Advanced Pharmacist - Haemato-oncology

Job overview

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It is an exciting time for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, having recently expanded our regional haemato-oncology footprint to our Clatterbridge-Aintree site. We are expanding our ATIMP profile and are commissioned to delivery CAR-T therapy. These developments has provided an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist in Haemato-oncology and is an important position within our large, diverse and friendly pharmacy team. You will be a clinical leader and role model with a calm, positive, organised manner. The haemato-oncology clinical service includes inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy for patients with a variety of haemto-oncology conditions including bone marrow transplant, as well as pharmacist-led prescribing clinics for patients with myeloproliferative disorders, lymphoma and myeloma.

You will liaise with aseptic services, medicines safety and medicines optimisation leads regarding haemato-oncology matters and train junior and rotational pharmacists when required.

Prior haematology experience is desired but not essential.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will work with other Advanced Haematology Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians as the pharmaceutical experts in haematological malignancies and be responsible for introducing new cancer medicines into practice for this area.

• Provide clinical, professional and technical expertise to support the delivery, development and monitoring of high quality patient focused pharmacy services to haemato-oncology patients
• Provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to cancer services.
• Acts as a non-medical prescriber to support the chemotherapy day units and pharmacist-led prescribing clinics
• Support the implementation and maintenance of chemotherapy electronic prescribing to the haemato-oncology service
• Provides medicines optimisation services including dispensary duties, ward cover and aseptic release cover when required
• Support the development of expansion of the haematology clinical trials and ATIMP portfolio

The post-holder will be part of a fabulous haemato-oncology pharmacy team. We have close links with our medical colleagues, BOPA and LJMU. We are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

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.