Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist Cross-site: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Job summary

Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist – Oncology (Band 7)26.25 hours per week | Cross-site role | Base: Worthing Hospital(Potential opportunity to increase to full-time hours and work within aseptics and/or adult cancer services.)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated pharmacist to join the Women’s and Children’s Pharmacy Team as an Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist specialising in Paediatric Oncology and Haematology.

You will provide clinical pharmacy services and support to children and young people receiving cancer treatment. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, regional Principal Treatment Centres and oncology networks, you will contribute to safe, effective and patient-centred medicines optimisation.

As part of the developing Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU), you will support specialist oncology pharmacy services across inpatient, outpatient and day-case settings.

The role offers specialist development in paediatric oncology and haematology, access to regional and national networks, opportunities for service development, and a supportive multidisciplinary environment focused on innovation and professional growth.

University Hospitals Sussex is one of the UK’s largest acute NHS trusts, committed to delivering excellent care through its values of compassion, inclusion and respect.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist clinical practice while making a meaningful difference to children and young people with cancer.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As an Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist, you will deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to paediatric patients, developing specialist expertise in oncology and haematology. Key responsibilities include participating in consultant-led ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings, providing expert advice on systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) and supportive care medicines, clinically screening oncology prescriptions, supporting medicines optimisation and patient counselling, and contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance. You will also support digital prescribing initiatives, chemotherapy safety programmes, and provide education and supervision to pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals.

About You

You will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist with experience in an acute hospital pharmacy setting, strong clinical and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. You should be committed to delivering high-quality care for children and young people and motivated to develop specialist expertise in paediatric oncology. Experience in paediatrics and/or oncology, postgraduate qualifications, and involvement in audit, research or service improvement activities are desirable.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master of Pharmacy degree at a British School of Pharmacy or recognised equivalent
  • Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • PG Cert/FS1 or equivalent

Desirable

  • PG Dip/FS2 in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
  • IP qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Applicants must show a willingness for continual professional development
  • Experience of MDT working
  • Able to evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based on the patients’ disease, co-morbidities and other medication and treatment taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.

Desirable

  • Experience of line managing/supervising a team and training team members
  • Conducting of appraisals and managing team members in accordance with policies and procedures.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
  • Specialist and professional knowledge acquired through theory and experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working with paediatric patients and/or oncology patients
  • Membership to professional groups (NPPG, BOPA, CCLG)

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 18 August 2026

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