Job requirements
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Essential
53 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital-based pharmacy, and significant experience as a specialist cancer services pharmacist
- Experience
Experience working with high-cost drugs and commissioning processes
- Experience
Experience of working as a Band 8a pharmacist in oncology & haematology
- Experience
Experience working as a Band 7 hospital pharmacist
- Experience
Experience of managing change and leading service developments
- Experience
Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure
- Experience
Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
- Experience
Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience
Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence-based practice.
- Experience
Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Experience
Experience in delivering education and training.
- Experience
Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutor
- Skills and Aptitudes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Skills and Aptitudes
BOPA Passport – completion of adult level 2c haematology and completion of adult level 2c solid tumour
- Skills and Aptitudes
Excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with staff and patients
- Skills and Aptitudes
Good presentation skills
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Excellent teaching and training skills
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Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged.
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Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels.
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Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, and the management team
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Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes
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Ability to work alone and a part of a team
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Ability to work accurately under pressure
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Ability to integrate in a multidisciplinary forum.
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Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations
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Demonstrates innovation and strategic thinking
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Ability to motivate and act as a role model
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Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
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Ability to identify and implement best practice
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Ability to identify and manage risk
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Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills
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Undertakes own research
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Critical appraisal skills
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Expert level of clinical reasoning and judgement
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Ability to take full responsibility for and be accountable for own actions
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Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and clinical protocols
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Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
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Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to cancer service patients and palliative care
- Skills and Aptitudes
Participation in the development of national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to the directorate’s patients
- Skills and Aptitudes
Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Skills and Aptitudes
Understanding of processes and commissioning of high-cost drugs
- Skills and Aptitudes
Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focused approach to work
- Skills and Aptitudes
Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet. Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)
- Royal Free shared commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Enthusiastic/positive attitude, self-motivated and, hardworking
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and on call and potential 7 day working
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Reliable with good attendance record
- Education and professional qualifications
Master’s degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Education and professional qualifications
GPhC (GB) registration
- Education and professional qualifications
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Education and professional qualifications
Registered supplementary or independent Prescriber
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education and professional qualifications
Advanced qualification in specialist area
Job overview
Principal Pharmacist – Cancer Services Band 8a to 8b Progressional post Based at Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital.
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FIXED TERM POST TO COVER MATERNITY LEAVE**
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced cancer pharmacist to lead with support the cancer pharmacy at the Royal Free London NHS Trust with the support of the Consultant Pharmacist-Cancer Role.
This post will be responsible for service based at Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital.
The successful candidate will lead the team further developing the role of the pharmacist within the clinic setting and providing excellent patient care and outcomes within the cancer speciality. They will also be responsible for a cancer pharmacy team and for delivering the safe and cost-effective use of systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT)
The ideal candidate will be a highly experienced cancer pharmacist who is looking for the next step up to a leadership role with a proven track record in managing a team and a service. Experience of working in cancer clinics would also be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
To lead and harmonise (with the support of the Consultant Pharmacist-Cancer) the pharmacy cancer services team. Cancer services are provided across all Royal Free London site namely the royal free hospital, Barnet hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and Chase farm hospital. This post holder will have specific site responsibilities for Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospitals.
To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to the oncology, haematology, palliative care specialities in accordance with objectives set by the Clinical Lead Pharmacist, Cancer and the Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, Service Line Leads and Divisional Managers, the post holder will develop initiatives and guidelines to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines and chemotherapy in this area, and across the interface between primary and secondary care.
The post holder will be jointly responsible for all aspects of the management of high cost drugs for cancer with the principal pharmacist based at RFH site, and the supply of medication via homecare where appropriate.
The post holder will be a key member of the Chemotherapy Operational Group (COG) jointly with the Principal Pharmacist Cancer Services based at the RFH and with the Consultant Pharmacist.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
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.
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This advert is for Band 8b Principal Pharmacist Cancer Services BH CFH with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in Barnet, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £72,719 - £83,505 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (14th December 2026 until Friday 10th December 2027). The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.
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