Principal Pharmacist Cancer/Bmt Services

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Band 8bMain area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Oncalls, weekends, late shifts as applicable)
Job ref: 271-CCS-6760615
Site: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 per annum inclusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Job overviewWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Pharmacist to lead, develop, and expand our Paediatric Cancer Services, ensuring the delivery of outstanding care to children with cancer both locally and internationally.
As a solely tertiary paediatric hospital in the heart of London, we treat patients from all across the city and beyond, offering cutting-edge treatments for rare and complex cancers.
Our hospital is a primary treatment centre and collaborates with over 20 paediatric oncology shared care centres.
We also host a large Bone Marrow Transplant service and are a designated CAR-T centre.
Our Paediatric Cancer Clinical Trials team supports an extensive portfolio of advanced trials, ranging from new agents to ATIMP CTs.
In line with our commitment to innovation and research, GOSH is in the process of building a new Children's Cancer Centre, an exciting development that will further enhance our cancer care and pharmacy services.
This is an incredibly rewarding role, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of paediatric oncology pharmacy at one of the most respected hospitals in the world.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with cancer and advancing pharmacy services, this is the ideal role for you.
We encourage all interested applicants to arrange a visit to the hospital and meet with our team before applying.
Main duties of the jobLeadership & Service Development: Take the lead in shaping and expanding our Paediatric Cancer Pharmacy Service, playing a pivotal role in the development of the new Children's Cancer Centre.
You will oversee the management, growth, and quality of our services, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of pharmaceutical care.Clinical Expertise: Deliver expert paediatric cancer and transplant pharmacy services, with a focus on safe prescribing, monitoring of SACT (Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies), and novel therapies management.Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide patient-centred care, influencing treatment decisions and offering your specialist knowledge in oncology therapeutics.Education & Training: Lead the training and development of pharmacy staff, ensuring clinical and operational excellence across the team.
Be accountable for a large clinical service, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and learning.Governance & Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant governance, DTC (Drug Therapy Committee), and regulatory requirements for cancer therapies, fostering safe, effective, and evidence-based practices.We are looking for someone who:
Has significant experience in paediatric cancer/BMT, pharmacy leadership, and clinical service development.Demonstrates a strong track record in oncology or transplant pharmacy, with expertise in high-cost and novel drug management and SACT.Working for our organisationGOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specificationOur Always valuesProfessional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)MPharm or equivalent or BPharm/BSc Hons for those qualified before 2002Evidence portfolio to demonstrate mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practiceClinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalentBOPA SACT accreditedMSc in Oncology or similarExperience/KnowledgeSubstantial previous experience of working in a clinical pharmacy role within the area's of Haematology, Oncology, BMT or Palliative Care.Expert advanced clinical knowledge in paediatric oncology.Knowledge of SACT protocols/ regimens.Experience of managing staff and leading projects.Experience of developing standards and key performance indicators.Experience of managing change and leading service development.Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives.Experience of delivering education and training.Experience of high cost drug funding streams including IFR's.To have knowledge of NHS, Local, Regional and National Standards.Training or coaching /Mentoring skills and Staff appraisal.Experience of screening SACT and use of e -px systems for SACT.Experience of EPIC and/Or BEACON prescribing system.Skills/AbilitiesAbility to communicate with all staff and Patients at all levels.Ability to justify any advice given with supporting literature - evidence, should this be challenged.Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior pharmacy, medical staff and the multidisciplinary team.Attention to detail and accuracy.Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.Innovation – planned and implemented a new service or method of working.Good communication and time management skills.Good interpersonal skills.Ability to undertake audits/Practice Research.Professional accountability skills.Management, training and supervision of Staff.Demonstrates innovation and strategic thinking.Ability to motivate and act as a role model.Ability to identify and implement best practice.Ability to identify and manage risk.Advanced level pharmaceutical care skills.Ability to undertake own research.Please be advised that:The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test.
Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview. The closing date given is a guide only.
There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.
It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted.
Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist. We are an accredited Living Wage Employer. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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