The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Aseptic Pharmacist
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Lead Pharmacist, Aseptic Services
A unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Aseptic Services team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust as Lead Pharmacist, Aseptic Services.
This is an exceptional time to join our service. Alongside our established aseptic units, we are preparing to open a brand-new state-of-the-art aseptic facility in Sutton at the end of the year. This exciting development forms part of our long-term vision to create a fully licensed aseptic manufacturing service, delivering innovation, resilience and capacity for the future. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in shaping and developing this new service from the outset.
Our aseptic service is built around delivering the highest quality care to patients and staff across the Trust. Working closely with The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), the department supports the development of innovative cancer therapies as they enter early-phase clinical trials, whilst also providing chemotherapy treatments for thousands of patients each year.
Responsibilities
- To deliver a high-quality pharmacy aseptic service to optimise patient care and experience.
- To oversee and be responsible for the Quality Management System within the pharmacy aseptic units.
- To ensure that the Quality Management System operates within both of the Trusts aseptic units and that through the application of this ensuring that all products are compounded to the highest possible standards.
- To work alongside the Clinical Trials team in being able to provide QA advice and support necessary for the management of Clinical Trials in the pharmacy in accordance with the statutory requirements for Good Clinical Practice.
- Lead a team of highly skilled pharmacists, technicians and other pharmacy staff working to deliver cutting edge pharmacy services to patients.
- To lead on the delivery of local, regional and national projects to optimise service provision and improve patient experience. The post holder will be responsible for implementation of these projects via the change management system, through extensive stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
- To work closely with the senior pharmacy team to identify and deliver costs savings and service efficiencies within departments and across systems.
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About The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
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At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ilves Sanna
- Job title: Head of Pharmacy
- Email address: ilves.sanna@rmh.nhs.uk
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