Senior Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Job overview

Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Pharmacist to lead and deliver high‑quality clinical pharmacy services within Cancer Services. The post holder will work closely with oncology and haematology multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use, support safe and effective systemic anti‑cancer therapy, contribute to clinical governance, audit and service development.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and support the pharmacy Service provided to the Cancer Services directorate.  •    Work closely with the consultant workforce, the lead and specialist nurses, and other staff members associated with the pharmacy service to the Cancer Services directorate. •    Responsible for coordinating pharmacy clinical services to the Directorate, oversee and investigate medicines related safety incidents in the Directorate, monitor financial and clinical governance in the Directorate. •    Lead on evidence-based prescribing advice to ensure effective, appropriate, sustainable, cost-effective and safe use of medicines and promote patient-centred care for all patients.  •    To lead on guidelines for the prescribing, administration and storage of cancer related medicines to facilitate good practice within the Cancer Services directorate, within the Acute Trust and across the primary and secondary care interface.  •    To provide training and education to all levels of Healthcare professionals in acute and primary care whilst linking into national networks to learn about developments to share across the network.  •    Be involved in the operational delivery of the clinical pharmacy service at Wye Valley NHS Trust and be a role model to junior pharmacy staff and support their development •    To support 7-day clinical services to the Trust on a rotational weekend, public holiday and On Call (EDC) rota basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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