Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust
Lead Pharmacist for Cancer Services
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Role Overview
The post holder is professionally and operationally accountable for the leadership, delivery, quality and safety of all pharmacy services to cancer pathways across the Trust, including systemic anticancer therapy (SACT), outpatient and inpatient services and clinical trials.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the strategic development, operational performance, financial management and governance of cancer pharmacy services, ensuring alignment with Trust, ICS, Cancer Alliance, and national priorities as well as GPhC, Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm), BOPA standards and hospital pharmacy standards.
- Ensure the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality medicines optimisation, including oversight of medication safety, cancer medicines expenditure, service performance and workforce capability.
- Lead and manage all pharmacy services for Cancer Services across the Trust, including systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), inpatient, outpatient and clinical trials services.
- Provide expert professional and clinical leadership in oncology and haematology medicines optimisation, medication safety and cancer medicines governance.
- Develop and deliver the strategic direction of cancer pharmacy services, ensuring compliance with national standards, Cancer Alliance priorities and regulatory requirements.
- Lead and develop the cancer pharmacy workforce, including workforce planning, succession planning, advanced practice development and performance management.
- Manage the cancer medicines budget, including financial forecasting, monitoring expenditure, high-cost drugs and delivery of cost improvement programmes.
- Lead service improvement, innovation, digital transformation and implementation of electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) developments within cancer services.
- Represent the Trust at local, regional and national cancer pharmacy, medicines optimisation and Cancer Alliance forums.
- Act as a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team, contributing to departmental strategy, operational delivery and organisational objectives.
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Requirements
- Not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered.
About Us
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
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We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Simon Wan
- Job title: Chief Pharmacist
- Email address: simon.wan@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01322 428 307
Lead Pharmacist for Cancer Services:
- Name: Achilleas Kyriazopoulos
- Tel: 01322 428534
- Email: Achilleas.Kyriazopoulos@nhs.net
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