Consultant Pharmacist - Paediatric Oncology
The large Pharmacy department employs nearly 400 staff and is highly respected within the Trust as a dynamic and forward
- thinking department.
Our clear vision
- Safer medicines, safer patients is recognised by all staff who enjoy an environment in which they can flourish, grow and develop.
We are constantly striving to improve, using technology and digital resources to provide world class medicine management activities.Every member of pharmacy staff contributes to delivering our vision: this includes approximately 150 pharmacists, 120 pharmacy technicians, 90 support workers, 20 trainees and our supporting administrative staff.
We review our progress and achievements annually, and highlight areas for focused development, but allow for responsiveness to changing national and local priorities.We currently have 4 consultant pharmacists across a range of specialties who, along with many other staff, engage in national and international initiatives helping to maintain the departments excellent reputation.
What you will do:Lead a high-quality professional paediatric oncology clinical pharmacy service, optimising patient access to medicines and improving overall patient experience.
Strategically lead, manage and co-ordinate the paediatric oncology clinical pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient service in accordance with local and national standards and strategy Lead the development of e-prescribing for paediatric chemotherapy and supportive treatments.
Ensure that mandated data reporting is provided to the relevant authorities.Contribute to improving health outcomes for patients using a holistic approach to care, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines through provision of medicines-related aspects of patient care.
Provide expert advice to the Wessex Childrens Cancer Network and Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units in relation to medicines use, manufacture, procurement and supply.
Provide professional leadership to paediatric oncology pharmacy staff and manage the pharmacists, ensuring compliance with regulations and standards.
Provide expert advice to the paediatric palliative care service in relation to paediatric oncology.
Provide updates and advice to the Director of Pharmacy and wider pharmacy senior management team on paediatric oncology clinical pharmacy services, paediatric oncology clinical trials and experimental childrens cancer medicines providing assurance on compliance with relevant legislation and assuring appropriate funding streams are in place.
Use innovation to support effective patient outcomes, safety and experience aligned with relevant national agenda.Lead, undertake, supervise and publish research in areas of paediatric oncology pharmacy practice.
Appropriately manage difficult and ambiguous problems, managing uncertainty, and to make decisions with limited information.---Applications are encouraged from both credentialled consultant pharmacists and aspiring consultant pharmacists expecting to gain RPS consultant accreditation in the next 1-2years.
The post has been submitted for RPS approval at a consultant level.Pharmacists yet to complete their credentialling would join at a band 8b (lead pharmacist) and move to a band 8c (consultant pharmacist) once credentialled.
Are you:-An experienced paediatric oncology pharmacist?
-Patient-focused, compassionate and self-motivated to deliver excellent standards of clinical care?-Able to communicate, inspire confidence and work well both independently and as part of a team?-Able to work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver and develop service needs as agreed with the clinical and management leads for the care group and operational deliver network?
If this role appeals to you then please apply or feel free to contact us informally for more information.This position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis (37.5 hours per week) but hours of work and shift patterns are open to discussion.
All pharmacy staff are required to contribute to extended hours, weekends & bank holidays as part of core hours.
This includes general dispensary duties such as dispensing prescriptions and clinical pharmacy duties.
This will include one late night every week (until 7pm) and one weekend shift every 6 weeks (9-5pm either Sat or Sun).