Specialist Pharmacist - Cancer Services - Huddersfield

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

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Job overview

Due to clinical service expansion, we have the following opportunity for enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacists to join our team of pharmacists within cancer services. The post holder will provide clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients within the trust.

The successful applicants will be an enthusiastic pharmacist with an interest in developing their career in Cancer Services. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy are required.

The role will include on-call duties and participation in weekend working as the Trust develops its 7-day service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• providing pharmaceutical advice to the oncology and haematology directorates within the Trust,
• ensure effective medicines management and compliance with current standards and statute and co-ordinating the provision of pharmaceutical care to the Clinical Directorate under the strategic direction of the Consultant Oncology Pharmacist
• ensure compliance with Pharmacy Clinical Governance arrangements.
• contribute to the development and maintenance of policies, procedures and records for the Clinical Pharmacy Service and medicines management
• participate in pharmacy core duties including clinical verification of systemic anticancer therapies, education and training of pharmacy staff, contribution to pharmacy evening, weekend and bank holidays rotas

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Participate in the Clinical Pharmacy Service, reviewing prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, drug interactions and legality; dispenses and supplies drugs for patients
• Perform clinical verification of anti-cancer therapy prescriptions for cancer services patients following appropriate competency based training.
• Provide professional, clinical and technical information and advice to the multidisciplinary healthcare staff (including primary care), patients and carers, to support individual patient care and medicines optimisation
• Make recommendations tailored to the context of specific patients or situations, including calculations for complex drug regimens
• Address issues of co-existing medical diseases and conditions such as renal and hepatic impairment, pregnancy, breastfeeding and concurrent medications
• Make recommendations in high-risk areas of prescribing, including use of medicines in pregnancy, breastfeeding and intravenous medications
• Apply sound professional judgement to complex clinical issues and dilemmas, particularly where definitive information is lacking
• Participate in pharmacy practice research and clinical audit
• Liaise with antibiotic pharmacists and microbiology to ensure adherence to the antibiotic formulary, prescribing guidelines and antimicrobial management policy
• Undertakes activities in relation to clinical trials in line with standard operating procedures
• Practices as a pharmacist prescriber within their area of competence (following completion of relevant training)
• Acts as an Authorised Pharmacist for the professional check and release of products prepared in the aseptic unit if suitably trained
• Contribute to service development projects within the clinical pharmacy service within cancer services under the guidance of the Consultant Oncology Pharmacist
• Counsel patients and/or their carers to ensure safe and effective medicine use (including first course counselling for oral anti-cancer medicines)

• Implement Trust policies in relation to Medicines Management
• Manage risk in areas of responsibility
• Undertake the legal and professional responsibilities of a responsible pharmacist
• Participate in the training of pharmacy staff, students and other health care professionals
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with Trust policy and the requirements of The General Pharmaceutical Council

• Clinical professional supervision of junior pharmacy staff

• Monitor drug expenditure and provide advice on drug usage in designated speciality as required.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by General Pharmaceutical Council
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• 1 year pre-registration training
• Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role

• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
• Pharmacist prescriber

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Able to demonstrate recent relevant experience of clinical pharmacy practice including cancer service
• Good knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience.
• Computer literate
• Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit
• Knowledge of drug budgets
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Demonstrate commitment to CPD
• Education & Training skills

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Ability to work under pressure. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivating and the ability to influence others

We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

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