# Specialist Rotational Pharmacist- Cancer Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-rotational-pharmacist-cancer-services/f31aeeb3-c9cd-4a47-be95-6f7373b7e7b1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-rotational-pharmacist-cancer-services/f31aeeb3-c9cd-4a47-be95-6f7373b7e7b1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T15:52:13.955Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8128700 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8128700?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and capable pharmacist to join our Cancer Pharmacy Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT). The role is fixed term to cover a vacancy that has arisen from maternity leave. ICHNT is the cancer centre for North West London, and manages both local and nationally referred patients with a variety of different cancers. ICHNT offers a fully multi-disciplinary approach and the successful applicant will work closely with our extended cancer teams. The post holder will be an important part of the Cancer Pharmacy Team; managing patients with oncology diagnoses, on a variety of chemotherapy regimens. This is in addition to managing disease complications, therapeutic drug based complications and working with our palliative care team to give patients the best care. Responsibilities will include the provision of a clinical ward pharmacy service and support to clinicians and other health care professionals. The postholder will verify systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) prescriptions and ensure that prior SACT funding approvals are checked for accuracy. There may also be opportunities to work in the outpatient clinics, undertake audit work and support trainee pharmacists on rotation. Previous cancer experience is desirable but an interest in cancer and supporting cancer patients is essential. ### Main duties of the job - To support the Lead Pharmacists for Cancer in the participation & development of clinical and directorate pharmacy services to cancer - To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the cancer wards - To ensure the safe, clinically effective & cost efficient use of medicines within cancer - To improve the quality of pharmaceutical care to patients. - To gain knowledge & experience in the management of cancer - To verify systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) prescriptions - To gain experience of the funding and monitoring of high cost cancer drugs - To support & develop trainee pharmacists, Band 6 pharmacists & medicines management pharmacy technicians as appropriate ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and capable pharmacist to join our Cancer Pharmacy Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT). The role is fixed term to cover a vacancy that has arisen from maternity leave. ICHNT is the cancer centre for North West London, and manages both local and nationally referred patients with a variety of different cancers. ICHNT offers a fully multi-disciplinary approach and the successful applicant will work closely with our extended cancer teams. The post holder will be an important part of the Cancer Pharmacy Team; managing patients with oncology diagnoses, on a variety of chemotherapy regimens. This is in addition to managing disease complications, therapeutic drug based complications and working with our palliative care team to give patients the best care. Responsibilities will include the provision of a clinical ward pharmacy service and support to clinicians and other health care professionals. The postholder will verify systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) prescriptions and ensure that prior SACT funding approvals are checked for accuracy. There may also be opportunities to work in the outpatient clinics, undertake audit work and support trainee pharmacists on rotation. Previous cancer experience is desirable but an interest in cancer and supporting cancer patients is essential. ## Job Description To support the Lead Pharmacists for Cancer in the participation & development of clinical and directorate pharmacy services to cancer To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the cancer wards To ensure the safe, clinically effective & cost efficient use of medicines within cancer To improve the quality of pharmaceutical care to patients. To gain knowledge & experience in the management of cancer To verify systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) prescriptions To gain experience of the funding and monitoring of high cost cancer drugs To support & develop trainee pharmacists, Band 6 pharmacists & medicines management pharmacy technicians as appropriate ## Responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ## Person Specification ### Education **Essential** - Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent - Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council - Certificate in Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience & studying for completion of full Diploma. **Desirable** - Completed full Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Post Graduate Qualification - Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - BOPA SACT verification passport (or equivalent) ### Experience **Essential** - Appropriate post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy - this should include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing) - Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients - Clinical experience in cancer pharmacy - Practical Clinical experience covering a range of specialities including medicine & surgery with a broad knowledge of therapeutics **Desirable** - Experience of using electronic prescribing systems - Experience of managing funding applications for PbR excluded drugs - Previous experience in delivering training and education - Evidence of writing or assisting to write drug policies, guidelines or PGDs ### Skills/knowledge/ abilities **Essential** - Good clinical practice knowledge including the ability to analyse patient specific information to advise on management of medicines - Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management - A good understanding of national and local priorities - Good ability to use computer systems including Excel, Word & NHS/online databases **Desirable** - Good understanding of financial aspects of PbR excluded medicines / Blueteq - Able to obtain, interpret, analyse & report on drug expenditure - Good understanding of how Homecare companies deliver services ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 405.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425744) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) - [functional requirement form (doc, 899.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425831) ## 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.