Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Haematology (XR08)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated pharmacist to join the Haematology Pharmacy Team as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

The post has been created to support the continued growth in research and innovation within our speciality. The successful post holder would take on the management of one of our speciality portfolios with a significant clinical trial focus. This would be in addition to providing clinical pharmacy services to our haematology in and outpatients as part of the wider pharmacy team.

We are looking for someone who is able to manage a dynamic and changing workload providing oversight to a specific sub speciality of Haematology. The post holder will be expected to utilise skills around medicines governance, finance and clinical trials.

In addition, the successful candidate would be responsible for the validation of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and inputting to pharmaceutical care on our specialist inpatient wards. Any additional training requirements would be covered using our structured SACT verification training programme., Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to our inpatient wards including those receiving inpatient Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy (SACT)

Validation of SACT across a range of sub specialities

Support the review and setup of new clinical trials added to the haematology portfolio as well as management of amendments to existing ones.

Utilisation of the ChemoCare prescribing system to setup both trial and non trial treatment templates for use in the Leeds Cancer Centre

Attendance at speciality meetings and/or MDTs

Support the implementation of new anti cancer treatments within the post holders designated area of practice

Support Drug & Therapeutics processes for individual and cohort applications for the unlicensed use of medicines

Undertake finance reporting to support the best value for medicines agenda

Provide training and supervision to colleagues in the cancer team and across pharmacy

Supervise and line manage a junior pharmacist within the cancer services pharmacy team

The haematology pharmacy team work together on a daily basis to ensure that some of our most complex and challenging treatments within Leeds Teaching Hospitals are delivered safely, efficiently and in a patient centered manner. Our team is made up of some highly experienced pharmacists who have strong working relationships with the wider multi disciplinary team.

Any new starter to the team receives a thorough induction drawing on the years of experience possessed by our pharmacists and technicians within various specialist fields.

We have a strong ethos of workforce development. We strive to ensure that all members of the team are able to access development opportunities not solely limited to clinical work as well as the facilitation of regular team based clinical education sessions.

Weekly huddles ensure that all team members are supported and workloads are appropriately managed whilst giving the opportunity to share best practice