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Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: including weekends and bank holidays based on the needs of the service
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (will include weekends and Bank Holidays)
Job ref
120-PST170-0724
Employer
Velindre Cancer Centre
Employer type
NHS
Site
Velindre Cancer Centre
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£44,398 - £50,807 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Velindre Cancer Centre logo

Oncology Pharmacist - Clinical and Technical Services

Band 7

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

 

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

 

our values;

  • Caring
  • Respectful
  • Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

 

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

 

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

 

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

 

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

 

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

 

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed


 

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist who wishes to develop their clinical oncology and aseptic services skills. As a specialist pharmacist in Velindre, you will have a variety of duties including aseptic, clinical, clinical trials, dispensary and ward based roles.

As valued member of our team you will be given every opportunity to develop yourself further whilst with us. Experience in oncology/haematology is desirable but we will consider candidates with general clinical skills and motivation to learn.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Chief Pharmacist and Principal Pharmacists in developing and maintaining the pharmaceutical service to Velindre NHS Trust to ensure that it is safe, efficient in the use of resources and complies with the Clinical Governance requirements of the trust.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. 

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more: https://velindre.nhs.wales/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
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Experience

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Skills

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  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Knowledge

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  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
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  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCore principles

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Basini-Gazzi
Job title
Oncology Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02920 615888
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