The posting
Job description
Take your oncology pharmacy career further with GenesisCare.
Are you a pharmacist with experience in oncology and haematology, looking for an opportunity to put your specialist knowledge at the heart of patient care?
At GenesisCare Maidstone, you'll be part of a dedicated cancer care team, playing an important role in ensuring patients receive safe, effective and personalised treatment. This is an opportunity to bring your clinical expertise into a specialist environment, working closely with consultants, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to support patients throughout their cancer treatment journey.
This is a full time, permanent position based onsite at our Maidstone Cancer Centre working Monday - Friday.
The Role As our Pharmacist – Oncology/Haematology, you'll take responsibility for delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines management service within the centre.
You'll provide specialist pharmaceutical advice, support the safe and effective use of medicines and help facilitate the day-to-day running of the Pharmacy Department. From reviewing SACT prescriptions to overseeing the final clinical checks before treatment is released, your contribution will be essential to the smooth running of our service and, most importantly, the safety of our patients.
What You'll Be Doing
- Delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to oncology and haematology patients.
- Providing expert, specialist pharmaceutical advice to consultants, nurses, colleagues and patients.
- Screening and clinically checking systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) prescriptions, including final release to nursing teams.
- Supporting the procurement, preparation, dispensing and distribution of medicines.
- Contributing to the development, implementation and monitoring of treatment protocols and prescribing regimens.
- Supporting effective stock control and the safe, efficient running of the Pharmacy Department.
- Promoting best practice through clinical audit, research and ongoing service improvement.
- Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to support excellent patient care.
What You'll Bring We're looking for a pharmacist who combines strong clinical knowledge with excellent attention to detail and a genuine commitment to patient safety.
Experience and skills:
- Experience in oncology and haematology pharmacy.
- Experience working within a hospital environment.
- A strong understanding of medicines management, dispensing and SACT prescription screening.
- Experience of electronic prescribing systems.
- Knowledge of clinical audit, practice research and the development and implementation of clinical protocols.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues at all levels.
- Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A methodical approach and high levels of accuracy, particularly when reviewing prescriptions and maintaining patient medication records.
- The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications and knowledge:
- MPharm or BSc Pharmacy qualification.
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Completion of one year's pre-registration training.
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, such as a Clinical Diploma.
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Membership of BOPA.
- Independent Prescriber qualification.
- Understanding of oncology protocols and treatment regimen development.
Why Choose GenesisCare? At GenesisCare, you'll be joining a specialist cancer care provider where clinical expertise, innovation and patient experience are central to everything we do.
We want our people to feel supported, valued and able to develop their careers. Our benefits include:
- No weekends - our centres are only open Monday - Friday - regain your work / life balance
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell annual leave.
- Private medical and dental cover to support your health and wellbeing.
- Income protection and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to world-class radiotherapy, free for you and your immediate family if required.
- A competitive company contributory pension scheme.
- Wellbeing support, including access to Headspace.
- Free parking at most of our centres.
- Exclusive retail discounts.
You'll also have opportunities to continue learning, develop your specialist knowledge and contribute to a service that is continually evolving.
Who We Are GenesisCare is a leading independent provider of cancer care in the UK, bringing together specialist teams, advanced technology and personalised treatment to improve the experience and outcomes of people living with cancer.
Our approach goes beyond treating the disease. We look at the whole person, offering integrated support that includes wellbeing services in partnership with Penny Brohn UK and exercise medicine alongside specialist cancer treatments.
We work with leading clinicians, universities and research partners to explore new approaches to cancer care and broaden access to innovative treatments through our clinical trials programme.
Our people are at the centre of what we do. We invest in their development, encourage new ideas and create opportunities to make a meaningful contribution to the future of cancer care.
If you're ready to bring your oncology pharmacy expertise to a team that makes a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.
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