University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Oncology
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Senior Clinical Pharmacist in Oncology (12 Month Fixed-Term Position)
About the Role
An exciting opportunity awaits for a pharmacist with clinical cancer experience to join our cancer pharmacy team as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist in Oncology. This is a 12-month fixed-term position within the oncology team, where you will work closely with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist to support and expand the growing service.
As a world-leading research facility and large oncology tertiary referral centre, this role offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver cutting-edge licensed treatments and clinical trials for oncology patients.
Role Overview
As a registered pharmacist, you will provide a person-centred approach to specialist pharmacy services for oncology patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) across all oncology indications. Key duties include:
- Delivering evidence-based, high-quality pharmaceutical care
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to promote innovation in treatments
- Supporting education for pharmacy and hospital staff on new and emerging therapies
- Ensuring clinical governance, audits, and service improvements align with person-centred care goals
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Therapy Responsibilities
The UCLH Cancer Pharmacy Team, spanning oncology, haematology, and transplantation, has a united collaborative approach. The ideal candidate will:
- Help develop and deliver a person-centred clinical pharmacy service vision
- Lead clinical governance, audit, practice-based research, and service improvements
- Contribute to career development opportunities within cancer services
Main Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Key tasks include:
- Providing highly specialised, evidence-based clinical advice to the multidisciplinary team on oncology care
- Ensuring cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical services are delivered
- Managing the day-to-day delivery of clinical pharmacy services for oncology patients
- Overseeing junior pharmacists and their clinical pharmacy service delivery
- Supporting training and professional development in oncology pharmacy practice
- Facilitating the opening and management of new oncology clinical trials
About UCLH
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving diverse populations from the local area, across the UK, and internationally. As an academically led acute and specialist provider, UCLH’s mission is to deliver:
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- Excellent patient care
- Cutting-edge education
- World-class research
Services and Specialisms
UCLH operates eight specialist sites, providing first-class care in:
- Acute medical and surgical services
- Cancer care (including specialist oncology at the UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre)
- Women’s health
- Neurological disorders, gastrointestinal, and oral diseases
- Infectious diseases
- Critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology
UCLH is also committed to sustainability, aiming to be a carbon net-zero health service with bold targets:
- 2031: Net-zero direct emissions
- 2040: Net-zero indirect emissions
For further details or to arrange an informal meeting, please contact: Name: Shumi Tattersfield Job Title: Lead Pharmacist – Oncology Email: shumi.tattersfield@nhs.net
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