Specialist Pharmacist, Cancer Services & Clinical Trials

at  Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Trials Develop specialist expertise for the Pharmacy aspects of clinical trials. Ensure that Pharmacy activity in relation to clinical trials complies with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Develop and maintain necessary procedures. Prepare new electronic prescriptions and procedural documentation for cancer clinical trials as required. Assist with the training of Pharmacy staff in this area.
Liaise with Clinical Research Assistants and Clinical Trials Nurses. To support the Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Clinical Trials in the set-up and maintenance of clinical trials. Clinical To develop clinical services in line with the Pharmacy strategic direction. To provide a clinical Pharmacy service to those wards allocated ensuring medicines use is optimised for all patients.
To be involved with the provision of Pharmacy clinical services to other area(s) as required. To provide their pharmaceutical expert knowledge for inpatients and outpatients Trust wide receiving systemic anti-cancer medicines (SACT). To support in the management and supply of immunoglobulins in line with the Department of Health guidelines and to report to the IVIg panel. To maintain knowledge of developments in Pharmacy practice.
To contribute to the development of prescriptions, protocols, procedures and guidelines within the specialty and review any requests for the introduction of new medicines. Ensure information relating to medicines is accurate at discharge, and assist in the transfer of this information to the relevant healthcare sector. To assist the pharmacist advanced cancer services and business managers in the monitoring of medicines expenditure and delivering on any cost improvement programs. To support dispensary and production unit with the supply of medicines.
To initiate, undertake and supervise relevant practice research and publishing results locally and nationally. Where appropriately trained and qualified the post holder will practice as an independent pharmacist prescriber in line with their competencies, the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Policy and an agreed scope of practice to meet the local needs of patients, health care professionals and the Trust. Medicines Safety To work with Pharmacy and ward based staff to investigate incidents and near misses and to implement and share lessons learnt/new ways of working as a result. To review the results of medicines management audits (medicines safety thermometer, ward storage audits, etc.) for a defined clinical area and work with the relevant clinical staff and managers to drive any required improvements.
To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety, to provide and enforce guidelines, policies and procedures in line with the Trust Medicines Code. Education, training and leadership Continuously develop own knowledge and skills to stay abreast of new guidelines and developments in given area. Mentor, coach and train summer students, trainee pharmacists, junior pharmacists and apprentices. Take responsibility for department rotas, summer students, locum induction, guideline production, and change management as required.
Teach junior medical and nursing staff. Undertake the role of designated supervisor and/or diploma/Foundation programme tutor.. Qualify as an independent prescriber (if applicable), subject to fulfilment of course requirements. Represent the department at divisional level meetings, senior meetings within the department and any other delegated responsibilities.
To deputise for the pharmacist advanced cancer services. General To participate in the provision of the Pharmacy on-call emergency duty service. To undertake the role of responsible pharmacist in the dispensary on a rotational basis, including Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. Display behaviours in line with the Trust and department values.
Participate in regular development and appraisal review meetings

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