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NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital
Advanced Cancer Care Pharmacist (Non-Medical Prescribing - SACT)
Band 8A, 1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours
Permanent
(With weekend, public holiday and on call commitment)
£56,992-£61,522
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
The Edinburgh Cancer Centre (ECC) lies within the Southeast of Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN), providing day-case, inpatient and outpatient services for oncology and haematology patients. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated, forward thinking and highly motivated pharmacist to join the senior pharmacy team in Cancer Services. This new post is part of the ECC commitment to the expansion of non-medical prescriber led clinics in the delivery of systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) to cancer patients. The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to develop new NMP clinics and pre-assessment models within breast, prostate and myeloma cancer patient groups initially. They will have the opportunity to create new SACT delivery models which will both meet the needs of the patient and our growing cancer service as it evolves over the coming years.
The pharmacists at ECC are integral to the multidisciplinary team and are highly valued to ensure accurate and safe delivery of systemic anticancer therapy. The non-medical prescribing team, including pharmacist prescribers, are already an important part of SACT delivery within the centre. The ECC also has a broad research portfolio and participates in a wide range of cancer clinical trials.
Candidates must have a Master of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent, must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), and should have completed a Clinical Diploma or Masters in Clinical Pharmacy. An independent prescribing qualification is essential.
Ideally, candidates will have experience pro-actively influencing prescribing within a cancer setting and will have gained experience working in a patient focussed environment using their knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post
Part-time working and job-share proposals will be considered.
For further information please contact Jennifer Morrison, Lead Cancer Care Pharmacist NHS Lothian Jennifer.morrison9@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Tel 0131 537 1414 or Fionagh Ross, Lead Cancer Care Pharmacist NHS Lothian, fionagh.ross@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0131 537 2337