Job Advert
The Role
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced pharmacist to work within a dynamic team as a Highly Specialist Clinical Pharmacist based at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW). The post holder will be an integral part of the wider cancer care pharmacy team and will lead, develop, deliver and evaluate pharmacy systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) services to the cancer patient population within UHW in accordance with the objectives set between the onsite Hospital Pharmacy Manager and the Lead Cancer Care Pharmacist for NHS Lanarkshire.
The post holder will lead the UHW Cancer Care Pharmacy Team and provide leadership to pharmacy staff within the UHW team. Acting as a role model you will provide a consistent high-quality pharmaceutical service. This will also involve a leading role in developing the role of pharmacy cancer care technicians within the team. You will spend a significant amount of time working in UHW, but will also provide cross site support to SACT services and clinics based in University Hospitals Monklands (UHM) and University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH). There will also be an opportunity to provide non-medical prescribing services to a specified tumour group.
NHS Lanarkshire is the second largest health board in the West of Scotland Cancer Network and provides specialist cancer services for patients across the three acute sites (UHM, UHW and UHH), treating oncology and haematology patients within out-patient, day-case and in-patient settings. You will join a supportive pharmacy team, and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team committed to the development of services to cancer patients.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- Masters degree in Pharmacy
- Registered to practice with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Continuing Professional Development as detailed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (mandatory requirement)
- Hospital pharmacy experience with working within a clinical or technical speciality
- Ability to monitor patient therapeutic regimens to ensure effectiveness and reduce toxicity.
- Previous experience in delivering training and education at post-graduate level.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice.
- Demonstrate advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement.
- Excellent numeracy, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage resources
- Participation in weekend and public holiday working
- Participation in pharmacy emergency duty service (if appropriate)
- Post graduate degree / diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Management
It would be great if you also have
- Experience in the specialist area the post covers e.g. paediatrics, chronic pain
- Ability to undertake the duties of pre-registration pharmacist tutor
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy medical and managerial staff and the multidisciplinary team
- A full, valid UK/EU/EEA driving licence and access to a car.
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Pharmacy within University Hospital Wishaw; however, the cancer service in NHS Lanarkshire is distributed across all three hospital sites and thus the post holder may be required to work in any of the three sites as required.
The working pattern for this role Monday to Friday across NHS Lanarkshire
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Kelly Baillie, Lead Cancer Care Pharmacist on kelly.baillie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on Anna.Zastawnik-Baran@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
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NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
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Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.