An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious pharmacist to join the innovative Clinical Cancer Services team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. This rare senior role offers the opportunity to develop within a specialist area while making a real impact within a close-knit multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist with excellent problem-solving abilities, strong communication skills and a passion for high-quality patient care. Previous chemotherapy experience is not essential, as full specialist training and support will be provided on site. This role is ideal for pharmacists looking to broaden their clinical career into cancer services and develop expertise within oncology, haematology and palliative care.
You will work closely within the MDT, leading clinical decision-making, prioritising patient-focused care and contributing to service development and innovation.
This post attracts a Recruitment and Retention Premium of £3,000.
We are proud of our friendly, forward-thinking pharmacy team and commitment to staff wellbeing.
The service operates 7 days a week with excellent work-life balance. Weekend working is just 1 in 8, with one bank holiday commitment annually.
If you are passionate about exceptional cancer care and want to thrive within a progressive team in the beautiful city of Salisbury, we would love to hear from you.
You will provide a pharmacy service as part of our clinical cancer services team, in particular Oncology, Haematology and Hospice specialities focussing on the inpatient setting. The intention of this role is for the successful candidate to be fully imbedded within the inpatient settings and to represent pharmacy in these settings.
We are a super friendly team with a passion for delivering excellent patient care. We have a bright and airy department with a large tearoom and access to outdoor open spaces to improve wellbeing. Our service is open 7 days a week and our current opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm (with no late night rota), Saturday 9am-1pm and Sunday 9.30am-1pm. Weekend shifts are 1 in 8 with one bank holiday per year.
For further details on the role and responsibilities please find our job description attached. For more about living and working in Salisbury see attached Our City Our Hospital.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
