NHS Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Location Harrow
Job type Contract
Salary £28 - 33 per hour
Consultant Billy Clark
Call +44 7403 937460
Reference 216715

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 7 Pharmacist to take on a new locum role.

Pharmacist Pay Rate: £28 - £33 per hour (assignment rate)

Location: Harrow

Contract Type: Locum – 3-month contract

Benefits of working with us:

  • Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
  • Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
  • Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Pharmacist roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
  • Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
  • Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a Pharmacist and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many Pharmacists you can refer.
  • Professional Development: Working as a locum Pharmacist provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge. 

Duties:

  • Screening Oncology and Haematology prescriptions for the Chemotherapy day unit and Haematology day unit
  • Assist in providing a ward based and day care specialist pharmacy cancer service to haematology and oncology cancer patients
  • Assist in developing, providing, managing and monitoring a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to haematology and oncology cancer patients
  • Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical input to these patients, working with the multidisciplinary team
  • Participate in risk management by actively mitigating medication errors in the service
  • Support providing supervision, support and clinical training for pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals around medicines management for cancer services when needed
  • Make cost-effective recommendations without compromising patient care
  • Deputise for the highly specialist pharmacists in their absence 
  • Communicate complex drug or medicine related information to patients & relatives in prescription medication counselling, drug history taking and reviewing prescription
  • Communicates with medical and nursing staff regarding medicine management issues whereby persuasive skills are required for practicing against evidence based medicine/formulary guidelines
  • Participates and discusses within the multidisciplinary team on a specific ward the provision of drug related information and assessment of patient’s treatment

Requirements of the Pharmacist:

  • GPHC Registration
  • NVQ or equivalent – Pharmacist qualification
  • Be working towards or completed the SACT passport and have experience in Oncology and/or Haematology

Contact:

This Pharmacist job is advertised by Billy Clark; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from the following job titles: Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacy Managers etc. NHS experience is desirable for most of our clients.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Pharmacist role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

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. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.