Specialist Oncology/ Haematology Pharmacist, Private Care | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,698 - £65,095 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6326433/282-SB1245893 |
Summary
Specialist Oncology/ Haematology Pharmacist, Private Care Band 8, Full time 37.5 Hour per week
Based at Chelsea (but with regular cross-site responsibilities)
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed pharmacist to help lead the private care pharmacy team to deliver a first-class service for our private care patients at The Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH).
You will be at the forefront of new and innovative treatments, working closely with world renowned experts who are leading the way in many areas of oncology and haemato-oncology.
There will be the opportunity to become involved with the pharmaceutical management of patients with complex haemato-oncological malignancies including those requiring CAR-T therapy and stem cell transplants.
Last year, RMH implemented a new EPIC digital health record which has transformed the way that patients and healthcare professionals engage with each other whilst providing a streamlined service for everyone.
For further information, please contact Poonam Patel, Lead Pharmacist - poonam.patel@rmh.nhs.uk
This role provides the clinical leadership of the pharmacy provision to private care patients undergoing systemic anticancer therapy (SACT), surgery, bone marrow transplants as well as several other treatments at the Royal Marsden.
This role will work with the key stakeholders within pharmacy, nursing and medicine to support the delivery of these services, focussed on continually improving outcomes and experience for our patients.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
a) To support, and deputise for the principal pharmacist to lead, strategically co-ordinate and evaluate a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the Private care directorate in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines to these patients.
b) To provide and co-ordinate the delivery of high quality, comprehensive pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multi-professional team through day unit pharmacy services and attendance at appropriate clinician’s clinics and meetings.
c) To support prescribing at the individual level, contributing to the optimisation of the individual patients drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues and, where appropriate, participate in non-medical prescribing clinics.
d) To communicate effectively with all healthcare professionals to ensure the safe, clinically effective use of drugs to private patients.
e) Identify any systematic or preventable errors associated with medicines used and facilitate learning.
f) To proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in the private care setting in line with local and national objectives.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024
Based at Chelsea (but with regular cross-site responsibilities)
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed pharmacist to help lead the private care pharmacy team to deliver a first-class service for our private care patients at The Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH).
You will be at the forefront of new and innovative treatments, working closely with world renowned experts who are leading the way in many areas of oncology and haemato-oncology.
There will be the opportunity to become involved with the pharmaceutical management of patients with complex haemato-oncological malignancies including those requiring CAR-T therapy and stem cell transplants.
Last year, RMH implemented a new EPIC digital health record which has transformed the way that patients and healthcare professionals engage with each other whilst providing a streamlined service for everyone.
For further information, please contact Poonam Patel, Lead Pharmacist - poonam.patel@rmh.nhs.uk
This role provides the clinical leadership of the pharmacy provision to private care patients undergoing systemic anticancer therapy (SACT), surgery, bone marrow transplants as well as several other treatments at the Royal Marsden.
This role will work with the key stakeholders within pharmacy, nursing and medicine to support the delivery of these services, focussed on continually improving outcomes and experience for our patients.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
a) To support, and deputise for the principal pharmacist to lead, strategically co-ordinate and evaluate a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the Private care directorate in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines to these patients.
b) To provide and co-ordinate the delivery of high quality, comprehensive pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multi-professional team through day unit pharmacy services and attendance at appropriate clinician’s clinics and meetings.
c) To support prescribing at the individual level, contributing to the optimisation of the individual patients drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues and, where appropriate, participate in non-medical prescribing clinics.
d) To communicate effectively with all healthcare professionals to ensure the safe, clinically effective use of drugs to private patients.
e) Identify any systematic or preventable errors associated with medicines used and facilitate learning.
f) To proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in the private care setting in line with local and national objectives.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024
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