University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
The Southampton Oncology Centre is one of the largest tertiary referral centres in the country, treating a wide range of common and rare tumours, making it an exciting and innovative place to work. The Centre has close links with Southampton University, there is a research facility on site and clinical trials are a huge part of our work.
As part of the oncology pharmacy team, you will help provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to six in-patient wards, including a purpose built teenage and young adult unit, a haematopoietic stem cell transplant unit, medical and clinical oncology and an acute oncology review and admissions service.
As part of a team of clinical oncology pharmacists you will be focussed on fulfilling the diverse pharmaceutical needs of the oncology centre to ensure that we provide an exceptional experience for our patients and other service users.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to gain experience of clinical oncology pharmacy in a large supportive team. You will gain experience of clinical pharmacy in an in-patient and out-patient setting, electronic prescribing and aseptic production and commissioning. As part of your ongoing development there may be an opportunity to become a non-medical prescriber in a particular specialist area of interest.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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WHAT YOU WILL DO
The oncology pharmacy team are based in Platinum House, which is open from 8.30am-5.00pm Monday-Friday and 9am-1pm on Saturdays.
As an integral member of our team you will: -
Undertake clinical verification of inpatient and outpatient systemic anticancer therapies (SACT).
Perform final check/product release of aseptically prepared adult and paediatric SACT doses. (Full training will be provided)
Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to inpatient cancer care wards and participate in MDT meetings and consultant led ward rounds.
Facilitate admissions and discharges from our cancer care wards (supported by dedicated medicines management technicians.)
Participate in the weekend dispensary rota (1 in 12 weekends). You will be assigned to either a Saturday or Sunday team for your weekend working.
For full details of all the essential and desirable criteria and a description of general duties please see the attached person specification and job description.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A registered pharmacist who is passionate about starting, developing or growing a career in the field of oncology.
A calm and confident communicator with an ability to interact with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Experience of SACT verification and completion of the BOPA SACT verification passport. (However we encourage you to apply if you do not have these skills/experience as full training and mentoring to complete the BOPA SACT passport will be provided)
Experience of aseptic preparation and pharmacist release of SACT doses.
