Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist- Cancer and Aseptics
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Cancer & Aseptics Maternity Leave Cover Role
This Cancer & Aseptics maternity leave cover role provides an excellent opportunity to develop valuable experience in cancer and aseptic services. They will be an integral member of the cancer multidisciplinary team. The post will provide training opportunities in haematology and oncology ranging from paediatrics to adults, clinical trials, and end of life care. The post holder will gain valuable aseptic experience in our aseptic suite and they will liaise closely with the chemotherapy trained nurses on the day units and the inpatient haematology ward where we offer stem cell transplants.
Responsibilities
- Provide Training Opportunities: The role includes training in haematology and oncology, ranging from paediatrics to adults, clinical trials, and end-of-life care.
- Gain Aseptic Experience: Gain valuable experience in the aseptic suite and liaise with chemotherapy-trained nurses on day units and inpatient haematology wards.
- Work with Multi-disciplinary Teams: Work with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure a smooth patient journey.
- Provide Pharmacist Support: Provide support to the aseptic services unit, hospice, and clinical trial provision for cancer patients.
- Specialised Professional Education: Provide specialised professional education and support to pharmacy and clinical staff.
- Support Aseptic Unit Manager: Support the aseptic unit manager in the day-to-day running of the pharmacy aseptic unit on a rotational basis.
- Support Advanced Pharmacist: Deputise for the Advanced Pharmacist for Cancer and Aseptics.
- Clinical Verification: Clinically verify prescriptions for patients in a timely and accurate manner. To accuracy check dispensed medicines and support logistics to deliver correct cancer and supportive medicines accurately and on time.
- Work with Clinical Teams: Work with clinical teams at the point of care delivery to understand patients' medication history, clinical needs, and provide medicines knowledge as required to support the patient journey.
- Patient Support: Support patients' understanding of their medicines through counselling, drug history taking, and medicines reconciliation. The role is expected to act in a compassionate, empathetic, and professional manner that supports the pharmacy department and trusts values.
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Why Work for Us?
- Learning and Development Opportunities: As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- Flexible Working: We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
- Health and Wellbeing Services: We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
- Inclusion and Diversity: We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- Support for Armed Forces Community: A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
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Our Vision and Mission
- Vision: To provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
- Mission: To provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Care Values: Collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gemma Driscoll
- Job Title: Principal Cancer Pharmacist
- Email Address: gemma.driscoll@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01296316166
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