An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and capable pharmacist to join the Cancer and Aseptics Pharmacy Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).
ICHNT is the cancer centre for North West London, and manages both local and nationally referred patients, with a variety of different and complex oncology and haematology cancer pathologies. ICHNT offers a fully multi-disciplinary approach and the successful applicant will work closely with our extended cancer teams.
The post holder will have the opportunity to undertake rotations in each of the three key areas within Cancer Services: Aseptics, Haematology, and Oncology. Each of the three rotations is approximately nine months in duration, allowing the post holder to develop specialist skills each time they rotate, as well as gaining in-depth experience, thus being fully integrated into the delivery of cancer services.
They will be involved in the management of patients with oncology and haematology diagnoses, who are on a variety of systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT), including CAR-T and BMT. This is in addition to managing disease complications, therapeutic drug based complications and working with our palliative care team to give patients the best care.
You will need to work well as part of a team and possess excellent communication skills. You will need to have high attention to detail to be able to work under pressure
- Supporting the Senior Lead/ Lead Pharmacists for each rotation delivering a clinical ward pharmacy service
- Providing expert support to clinicians and other healthcare professionals
- Final checking and releasing of aseptically manufactured SACT
- Verification of SACT prescriptions
- Contributing to the outpatient hub and clinics
- Participating in audit projects
- Supporting and developing trainee pharmacists, junior pharmacists and medicines management pharmacy technicians.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: JANITHA VASAVAN Job title: Cancer Education +Training Pharmacist Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 020 3311 7399