Are you a Pharmacist looking for a dynamic role within a renowned London Trust? Or are you looking to expand your pharmaceutical skills by getting involved in a range of leading clinical trials? If so, we want to hear from you!

Our Pharmacy team are looking for a patient focused pharmacist to join our Aseptic Services Team.

As an Cancer & Aseptic Services Pharmacist, you will be involved in a wide variety of duties from assisting with clinical trials to liaising with our nurses and clinical research teams.

You will play a pivotal role, working across the aseptic units within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at the Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospital sites, delivering a wealth of expertise to the oncology, haematology, research and nutrition teams.

Our two aseptic units are staffed by enthusiastic and committed teams delivering a high number of doses daily across both sites to various specialities, including our rapidly expanding BMT unit, and one of only three gestational trophoblastic disease centres nationwide.

Our Pharmacy team are a large department of over 300 staff working across St Mary's, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. We are a leading Trust in research and clinical trials, enabling you to experience diverse and exciting opportunities! So no matter your interest within Pharmacy, we will have something for you!

You will not only have the opportunity to explore and enhance your pharmaceutical expertise, but you will also be developing your management, training and leadership skills all whilst being supported by our incredible team!

If that not enough to tempt you, we offer some fantastic perks, such as flexible working, part time offerings! We also understand just how important it is to invest in you, so offer incredible training and support programmes to develop your skills to progress to a higher banding.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Aseptic Units in maintaining an excellent patient-centred service, compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice.
• To provide a clinical screening service for SACT, clinical trials and parenteral nutrition, liaising with prescribers, nurses and clinical research teams.
• To provide clinical pharmacy services, department and ward-based, in line with Trust procedures and national legislation.
• To assist the clinical trials team in the running of trials being conducted through the Aseptic Units.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or Equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Post Graduate Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
• GCP and GMP training

Experience

Essential

• Post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including aseptic services. In addition this must include a solid grounding in all other aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward services and dispensing)
• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
• Demonstrable use of audit to improve practice

Desirable

• Post-registration experience in screening and verification of SACT prescriptions
• Clinical Trials experience

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

• Good ability to organise and prioritise work
• Good clinical practical knowledge
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Hammersmith Hospital

London

W12 0HS

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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