Cancer and Clinical Services Pharmacist

Job summary
We are delighted to be recruiting for a pharmacist to work as part of our Clinical Pharmacy team at The Royal Marsden. This is an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist looking to specialise in cancer treatments and to gain experience working in a world-leading cancer centre. This is a rotational post where you will have the opportunity to gain experience in a number of clinical cancer services and specialties, including oncology, haematology, private care, and paediatric-oncology.

This role is key to delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service which encompasses the medical day unit and outpatient clinics, along with inpatient wards and out-of-hospital SACT delivery and administration. This post will be supporting the multidisciplinary team working with key stakeholders within pharmacy, nursing and medicine to promote timely delivery of SACT and to continually improve outcomes for our patients.

Our pharmacists are well respected both within the Trust and nationally for their expertise within oncology and cancer services, and we are looking for a high calibre, self-motivated pharmacist with excellent communication skills to further enhance the team. This is fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking and patient focused pharmacist to gain excellent experience at the forefront of oncology practice.

Main duties of the job

• Provide operational support to the Clinical Services Pharmacy Team across the three hospital sites on a day-to-day basis by actively participating in the clinical pharmacy service.
• Provide expert advice and support to the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and timely delivery of Systemic Anticancer Therapy (SACT) and other medications.
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients by accurately clinically screening/reviewing prescriptions, ensuring the safe, effective, legal, and appropriate use of SACT and non-SACT medicines within an allocated clinical unit.
• To support the development of high-quality clinical pharmacy services, improvement of patient outcomes and experience within the inpatient and outpatient settings across the Trust.

About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job responsibilities
The Clinical and Cancer services pharmacist is a rotational position designed to develop pharmacists by enhancing their knowledge and skills, and providing the depth of experience required to progress towards more senior specialised posts in Cancer Pharmacy.

Pharmacists will work within the clinical pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams to ensure the safe and clinically effective use of medicines for inpatients, day care units, and clinics within the Trust.

Pharmacists will be expected to act as professional role models and mentors for our more junior pharmacist team, ensuring their clinical practice, values an behaviours meet the high standards of our department and the wider organisation.

Rotations can include:

• Oncology
• Haemato-oncology
• Private Care
• Paediatric oncology/Teenagers and Young Adult (TYA) services

This role will also be supported to develop focused clinical knowledge and skills within sub-specialties, such as:
Haemato-oncology (Myeloma, Lymphoma and Leukaemia)
Childhood cancer
GI cancer
Breast Cancer
Urology and Gynaecological cancers
Lung Cancer
Skin and Sarcoma

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• GPhC Registration
• MSc/ Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Registered non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards this qualification

Experience
Essential

• Post registration NHS hospital experience
• Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to wards / day units
• Clinical audit and quality/service improvement projects

Desirable

• Oncology/Haematology Pharmacy experience
• Experience of delivering education & training to staff and students

Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively & meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy at all times
• Ability to safely clinically screen prescriptions/drug charts
• Ability to train other members of staff
• Recognises limitations of own professional competence.
• Awareness of current developments in clinical pharmacy
• Ability to use an electronic prescribing system and supporting software to complete clinical pharmacist tasks on a daily basis.

Other Requirements
Essential

• Adaptable to change: flexible to meet the needs of the role
• Professional, act as a role model and uphold GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals
• Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility & delegate effectively
• Acts upon feedback for both own practice and the pharmacy service
• Enthusiastic and approachable
• Upholds the RM Trust core values
• Able to work at all Royal Marsden sites
• Ability to participate in out of hours service and 7 day working

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The Royal Marsden - Chelsea, Chelsea, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Contact: Lead Pharmacist – Haemato-Oncology and (ATMP), Elilta Samuel, Elilta.Samuel@rmh.nhs.uk

Closing date: 13 November 2026
Contract: Fixed term, 20 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Band: Band 7
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Reference number: 282-SB1927