# Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Cancer Services, Band 8a > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-pharmacist-clinical-cancer-services-band-8a/c1eeb1bf-cd1a-42e2-9870-e340522f51ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-pharmacist-clinical-cancer-services-band-8a/c1eeb1bf-cd1a-42e2-9870-e340522f51ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alexandra House (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Plus week-end and bank holiday rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T09:19:05.367Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8294920 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8294920?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Cancer Services, Band 8a (37.5 hours a week) This newly funded Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for Clinical Cancer Services post will join the growing Cancer Service Pharmacy team. This clinical post offers the opportunity to provide your cancer services experience and knowledge to a range of roles including screening of complex SACT prescriptions primarily for haematology patients, prescribing weekly in haematology SACT clinics, and training and mentoring junior staff members. Alongside the lead pharmacist for cancer services you will be involved in service delivery projects, writing clinical guidelines and provide clinical pharmacy expertise to high-cost drugs, clinical trials, palliative care as well as clinical haematology. There could be opportunity for further specialist postgraduate qualifications, if desired. Pharmacists will provide operational and clinical support to the wider pharmacy department according to the needs of the service. You will participate in weekend pharmacy services, and be involved with the supervision, training and support of junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists and other pharmacy staff as necessary. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will work within the cancer services team, primarily in haematology Screen complex prescriptions for SACT medicines and supervise junior staff to do so Participation in prescribing haematology SACT clinics on a weekly basis Advising prescribers on funding criteria Requesting, reviewing and monitoring lab results and other relevant investigations Prescribing and chart rewrites/transcriptions for day case admissions Counselling patients on complex medication Consultation with patients between appointments where required to resolve medication and prescription issues. Respond to medication related questions from other members of the MDT Demonstrate excellent communication skills, verbal and written documentation. Review and write policies and procedures as required Implement new medicines when they become available/NICE approved (e.g. formulary, pathways, setting up homecare service where applicable) Participation in pharmacy department late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas will be required. Based on the needs of the service and at the discretion of the Associate Pharmacy Directors, the post holder(s) will be required to work at both the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital sites. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post-holder(s), alongside the lead pharmacist for cancer services and their peers, will be responsible for leading and developing the advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Cancer Services Department. They will provide an expert pharmaceutical service for the management of these patients, deliver high quality pharmaceutical care and improve patient safety. Additional working pattern details: Plus week-end and bank holiday rota See job description for more detailed information about the 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Significant clinical experience working in a UK hospital at minimum band 7 level equivalent or above, in cancer services - Experience delivering and developing a clinical pharmacy service - Evidence of significant personal development, professionally and managerially ### Qualifications **Essential** - Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) - UK recognised Degree in Pharmacy - Qualified as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber **Desirable** - Health assessment skills qualification ### Knowledge, Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation acquired through Post graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience or training - Self-motivated, able to use initiative & prioritise workload as well as work as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Able to produce a range of written documents, including drug usage reports, SOPs, policies and guidelines. - Excellent interpersonal skills. Able to challenge inappropriate prescribing and influence prescribing decisions of all healthcare professionals including senior medical colleagues. - Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk & promote safety - Be proficient in IT and applications including Word, Excel, Outlook - Adaptable to the changing needs of the service including flexible working patterns (e.g. weekend working and working at both sites) and capable of working in a demanding environment with frequent interruptions - Has a responsive, solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers - Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and ensure a stakeholder focused response **Desirable** - Identify and implement measures to improve cost-effective prescribing ## Documents - [ght pharmacy info (pdf, 216.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10613500) - [why work for us - rewards and benefits (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2952) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 608.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618303) ## 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.