Spire Leicester has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Oncology Pharmacist to join our small specialist oncology pharmacy team, within our larger pharmacy team.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the busiest oncology service with Spire Healthcare. We offer excellent career progression opportunities, including management courses and award winning CPD. You will be fully supported by the Pharmacy Manager as well as a Central Oncology Pharmacy Lead.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager and supported by a Oncology Pharmacist and a dedicated technician, as well as the wider pharmacy team, you will be responsible for the following:
- Provide an exemplary pharmacy service in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and clinical requirements.
- Be responsible for leading, managing and delivering the specialist pharmacy service of oncology.
- Provide advice and support to consultants, other clinicians and patients ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost effective use of medicines.
- Advise the hospital and its departments on the safe management of medicines, ensuring compliance with current legislation and professional standards.
- Promote a multidisciplinary, patient focused approach to the delivery of an efficient, high quality healthcare service.
- Working clinically alongside other clinicians to screen chemotherapy and sign off treatments.
- Consulting with patients on the ward to discuss any treatment issues and work with them to resolve these.
- Work with Consultants to investigate new and different treatments available to our patients.
- Chemotherapy dispensary
Who were looking for:
- GPHC registered - your registration should not have any restrictions or conditions
- You must have experience in Oncology and be able to hit the ground running in this environment
- Accredited with BOPA digital SACT passport, or have suitable background in clinical screening of SACT to support accreditation, with a willingness to undertake the passport.
- Being a current member of BOPA would be a distinct advantage
- Pharmacy Degree
- Previous operational management of a department
- Excellent communicaiton skills are key in this role
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance, including pre-existing conditions
- Life assurance
- Free onsite parking
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
About Us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to make a positive difference to peoples lives through outstanding personalised care. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About the Team
At Spire Leicester Hospital, we’re a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients across the East Midlands and beyond. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare, from consultations and advanced diagnostics to personalised treatment, complex surgery and expert aftercare.