Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist Cross-site

Job summary

Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist - Oncology (Band 7)
26.25 hours per week | Cross-site role | Base: Worthing Hospital
(Potential opportunity to increase to full-time hours and work within aseptics and/or adult cancer services.)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated pharmacist to join the Women's and Children's Pharmacy Team as an Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist specialising in Paediatric Oncology and Haematology.

You will provide clinical pharmacy services and support to children and young people receiving cancer treatment. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, regional Principal Treatment Centres and oncology networks, you will contribute to safe, effective and patient-centred medicines optimisation.

As part of the developing Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU), you will support specialist oncology pharmacy services across inpatient, outpatient and day-case settings.

The role offers specialist development in paediatric oncology and haematology, access to regional and national networks, opportunities for service development, and a supportive multidisciplinary environment focused on innovation and professional growth.

University Hospitals Sussex is one of the UK's largest acute NHS trusts, committed to delivering excellent care through its values of compassion, inclusion and respect.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist clinical practice while making a meaningful difference to children and young people with cancer.

Main duties of the job

About the Role
As an Advanced Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist, you will deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to paediatric patients, developing specialist expertise in oncology and haematology. Key responsibilities include participating in consultant-led ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings, providing expert advice on systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) and supportive care medicines, clinically screening oncology prescriptions, supporting medicines optimisation and patient counselling, and contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance. You will also support digital prescribing initiatives, chemotherapy safety programmes, and provide education and supervision to pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals.

About You
You will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist with experience in an acute hospital pharmacy setting, strong clinical and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. You should be committed to delivering high-quality care for children and young people and motivated to develop specialist expertise in paediatric oncology. Experience in paediatrics and/or oncology, postgraduate qualifications, and involvement in audit, research or service improvement activities are desirable.

About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate information pack - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Apply through our website)

Job responsibilities
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

• You will be responsible for the delivery of expert patient care providing support to the lead pharmacists. This includes development, evaluation and co-ordination of clinical pharmacy services in line with the objectives of the division and the UHSx Pharmacy strategy.
• You will contribute to all aspects of clinical governance, including clinical risk and audit.
• As a teaching hospital, education and training is an integral component of all roles encompassing practice supervision of undergraduates, pre-registration pharmacists and the line management and educational supervision of band 6 pharmacists as appropriate.
• We encourage inter-professional learning and have been recognised for educational initiatives such as joint teaching activities with Foundation Doctors.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Candidate Information Pack: (Apply through our website)

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Master of Pharmacy degree at a British School of Pharmacy or recognised equivalent
• Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• PG Cert/FS1 or equivalent

Desirable

• PG Dip/FS2 in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• IP qualification

Skills
Essential

• Applicants must show a willingness for continual professional development
• Experience of MDT working
• Able to evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based on the patients' disease, co-morbidities and other medication and treatment taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.

Desirable

• Experience of line managing/supervising a team and training team members
• Conducting of appraisals and managing team members in accordance with policies and procedures.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
• Specialist and professional knowledge acquired through theory and experience

Desirable

• Experience of working with paediatric patients and/or oncology patients
• Membership to professional groups (NPPG, BOPA, CCLG)

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Apply through our website). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Apply through our website).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (Apply through our website).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address: Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Rd, Worthing, BN11 2DH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Apply through our website)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Paediatric Oncology Pharmacist
Sandra Clark
sandra.clark17@nhs.net
01273696955