Band 8a Lead Cancer Pharmacist

Are you a Band 8a Lead Cancer Pharmacist looking for a new temporary opportunity? We have an opening at Salisbury.

Role Requirements

Contract date: ASAP-Ongoing

Shift: Full-Time

Duties:

Ensure that clinical screening keeps up with best clinical practice
Ensure that there is adequate cover of clinical screening
Manage and develop both the Senior Cancer Clinical Pharmacist and the Oncology Specialist Pharmacist
To conduct and manage audit projects concerned with the provision of clinical pharmacy to the cancer service
In conjunction with the Clinical Commissioning and Principal Pharmacist Cancer Services to develop and implement policies/protocols/standards as required to ensure continued development and improvement of the service.
To work within broad occupational and professional principles and policies and as lead pharmacist for cancer services to interpret national guidance for local implementation.
Support the Clinical Commissioning and Principal Pharmacist Cancer Services with collating and reporting information relating to drugs, including the monitoring and control of high-cost drugs, particularly those that are funded through channels other than the Divisional drugs budget e.g. exceptional funding, Cancer Drugs Fund, NICE funding and those funded through commercial access and risk sharing schemes.
Implementation and monitoring of Early Access to Medicines Schemes, Compassionate Use schemes and Free of Charge supplies of medicines for cancer patients ensuring internal governance processes are followed and medicines are supplied in a timely manner.

Communication and relationship skills

Excellent communication skills required to provide written and verbal advice and information (including via presentations and reports) on complex pharmaceutical issues to decision makers e.g. (Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (DTC), senior managers and clinicians on prescribing protocols in situations where the advice may be challenged.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for handling complex information, dealing with barriers for understanding and using persuasive skills to secure change in the face of resistance.
To be an effective member of the pharmacy team and work closely with relevant professional colleagues from different disciplines and committees across the Trust in order to deliver objectives/job role.
To participate regularly in relevant professional networks, professional groups and meetings with local, regional and national colleagues.

Analytical and judgement skills

To maintain own advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge in order to be able to fulfil job role.
Able to manage complex facts or situations, both clinical and operational, requiring analysis, interpretation or comparison of a range of options.
To conduct and manage audit projects concerned with appropriate use of antimicrobials, both within Directorates and specialties plus Trust-wide, reporting results and developing action plans to address areas of weakness.

Planning and Organisational skills

Able to prioritise, plan and organise own workload and a range of complex activities that comprise multiple, often conflicting elements and which require formulation and adjustment in connection with professional colleagues.
Able to work accurately and methodically at all times.

Key Working Relationships

To be a key member of the Trust’s cancer services team and represent the pharmacy department in relevant committees and MDTs
To represent the Trust, when needed, at the regional cancer network.
To participate regularly in relevant professional networks, professional groups and meetings with local, regional and national colleagues, bringing ideas for improvement and learning back to the Trust.
To liaise with external bodes such as pharmaceutical companies, national specialist centres etc. to obtain relevant information required to fulfil role.

Patient/Client Care

Responsible for contributing directly to patient care as part of the clinical pharmacy team by providing highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and clinicians at ward level.
To contribute to the homecare service providing clinical input when required.

Budget Responsibilities

Responsible for monitoring/ guiding prescribing to ensure value for money in the use of medicines.
To support the Chief Pharmacist in delivery of medicines savings and improved efficiency such as CIPs, CQUINs, commissioner and contract targets.

Responsibilities for People or Training

Responsible as line manager to both the Senior Cancer Clinical Pharmacist and the Oncology Specialist Pharmacist.
Responsible for providing highly specialist clinical and professional supervision and training for the rotational pharmacists and other pharmacy staff including senior pharmacists.
To be actively involved in delivering training to clinical staff, areas identified through reported incidents across the trust.

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