Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Professionally accountable for own actions.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Evidence of promotion and evaluation of best practice.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Demonstrates a commitment to self-study and self-development.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Presentation skills. Able to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management.
- Aptitude & Abilities
Innovative and well organised.
- Qualification & Knowledge
Master’s Degree MPharm.
- Qualification & Knowledge
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience as a clinical pharmacist.
- Experience
Experience of working in a range of clinical specialities.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist with an interest in Oncology and/or Haematology to join our Pharmacy Cancer team in Swansea Bay University Health Board. Our team comprises of a number of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians with a breadth of knowledge and experience.
Singleton hospital is a Cancer Centre providing services to the population of South West Wales. SWWCC includes a Radiotherapy Department, Oncology and Haematology Chemotherapy day units, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and a dedicated Oncology/Haematology ward.
Singleton hospital looks out over the sweep of Swansea Bay, 5 minutes’ walk from the beach and within 15 minutes’ drive to the award winning coast of the Gower peninsula, the UK’s first area of outstanding natural beauty.
Main duties of the job
You will work with other cancer services pharmacists to deliver clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer Services Directorate. This will include the clinical screening of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT) prescriptions on the Chemocare prescribing system. In addition, the post holder will contribute to the TPN ward service, reviewing individual patients’ nutritional requirements and working within the multidisciplinary team to tailor treatment plans.
You will also provide cover in our licensed aseptic unit which supports clinical pharmacy services by providing SACT and CIVAS. Duties will include supervision and release of individually prepared and batch manufactured medicines.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer & Technical Services with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £40,559 - £48,841 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: This post may be included in a forthcoming organisational change process, to create the Transforming Access to Medicines (TrAMs) Service. The nature and timescales of the proposed change will be subject to consultation in conjunction with the All-Wales Organisational Change Policy. There is no anticipated risk to employment due to this change. Please contact the recruiting manager if you wish to discuss this further. More information on the TrAMs programme can be found here: Transforming Access to Medicines - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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