Trosolwg o'r swydd

As a result of the promotion of one of our pharmacists, an exciting opportunity exists to join a pro-active, well respected and forward-thinking Pharmacy Team delivering high quality patient care and service to our Cancer patients across the two sites.

The Oncology Pharmacy team provides services across both sites therefore the successful candidate will be working in the Oncology Pharmacy in Maidstone as well as in the Aseptic Unit ,  Tunbridge Wells Hospital  at Pembury . This post will allow you to develop your managerial skills and gain experience in Clinical Trials, commissioning, finance and e-prescribing as well as providing you the opportunity to provide Clinical Pharmacy Services to a wide array of cancer patients including solid tumour, haemato-oncology as well as being involved with the technical aspect of product approval and final release of cancer treatments.

After a structured induction programme, you will join the pharmacists on a rotational basis to deliver an integrated Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Service to our cancer patient.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

You will ensure:

• All electronic prescriptions are prescribed, dispensed and administered to patients following departmental and trust guidelines on anticancer medication.
• Co-ordinate the daily provision of a safe, timely and effective electronic chemotherapy service to day cases and outpatients.
• Co-ordinate the daily provision of our newly formed Oral Chemotherapy Service
• Influencing and strengthening pharmacy links by working as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Supporting and working with the aseptic team to ensure safe and prompt preparation and release of aseptic products (cytotoxic and  monoclonals)

A postgraduate training in clinical pharmacy and/or suitable experience in hospital, in the field of Oncology/ Haematology are desirable, however we will consider forward thinking candidates with a desire to specialise in Cancer and Technical Services.

We also welcome candidates from community and other sectors who would like to join the hospital setting . We also welcome applications for pharmacists looking to work on a part-time basis. 

At present there is no on-call commitments and /or working weekends.

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. 

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. 

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.