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Oncology Pharmacist


PayCompetitive
LocationHarlow/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: E0258-25-0029?language=en&page=783&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      We are seeking a dedicated Oncology Pharmacist to join our dynamic team in Harlow. The successful candidate will support the Lead Oncology Pharmacist in overseeing daily Oncology operations, contributing to team training, and ensuring the delivery of best practices. This role involves collaboration with the Oncology team to complete tasks safely and effectively.

      Key Responsibilities:

      Clinical Leadership and Support: Provide specialist advice and clinical leadership for patient care, including the clinical verification of prescriptions according to GPhC & BOPA guidelines. Offer timely, expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff, ensuring high patient care standards.

      Operational Excellence: Support continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations by collaborating with external departments to ensure efficient, safe care. Help maintain an organized facility, ensuring colleague training, and contribute to business projects and Key Value Drivers.

      Onboarding and Training: Assist in onboarding new business and patients, develop new prescription templates, and create training materials. Provide operational and clinical training to ensure the team is well-prepared and knowledgeable.

      Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in prescription processing. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies, including RPSGB and GPhC. Participate in departmental audits and ensure operational processes comply with GMP and MHRA standards.

      Main duties of the job

      • To be successful in this role, you will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist, ideally with experience in a hospital or home healthcare setting. Much of the role involves accuracy checks, so strong attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to stay focused for long periods. You will also need excellent communication skills, a systematic approach, and a commitment to continuous professional development.

        Qualifications, Training & Experience:

        • Experience working on Oncology wards
        • Experience clinically screening Oncology SACT prescriptions
        • IV Oncology experience
        • Involvement in ordering chemotherapy
        • Proficiency with electronic prescribing systems (e.g., iQemo)
        • Ideally, a post-graduate qualification in Oncology
        • Evidence of BOPA training, such as the SACT Passport (preferred)
        • Experience in clinical decision-making
        • Experience training and upskilling pharmacy team members

        Join our team and contribute to a patient-centered approach in Oncology pharmacy. Apply today to be part of an innovative and supportive environment.

      About us

      Why Lloyds Clinical?

      We have a lot to offer to not only the 100,000 patients we support, but also to our valued employees. Lloyds Clinical has a wide range of exciting opportunities for passionate professionals across nursing, patient services, compounding, pharmacy and warehousing. These roles come with fantastic benefits including:

      • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
      • Company bonus scheme
      • Outstanding training & development programmes
      • Up to £1200 refer a friend bonus
      • Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and well-being app
      • Savings and discounts at multiple retailers through our rewards portal

      Date posted

      18 February 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £60,000 a year

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Home or remote working

      Reference number

      E0258-25-0029

      Job locations

      Lloydspharmacy Clinical Homecare

      4 The Spire Green Centre

      Harlow

      Essex

      CM19 5TR


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Oncology Pharmacist to join our dynamic team in Harlow. The successful candidate will support the Lead Oncology Pharmacist in overseeing daily Oncology operations, contributing to the training and development of the team, and ensuring the delivery of best practices. This role involves collaboration with the Oncology team to complete tasks safely and effectively.

      Key Responsibilities:

        • Clinical Leadership and Support:Provide specialist advice and clinical leadership for patient care, including the clinical verification of prescriptions according to GPhC & BOPA guidelines. Offer timely, expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff, ensuring high standards of patient care.
        • Operational Excellence:Support continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations by collaborating with external departments to ensure efficient and safe care. Help maintain an organized facility, ensuring colleague training and assessment, and contribute to business projects and Key Value Drivers.
        • Onboarding and Training:Assist in the onboarding of new business and patients, develop new prescription templates, and create training materials. Provide both operational and clinical training to ensure the team is well-prepared and knowledgeable.
        • Compliance and Quality Assurance:Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in prescription processing. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies, including RPSGB and GPhC. Participate in departmental audits and ensure operational processes comply with GMP and MHRA standards.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Oncology Pharmacist to join our dynamic team in Harlow. The successful candidate will support the Lead Oncology Pharmacist in overseeing daily Oncology operations, contributing to the training and development of the team, and ensuring the delivery of best practices. This role involves collaboration with the Oncology team to complete tasks safely and effectively.

      Key Responsibilities:

        • Clinical Leadership and Support:Provide specialist advice and clinical leadership for patient care, including the clinical verification of prescriptions according to GPhC & BOPA guidelines. Offer timely, expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff, ensuring high standards of patient care.
        • Operational Excellence:Support continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations by collaborating with external departments to ensure efficient and safe care. Help maintain an organized facility, ensuring colleague training and assessment, and contribute to business projects and Key Value Drivers.
        • Onboarding and Training:Assist in the onboarding of new business and patients, develop new prescription templates, and create training materials. Provide both operational and clinical training to ensure the team is well-prepared and knowledgeable.
        • Compliance and Quality Assurance:Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in prescription processing. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies, including RPSGB and GPhC. Participate in departmental audits and ensure operational processes comply with GMP and MHRA standards.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • To be successful in this role, you will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist, ideally with experience working in a hospital or home healthcare environment. Much of the role involves checking for accuracy, so strong attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to stay focused over long periods of time. Other qualities you'll need include excellent communication skills, a systematic approach and a commitment to continuous professional development.
      • Qualifications, Training & Experience:
      • Experience working on Oncology wards.
      • Experience in clinically screening Oncology SACT prescriptions.
      • IV Oncology experience
      • Involvement in ordering chemotherapy.
      • Proficiency in using and managing electronic prescribing systems for Oncology patients (e.g iQemo)
      • Ideally, a post-graduate qualification specialising in Oncology.
      • Evidence of training with BOPA, such as the SACT Passport, is preferred.
      • Experience in clinical decision-making.
      • Experience in training and upskilling members of a pharmacy team.
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • To be successful in this role, you will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist, ideally with experience working in a hospital or home healthcare environment. Much of the role involves checking for accuracy, so strong attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to stay focused over long periods of time. Other qualities you'll need include excellent communication skills, a systematic approach and a commitment to continuous professional development.
      • Qualifications, Training & Experience:
      • Experience working on Oncology wards.
      • Experience in clinically screening Oncology SACT prescriptions.
      • IV Oncology experience
      • Involvement in ordering chemotherapy.
      • Proficiency in using and managing electronic prescribing systems for Oncology patients (e.g iQemo)
      • Ideally, a post-graduate qualification specialising in Oncology.
      • Evidence of training with BOPA, such as the SACT Passport, is preferred.
      • Experience in clinical decision-making.
      • Experience in training and upskilling members of a pharmacy team.

      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.

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      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.

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Lloyds Clinical

      Address

      Lloydspharmacy Clinical Homecare

      4 The Spire Green Centre

      Harlow

      Essex

      CM19 5TR


      Employer's website

      https://lloydsclinical.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Lloyds Clinical

      Address

      Lloydspharmacy Clinical Homecare

      4 The Spire Green Centre

      Harlow

      Essex

      CM19 5TR


      Employer's website

      https://lloydsclinical.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.