, practise research, implementation of procedures, protocols.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic and compassionate team at Singleton Hospital, which hosts the South West Wales Cancer Centre. Our leading Cancer Centre specialises in providing comprehensive, patient-centred inpatient and outpatient Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT), radiotherapy services, and autologous stem cell transplant as part of the South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplant Programme.
Successful candidates will be appointed to an Advanced Pharmacist – Band 8a.
Main duties of the job
Our Pharmacy Cancer Team are well integrated into the multidisciplinary team and operate a wide range of non-medical prescriber clinics and organisation of homecare services. As a Specialist Cancer Services Pharmacist, this role will be pivotal to the provision and development of an advanced pharmaceutical care service for haematology and oncology patients.
This is an ideal role for a pharmacist wanting experience of providing care to cancer patients and who is keen to step up in a supportive, innovative working environment. Specific cancer experience is desirable but not essential.
Your experience will be gained working in a patient focussed environment using your knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines, including experience of undertaking research and/or audit.
In addition, the role will require the ongoing completion of core directorate activities such as reporting and analysis of medicines expenditure, clinical governance and risk management.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £58,379 - £65,723 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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