Advanced Oncology Pharmacist – Electronic Prescribing

The role involves leading and managing the strategy, design, and development of the Electronic Prescribing (EP) system for Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).

It includes maintaining the EP system, electronic referrals, and electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures for SACT. The postholder provides support and leadership for all aspects of SACT EP. Additionally, they are responsible for facilitating the delivery of the oncology pharmacy service at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, with a particular focus on electronic prescribing.

A key aspect of the role also includes the development of policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practices in relation to electronic prescribing.

Apply specialist knowledge to a designated patient group to develop pharmacist prescribing role, undertaking the clinical management and drug treatment of patients under an agreed clinical management plan following diagnosis by a medical practitioner.

You will promote the safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines by providing expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues

As a member of pharmacy management team to help deliver a strategic vision for the pharmacy department and business plan in line with cancer centre and trust strategies.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Essential: - Master's Degree in Pharmacy; - Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist; - Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent; - Registered independent prescriber; - BOPA Passport - completion of adult level 2c

Desirable: - Leadership and/or management qualifications

Essential: - Extensive previous hospital experience (post-registration); - Experience in providing specialist pharmacist review of people with cancer; - Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy service and advice relating to the safe use of medicines; - Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty; - Experience in working experience with electronic prescribing system

Desirable: - Experience as a trainer; - Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes; - Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups; - Experience of protocol building validation with an e-prescribing system; - Experience of assessing risk and developing plans to mitigate that risk

Essential: - Good team player - able to work alone and supervise others when necessary; - Able to use initiative; - Assertive; - Good oral and written communication skills; - Ability to prioritise workload; - Good organisation skills; - Able to work under pressure; - Accurate and precise attention to detail; - Ability to maintain and monitor database of medicines and activity related information e.g. medicines expenditure and usage; - Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation; - Flexibility to deal with competing demands and interruption; - Managing staff; - Shows qualities of leadership in meeting targets of time, cost, quality and performance

Essential: - Computer and IT literate; - Competency in use of spreadsheets and large database; - Preparation of written reports and procedures; - Writing and maintaining SOPS, reports and performing audits

Desirable: - High level IT skills (e.g. crystal report)

Essential: - Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion; - Role model our Trust values every day