Senior Pharmacist - Aseptic Services

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

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The post holder will be part of a team of pharmacists responsible for the day-to-day preparation of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and clinical trials doses within the Aseptic Services department; as well as covering parenteral nutrition ward round services. The Aseptic Services Pharmacist will work alongside Senior and Specialist Aseptic Services Pharmacists, as well as Technicians in the Section 10 production units at the Denmark Hill site.

Here they will carry out the clinical validation of chemotherapy prescriptions, parenteral nutrition orders, worksheet checks, final check and release of manufactured products.

Late duties, weekend and bank holiday working (including 7-day service) will also apply to this role and the post holder will be added to a wider pharmacy rota to fulfil these commitments.

The post holder has essential operational responsibilities in ensuring the smooth running and delivery of the day-to-day production pharmacy service supporting, managing and developing specific aspects of the service in collaboration with the Specialist Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in Aseptic Services. This includes the development, maintenance and provision of training programmes and resources for trainee pharmacists, preparing staff rotas for pharmacists, and organising technical workflow for chemotherapy, centralised intravenous additives and parenteral nutrition on a daily basis.

Quality assurance is an integral part of Aseptic Services to which the postholder will promote, maintain and improve in relation to all aspects of their work.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

To co-ordinate day-to-day preparation of chemotherapy and clinical trial patient doses. To provide a comprehensive Aseptic Service to the Trust, ensuring compliance with current directives, legislation, external audits, GMP, GCP and Health and Safety. This service includes the provision of chemotherapy, PN, CIVAS, clinical trials and aseptically manufactured products. To liaise with the Senior Pharmacy Technicians to ensure the safe, efficient and timely delivery…