Advanced Oncology Pharmacist

1 x Permanent 1 x fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to maternity cover.

Pharmacists are valued members of our multi-disciplinary team playing a key role in the delivery of independent prescribing, technical and clinical medicines management services.

The post holder will also form part of the clinical pharmacy services team, working within the pharmacy dispensary to ensure all chemotherapy prescriptions and adjunct treatments are clinically screened in accordance with national guidelines and best practice guidance, along with working on the inpatient wards when necessary.

You will have the opportunity to work as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber to support the provision of systemic anticancer treatments to our patients and ideally have clinical oncology/haematology experience. You will work closely with your cancer site specific team(s) as well as being a key member of the pharmacy department. You will provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to our patients.

If you are enthusiastic about oncology pharmacy and are able to work as part of a busy team, we look forward to hearing from you.

You will be required to work weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis. This post includes a commitment to undertake emergency on-call duties.

To assist the Chief Pharmacist and Principal Pharmacists in developing and maintaining the pharmaceutical service to Velindre NHS Trust to ensure that it is safe, efficient in the use of resources and complies with the Clinical Governance requirements of the Trust.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Here at
Velindre University NHS Trust
we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge
Velindre Cancer Centre
and our award-winning
Welsh Blood Service
, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
and
Health Technology Wales
and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being;

accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

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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.