Band 8a Locum Specialist Senior Oncology Pharmacist - London

Role: Locum Specialist Senior Oncology Pharmacist
Banding: Band 8a
Location: London
Start Date: 6th of Ausust 2024
Duration: 30th of November 2024
Hours: Full-time
Rate: Competitive

About the role:

The Pharmacy team at Pulse is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Specialist Senior Oncology Pharmacist to join our team in London. This is a temporary position from 6 August 2024 to 30 November 2024, offering a competitive pay rate.

Key Responsibilities:

You will provide a clinical pharmacy service to oncology patients. You will lead in the clinical screening of chemotherapy prescriptions. You will function as an Independent Prescriber (IP) within oncology clinics. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary healthcare staff. You will support the Outsourcing and Aseptic Services Pharmacy Team. You will manage medicines optimization and medicine management activities. You will ensure the safe and effective provision of anticancer treatment to both inpatients and outpatients. You will act as a role model for junior pharmacists and assist in their education and training. You will participate in the development of clinical pharmacy services and research initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience/Knowledge:
  • Up to date GPhC registration.
  • Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or Oncology Pharmacy is preferred.
  • Hospital experience is required.
  • Experience in in oncology and haematology is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of aseptic and systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT).
• Skills/Abilities:
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Time management and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you'll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you'll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won't find anywhere else.

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional-not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.