Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Trials and Cancer Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Clinical Trials and Cancer Services Pharmacist to join the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex). The successful candidate will be a capable, driven pharmacist with intellectual curiosity who relishes working at the cutting edge of new drug treatments.

The successful candidate will be the lead/responsible pharmacist on a portfolio of cancer and non-cancer clinical trials undertaken within UHSussex.

They will also contribute to the delivery of a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service to cancer clinical services., For full details of main duties, please see the job description.

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy team at UHSussex operates across Trust sites at Worthing, Chichester and Brighton. The successful candidate will provide a specialised oncology and haematology clinical pharmacy service to inpatient, outpatient and day-case patients, carers, specialist medical and nursing staff, and other relevant HCPs providing services to cancer patients. Physical working base site is negotiable.

Additionally, the successful candidate will lead and finalise the set-up of cancer clinical trials, i.e. undertaking pharmacy review and issuing approval, writing and/or checking trial-specific procedures, building/checking trials specific Chemocare prescriptions and worksheets.

The successful post holder must have previous oncology experience, have experience of electronic prescribing systems, have chemotherapy screening skills and understand the complexities of delivering a pharmacy cancer service across the Trust. They must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). They will also have excellent organisational, analytical and communications skills.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.