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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 6 to 7 progression
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Oncall comittment)
Job ref
156-6381509
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Treliske hospital
Town
Truro
Salary
£35,392 - £50,056 Pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2024 23:59

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Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Specialist Pharmacist Clinical Trials and Cancer Services

Band 6 to 7 progression

Job overview

This post offers a unique opportunity for a pharmacist to combine an interest in clinical trials with the provision of a specialist clinical pharmacy service within the cancer pharmacy team.  You will be part of our innovative and well established Clinical Trials team and work closely with the Trust’s Research and Development team. The post holder will be involved in the initiation of all clinical trials with a pharmaceutical component and will work alongside other clinical specialists and our Technical Services Department.  Dependent on experience this post is offered as either a band 7 or band 6 to 7 development.

The cancer clinical pharmacy team is well respected and an integral part of the inpatient multidisciplinary cancer service within the wider South West cancer network. The cancer team manage the Aria cancer prescribing system.

This is a fulltime post of 37.5 hours per week including an oncall commitment,  however flexible working and job-share will be considered.

Main duties of the job

This post is a shared post between clinical trials and clinical pharmacy, providing services to the Cancer Speciality at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The post holder will support and be directed by the Lead Pharmacist for Cancer and the Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Trials.   As well as clinical duties within the cancer team and Aria system management requirements the pharmacist will have input into all aspects of clinical trials covering the co-ordination and administration of the pharmaceutical aspects of both pharmaceutical company and local clinical trials.

The Trust has teaching hospital status.   It is continually developing its clinical services and is committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

The Royal Cornwall hospital pharmacy department is a forward thinking and friendly team with full deployment of electronic prescribing and administration in the inpatient and outpatient setting and fully automated dispensing. We provide an innovative clinical pharmacy service, combining technology and clinical pharmacy expertise. We are a recognised national leader for innovation in fields such as antimicrobial resistance and the adoption of Scan4Safety standards, as was recognised in the 2019 HSJ Patient Safety Awards.

Working for our organisation

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target.  All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  • Identity Checks 
  • Professional registration and qualification checks 
  • Employment history and reference checks 
  • Work health assessments 
  • Criminal record check standards 
  • Right to work checks

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https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
  • Registered as a pharmacist with GPhC
  • Clinical diploma or equivalent or working towards
Desirable criteria
  • Non- medical prescriber/willing to train
  • In date GCP certification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience as a clinical pharmacist
  • Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist in acute hospital setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of providing pharmacy clinical services to cancer services
  • Management experience
  • Clinical trials experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Johanna Skewes
Job title
Lead Pharmacist Clinical Trials
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01872 253326
Additional information

Emma Nicholls

Lead Pharmacist for Cancer

[email protected]

01872 252984

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