Specialist Pharmacist Clinical Trials and Cancer Services

at  Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

This post offers a unique opportunity for a pharmacist to combine an interest in clinical trials with the provision of a specialist clinical pharmacy service within the cancer pharmacy team. You will be part of our innovative and well established Clinical Trials team and work closely with the Trust’s Research and Development team. The post holder will be involved in the initiation of all clinical trials with a pharmaceutical component and will work alongside other clinical specialists and our Technical Services Department. Dependent on experience this post is offered as either a band 7 or band 6 to 7 development.
The cancer clinical pharmacy team is well respected and an integral part of the inpatient multidisciplinary cancer service within the wider South West cancer network. The cancer team manage the Aria cancer prescribing system.
This is a fulltime post of 37.5 hours per week including an oncall commitment, however flexible working and job-share will be considered.
This post is a shared post between clinical trials and clinical pharmacy, providing services to the Cancer Speciality at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The post holder will support and be directed by the Lead Pharmacist for Cancer and the Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Trials. As well as clinical duties within the cancer team and Aria system management requirements the pharmacist will have input into all aspects of clinical trials covering the co-ordination and administration of the pharmaceutical aspects of both pharmaceutical company and local clinical trials.
The Trust has teaching hospital status. It is continually developing its clinical services and is committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
The Royal Cornwall hospital pharmacy department is a forward thinking and friendly team with full deployment of electronic prescribing and administration in the inpatient and outpatient setting and fully automated dispensing. We provide an innovative clinical pharmacy service, combining technology and clinical pharmacy expertise. We are a recognised national leader for innovation in fields such as antimicrobial resistance and the adoption of Scan4Safety standards, as was recognised in the 2019 HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
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