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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has presented for a pharmacist to join our cancer pharmacy team. We are looking to recruit to the post of Rotational Pharmacist in Cancer who will play a pivotal role in managing the pharmacy service provided to cancer patients.
UCLH, in partnership with University College London, has been designated one of the country’s five comprehensive biomedical research centres and there is an on-site early phase cancer clinical trials unit.
The UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre opened in April 2012 and encompasses our busy outpatient clinics and daycare treatment facilities as well as our growing ambulatory chemotherapy practice. The UCLH Grafton Way Building opened 2022 and supports our expanding haematology service including haematopoietic stem cell transplants and CAR-T therapy. Chemotherapy production services are delivered from a state of the art unit situated within the Macmillan Cancer Centre.
The pharmacy cancer team is well integrated into the cancer directorate and provides a high-quality and progressive pharmacy service to cancer patients.
Main duties of the job
The main day to day responsibilities would include: • manage the day-to-day delivery of, and support the development of, clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients • provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines to cancer patients • work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and undertake an active role in the safe provision of medicines to cancer patients
To maintain and further develop the pharmacy service to cancer patients, we are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our lively, progressive and dynamic pharmacy team.
Our ideal candidate will be: • interested in helping us develop and deliver our vision for a patient-focussed clinical pharmacy service • able to drive directorate and departmental clinical governance issues, clinical audit, practice research, service improvement projects and more • keen to further their career within cancer services
The post will provide comprehensive cancer clinical and technical pharmacy experience through a competency-based training programme. You will have the opportunity to work in a broad range of clinical haematology and oncology specialties and settings including inpatient wards, day-care, outpatient clinics and ambulatory care.
You will have a Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent experience) and post registration employment experience in a hospital setting, including working in a cancer speciality.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum two years post-registration experience as a clinical pharmacist in hospital.
- Broad knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice
- Experience of pharmacy clinical practice in the hospital inpatient setting
- Actively seeks to improve the ward and clinical services provided to enhance quality of care to patients.
Desirable
- Experience of verifying prescriptions for systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).
- Experience in oncology and/or haematology clinical practice
- Participation in multidisciplinary health services research.
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge, reasoning, and judgment, manages difficult and ambiguous problems.
- Able to communicate complex, contentious, and sensitive information effectively when using clear written and spoken English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels both within and beyond pharmacy and the trust.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective time management and demonstrates the ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent ability to prioritise workload and work accurately under pressure without direct supervision.
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- IT literate, including use of spreadsheets to capture and manipulate data, search for evidence-based practice, presenting complex information.
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Able to identify risks and develop risk management procedures.
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Master degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent.
- Pharmacist Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Undertaking or completed a Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience and expertise.
- Evidence of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
Desirable
- Independent prescriber, or willingness to undertake an independent prescribing qualification.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Commitment to continually update skills, knowledge, and expertise; and maintain a portfolio of practice.
- Experience of delivering education and training programmes for pharmacy and multi-disciplinary staff.
Desirable
- Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal.
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
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This advert is for Cancer Services Pharmacist with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Limited Funding). The application deadline is 16 Aug 2026.
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