Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | North Shields, NE29 8NH |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7614081/319-7614081JA |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services
We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and experienced pharmacist to join our senior team as the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for cancer services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be an exceptional leader who will further develop and shape the provision of clinical pharmacy services across Oncology & Haematology at Northumbria. There will be an expectation that you will work across the 4 pillars of practice (clinical, leadership, research and education).
Developing and promoting effective relationships, both internal and external to the pharmacy department, will be key to the delivery of this role.
You may already be a lead clinical pharmacist, be awaiting a new challenge, or an experienced pharmacist ready to take the next step in your career.
Candidates considering part time hours ( minimum of 30 hpw) are eligible to apply.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Northumbria has a large cancer service covering haematology and solid cancers across four main hospitals (North Tyneside, Cramlington, Wansbeck & Hexham) and two rural units (Berwick & Alnwick). As Lead Clinical Pharmacist you will be responsible for the provision, development and leadership of the clinical pharmacy service for cancer services trustwide and will support excellence in patient care.
You will work closely with medical and nursing staff, managers and other colleagues, building key relationships both in and outside the trust. You will provide clinical cover to the Oncology Day Units managing chemotherapy patients, with opportunities to work in clinics alongside oncologists/haematologists.
You will be the Trust Lead for Chemotherapy, ensuring all objectives of chemotherapy service provision are met.
You will lead on matters around medicines management (risk, clinical governance, R&D, formulary, expenditure) and develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
You will undertake a significant leadership and oversight role in the management of the Trust's chemotherapy ePMA system.
You will manage, mentor and support the further development of staff delivering clinical pharmacy cancer services across the trust, including pharmacist prescribers, Chemotherapy Pharmacy technicians and Chemotherapy Medicines Assistants working in the service.
The trust manages three major hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience.
We are delivering new ways of providing direct patient care in acute and community settings, including providing care to our frail/high risk patients living in their own homes or care homes. We are also increasing our service within primary medical care practices, enabling delivery of care to patients with long-term conditions as part of a multidisciplinary approach.
Our team is welcoming to new members and forward thinking in its development of our staff. We continue to be a leading light in the country for the number of pharmacist prescribers, for the development of innovative roles, including ward medicines assistants and for the integrated approach to workforce that delivers services across our system.
The pharmacy department is committed to staff development to ensure team members fulfil their potential.
As Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Cancer Services, you will be responsible for the provision, development, management and leadership of the clinical pharmacy service for Cancer services trust wide to support excellence in patient care.
You will be the Northumbria Trust Lead for Chemotherapy, ensuring that all objectives of chemotherapy service provision are met.
You will lead on matters pertaining to medicines management, advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
To undertake a significant leadership and oversight role in the management of the trust's electronic prescribing and medicines administration chemotherapy system.
Manage, support and teach when appropriate, less experienced staff e.g. junior pharmacists, pharmacy students, chemotherapy technicians and ward medicines assistants, and other members of the healthcare team (e.g. nursing and medical staff).
Support the pharmacy team in participation at medical and other ward rounds as well as multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
Contribute to the running of pharmacy by taking responsibility / leading team within functional area(s), out of hours service, roster management, medicines information, collation/reporting against clinical key performance indicators.
Support the acute pharmacy service through weekend working and on-call provision across our acute sites.
Be a role model for compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
You will be a good communicator and able to demonstrate commitment and excellence through your own clinical practice, incorporating independent prescribing. You will work with and build relationships with key partners and stakeholders across the organisation to deliver the very best care to our patients.
As a senior pharmacist within the team you will provide effective leadership to support our team in delivering excellent care to patients across the trust, in particular within Cancer services (haematology and oncology).
You will be adaptive and flexible, supporting national and local strategy around patient care and medicines optimisation targets.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025
Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Cancer Services
We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and experienced pharmacist to join our senior team as the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for cancer services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be an exceptional leader who will further develop and shape the provision of clinical pharmacy services across Oncology & Haematology at Northumbria. There will be an expectation that you will work across the 4 pillars of practice (clinical, leadership, research and education).
Developing and promoting effective relationships, both internal and external to the pharmacy department, will be key to the delivery of this role.
You may already be a lead clinical pharmacist, be awaiting a new challenge, or an experienced pharmacist ready to take the next step in your career.
Candidates considering part time hours ( minimum of 30 hpw) are eligible to apply.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Northumbria has a large cancer service covering haematology and solid cancers across four main hospitals (North Tyneside, Cramlington, Wansbeck & Hexham) and two rural units (Berwick & Alnwick). As Lead Clinical Pharmacist you will be responsible for the provision, development and leadership of the clinical pharmacy service for cancer services trustwide and will support excellence in patient care.
You will work closely with medical and nursing staff, managers and other colleagues, building key relationships both in and outside the trust. You will provide clinical cover to the Oncology Day Units managing chemotherapy patients, with opportunities to work in clinics alongside oncologists/haematologists.
You will be the Trust Lead for Chemotherapy, ensuring all objectives of chemotherapy service provision are met.
You will lead on matters around medicines management (risk, clinical governance, R&D, formulary, expenditure) and develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
You will undertake a significant leadership and oversight role in the management of the Trust's chemotherapy ePMA system.
You will manage, mentor and support the further development of staff delivering clinical pharmacy cancer services across the trust, including pharmacist prescribers, Chemotherapy Pharmacy technicians and Chemotherapy Medicines Assistants working in the service.
The trust manages three major hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience.
We are delivering new ways of providing direct patient care in acute and community settings, including providing care to our frail/high risk patients living in their own homes or care homes. We are also increasing our service within primary medical care practices, enabling delivery of care to patients with long-term conditions as part of a multidisciplinary approach.
Our team is welcoming to new members and forward thinking in its development of our staff. We continue to be a leading light in the country for the number of pharmacist prescribers, for the development of innovative roles, including ward medicines assistants and for the integrated approach to workforce that delivers services across our system.
The pharmacy department is committed to staff development to ensure team members fulfil their potential.
As Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Cancer Services, you will be responsible for the provision, development, management and leadership of the clinical pharmacy service for Cancer services trust wide to support excellence in patient care.
You will be the Northumbria Trust Lead for Chemotherapy, ensuring that all objectives of chemotherapy service provision are met.
You will lead on matters pertaining to medicines management, advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
To undertake a significant leadership and oversight role in the management of the trust's electronic prescribing and medicines administration chemotherapy system.
Manage, support and teach when appropriate, less experienced staff e.g. junior pharmacists, pharmacy students, chemotherapy technicians and ward medicines assistants, and other members of the healthcare team (e.g. nursing and medical staff).
Support the pharmacy team in participation at medical and other ward rounds as well as multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
Contribute to the running of pharmacy by taking responsibility / leading team within functional area(s), out of hours service, roster management, medicines information, collation/reporting against clinical key performance indicators.
Support the acute pharmacy service through weekend working and on-call provision across our acute sites.
Be a role model for compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
You will be a good communicator and able to demonstrate commitment and excellence through your own clinical practice, incorporating independent prescribing. You will work with and build relationships with key partners and stakeholders across the organisation to deliver the very best care to our patients.
As a senior pharmacist within the team you will provide effective leadership to support our team in delivering excellent care to patients across the trust, in particular within Cancer services (haematology and oncology).
You will be adaptive and flexible, supporting national and local strategy around patient care and medicines optimisation targets.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025