# Advanced Oncology Pharmacist – Electronic Prescribing > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-oncology-pharmacist-electronic-prescribing/b4f04d80-fa80-4893-879e-22d20cca8986 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-oncology-pharmacist-electronic-prescribing/b4f04d80-fa80-4893-879e-22d20cca8986.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust - **Location:** Mount Vernon Cancer Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum + 15% High Cost Area Supplement - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T13:31:32.127Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Northwood/East_North_Hertfordshire_Teaching_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8321522 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8321522?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting for an Advanced Oncology Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. As the Advanced Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing you will lead, manage and develop the operational pharmacy services to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinical effective pharmaceutical care. You will be supported to develop their leadership and management skills. Candidates who do not meet all the essential and desirable criteria are welcome to apply for this role and a Band 7 to Band 8A developmental role will be offered. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. ### Main duties of the job The role involves leading and managing the strategy, design, and development of the Electronic Prescribing (EP) system for Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT). It includes maintaining the EP system, electronic referrals, and electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures for SACT. The postholder provides support and leadership for all aspects of SACT EP. Additionally, they are responsible for facilitating the delivery of the oncology pharmacy service at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, with a particular focus on electronic prescribing. A key aspect of the role also includes the development of policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practices in relation to electronic prescribing. Apply specialist knowledge to a designated patient group to develop pharmacist prescribing role, undertaking the clinical management and drug treatment of patients under an agreed clinical management plan following diagnosis by a medical practitioner. You will promote the safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines by providing expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues As a member of pharmacy management team to help deliver a strategic vision for the pharmacy department and business plan in line with cancer centre and trust strategies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good team player – able to work alone and supervise others when necessary - Able to use initiative - Assertive - Good oral and written communication skills - Ability to prioritise workload - Good organisation skills - Able to work under pressure - Accurate and precise attention to detail - Ability to maintain and monitor database of medicines and activity related information e.g. medicines expenditure and usage - Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation - Flexibility to deal with competing demands and interruption - Managing staff - Shows qualities of leadership in meeting targets of time, cost, quality and performance ### Knowledge **Essential** - Computer and IT literate - Competency in use of spreadsheets and large database - Preparation of written reports and procedures - Writing and maintaining SOPS, reports and performing audits **Desirable** - High level IT skills (e.g. crystal report) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Master’s Degree in Pharmacy - Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist - Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent - Registered independent prescriber - BOPA Passport – completion of adult level 2c **Desirable** - Leadership and/or management qualifications ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion - Role model our Trust values every day ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Extensive previous hospital experience (post-registration) - Experience in providing specialist pharmacist review of people with cancer - Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy service and advice relating to the safe use of medicines - Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty - Experience in working experience with electronic prescribing system **Desirable** - Experience as a trainer - Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes - Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups - Experience of protocol building validation with an e-prescribing system - Experience of assessing risk and developing plans to mitigate that risk ## Documents - [additional role expectations (pdf, 104.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10672005) - [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905) - [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549) - [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551) - [band 8a jd ps advanced oncology pharmacist - ep (pdf, 721.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10643252) - [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748) - [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.