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Specialist Cancer Pharmacist – Ambulatory Care Job at Bristol Full Time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive Band 8a Senior Cancer Pharmacist with previous cancer services experience, to work as part of the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) Clinical Pharmacy team. The post holder will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to cancer patients treated in an ambulatory care setting, working to optimise treatment pathways and outcomes and work with the wider ambulatory care team to pro-actively and effectively manage the service.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as innovative ideas on improving service delivery and patient care.

Main duties of the job

  • Lead the clinical pharmacy service in the management of cancer patients treated in the ambulatory care service, both in terms of optimising treatment pathways and outcomes and managing the service.
  • Provide both inpatient and outpatient clinical pharmacy service to both haematology (BMT/CART) and oncology patients.
  • Provide specialist evidence-based advice on the safe and effective use of SACT treatments.
  • Practice as an independent prescriber within a multi-disciplinary team, optimising patient outcomes and improving the patient experience.
  • Management responsibilities of other members of the pharmacy team.
  • Mentoring, supervision and training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Details

Date posted

29 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

per annum, pro rata for part time roles

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

387-D&T0443-LH-A

Job locations

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Rd

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or clinical oncology/haematology (BMT/CART), or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Prescriber registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, or willing to undertake within an agreed timeframe
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Membership of British Oncology Pharmacy Association

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous clinical pharmacy experience at a Band 7 level
  • Experience in cancer services (haematology and oncology), including BMT/CART and clinical verification of systemic anti-cancer therapy prescriptions
  • Knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks for the dispensing, prescribing, storage and administration of medicines
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and influencing medical and nursing staff
  • Experience of mentoring/training/teaching/supervising other professionals
  • Experience of audits and/or research
  • Experience of leadership

Desirable

  • Experience of providing a pharmacy service to SACT ambulatory care pathway
  • Knowledge and awareness of current key developments and challenges relating to cancer services

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent verbal/ written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to use specialist knowledge and judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
  • Ability to provide advice on complex pharmaceutical issues where evidence may be lacking and opinions differ
  • Problem solving skills
  • Good time management skills including ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of others
  • Ability to work under pressure in a demanding environment
  • Service improvement skills including the ability to collaborate with others to identify changes required, and to lead on implementing changes in own area of practice
  • Effective time and people management skills including ability to prioritise, plan and organise own workload and that of a team

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • Ability to be flexible in response to the needs of the service and maintain objectivity when under pressure
  • Demonstrates tact, empathy and diplomacy when communicating confidential, sensitive, or contentious information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or clinical oncology/haematology (BMT/CART), or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Prescriber registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, or willing to undertake within an agreed timeframe
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Membership of British Oncology Pharmacy Association

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous clinical pharmacy experience at a Band 7 level
  • Experience in cancer services (haematology and oncology), including BMT/CART and clinical verification of systemic anti-cancer therapy prescriptions
  • Knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks for the dispensing, prescribing, storage and administration of medicines
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and influencing medical and nursing staff
  • Experience of mentoring/training/teaching/supervising other professionals
  • Experience of audits and/or research
  • Experience of leadership

Desirable

  • Experience of providing a pharmacy service to SACT ambulatory care pathway
  • Knowledge and awareness of current key developments and challenges relating to cancer services

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent verbal/ written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to use specialist knowledge and judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
  • Ability to provide advice on complex pharmaceutical issues where evidence may be lacking and opinions differ
  • Problem solving skills
  • Good time management skills including ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of others
  • Ability to work under pressure in a demanding environment
  • Service improvement skills including the ability to collaborate with others to identify changes required, and to lead on implementing changes in own area of practice
  • Effective time and people management skills including ability to prioritise, plan and organise own workload and that of a team

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • Ability to be flexible in response to the needs of the service and maintain objectivity when under pressure
  • Demonstrates tact, empathy and diplomacy when communicating confidential, sensitive, or contentious information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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


Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Rd

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Employer’s website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Rd

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Employer’s website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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