Senior Pharmacist Oncology: Sponsorship Available

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

A unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic senior clinical pharmacist with excellent communication, vision, organisational and leadership skills to join the Haematology and Oncology Pharmacy Team. The post holder will also form part of the clinical pharmacy services team, to ensure all chemotherapy prescriptions and adjunct treatments are clinically screened in accordance with national guidelines and best practice guidance.

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to lead, provide and develop clinical pharmacy services to Haematology and Oncology. The post holder will also support colleagues in Haematology and Oncology in managing the team, liaise with service leads, departments and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the needs of our patients.

This post provides a varied experience as well as flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development in clinical, research, strategic and managerial skills. The successful applicant will be a team player with clinical experience, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail.. If you are enthusiastic about oncology pharmacy and are able to work as part of a busy team, we look forward to hearing from you.

You will be required to work weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the provision of highly specialist professional, clinical and scientific information and advice to multidisciplinary healthcare staff, patients and carers regarding medicines use, to make clinical recommendations tailored to patients.

To clinically screen prescriptions for regimens prescribed ahead of supply or dispensing by Pharmacy Aseptics and/or the Trust Outpatient service.

To provide strategic oversight of service development and improvement initiatives, including the introduction of new processes, training plans, technologies, work streams and cost savings.

Performing or overseeing the monitoring and review of drug therapies for oncology and haematology patients, ensuring treatments are appropriate and comply with current guidance and Trust policies.

To line manage a small team ensuring colleagues are supported and are in a position to provide the best care, supporting their personal and professional development.

To support the development of non-medical prescribing within the oncology and haematology specialities.

Provide high level, complex pharmaceutical advice on specialist areas of practice to consultants, junior medical staff, general practitioners, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals and patients and carers.

Ensure medication errors are monitored, reported and managed in line with Trust process

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Post graduate Diploma qualification

Desirable

  • Experience of reviewing new medicines

Essential

Essential

  • BOPA trained pharmacist

Desirable

  • Experience of risk manangement

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Managing a team

Desirable

  • Teaching and training colleagues in haem/Onc

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: 23 August 2026

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