Specialist Oncology Pharmacist
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2251 Pharmacists Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
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About the role
Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Full Time |
Up to £60,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
37.5 hours per week
Our Pharmacy team at Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells currently have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with a specialist interest in oncology and haematology.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist with oncology experience to integrate with the Pharmacy team and oncology multi-disciplinary team to deliver an outstanding level of service to our oncology and haemato-oncology patients.
Approx. 0.8WTE of the role will be dedicated to the oncology pharmacy service, with patients currently being treated across 4 days per week. There is some flexibility in how the hours are worked across each day, but we are looking for a pharmacist who can be primarily site-based. Remote working is not suitable for this role. Our ambition is for the successful candidate to additionally support their Pharmacy colleagues through further training and competency assessments to create a multi-skilled Pharmacy workforce within the oncology service offering.
The remaining 0.2WTE of the role will be spent:
As a Specialist Oncology Pharmacist, you will:
Up to £60,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
37.5 hours per week
Our Pharmacy team at Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells currently have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with a specialist interest in oncology and haematology.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist with oncology experience to integrate with the Pharmacy team and oncology multi-disciplinary team to deliver an outstanding level of service to our oncology and haemato-oncology patients.
Approx. 0.8WTE of the role will be dedicated to the oncology pharmacy service, with patients currently being treated across 4 days per week. There is some flexibility in how the hours are worked across each day, but we are looking for a pharmacist who can be primarily site-based. Remote working is not suitable for this role. Our ambition is for the successful candidate to additionally support their Pharmacy colleagues through further training and competency assessments to create a multi-skilled Pharmacy workforce within the oncology service offering.
The remaining 0.2WTE of the role will be spent:
- Planning and preparing for upcoming oncology patient treatments
- Providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services to our elective surgical patients
- Assisting our pharmacy dispensary colleagues with the dispensing and checking of discharge and outpatient prescriptions.
As a Specialist Oncology Pharmacist, you will:
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- Deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service within Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells to oncology, haemato-oncology and elective surgical patients, in line with current government, NICE and BOPA guidelines
- Undertake medicines reconciliation, organise discharge medications, provide of drug information and undertake clinical counselling of patients
- Maintain pharmaceutical care plans for all oncology and haemato-oncology patients
- Verify and screen SACT treatment prescriptions, inpatient prescription charts, discharge and outpatient prescriptions
- Support and advise our clinicians on safe prescribing within oncology, haemato-oncology and peri-operative medicine
- Coordinate the administration and delivery of SACT treatments to patients, maintaining effective communication with (and support to) the Pharmacy dispensary
- Develop protocols and guidelines for SACT treatment
- Order SACT in readiness for patient treatment
- Educate and train colleagues in support of their development with oncology competencies
- Act as lead oncology pharmacist for the Nuffield Tunbridge Wells Hospital site
- Liaise with other Nuffield Hospital oncology sites to share knowledge and expertise
- Work closely with the Pharmacy Quality Lead (Oncology) for Nuffield Health
- Attend meetings with pharmacy and other oncology leads within the Nuffield Health group on a regular basis, implementing changes to policy and procedure locally
- UK Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council - applications will be rejected without this
- At least 3-4 years of post-qualification experience
- Experience of supervising and training other staff
- Post-qualification experience within oncology and haemato-oncology and the ability to screen and verify oncology and haemato-oncology regimes and prescriptions
- BOPA passport completion to a minimum of Level 2a
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Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Our small, dynamic Pharmacy team at Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital provide a high standard of pharmaceutical care to our oncology/haematology patients, our peri-operative surgical patients, and our surgical and medical outpatients. Strong working relationships are in place with all of our hospital departments to ensure that the right medication is available when it is required. Our Pharmacy team are ready to support the successful candidate in their role.
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If you'd like to discuss the role in more detail or arrange an informal visit to site, please contact Andrew Turton, Pharmacy Manager on [email protected]
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Where this offer sits in the market
Pharmacists (SOC 2251) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~48k in sampleSOC 2251
- Middle half £42,380–60,424
- Median £51,480
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