Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Cancer Services

Essential

• *Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• *Completion of first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent, as evidenced by dated communication from HEI or signed-off NQPP documentation.
• *Current professional registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• *Evidence of continued Professional Development in Pharmacy related matters

Desirable

• *Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• *Member of UKCPA
• *In-house training and accreditation for formulation of PN and final check of aseptics
• *Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• *To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification

Essential

• *Experience working within an NHS/ Healthcare environment with clinicians and other health care professionals at all levels of the organisation.
• *Post-registration experience working in hospital pharmacy at point of application.
• *Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team.
• *Experience of managing/ supervising staff/ students and the delivery of training on a range of subjects.
• *Evidence of risk management and service improvements.
• *Demonstrates commitment for providing high quality pharmaceutical care.
• *Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy.
• *Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF.
• *Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries.
• *Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues.

Essential

• *Good presentation skills
• *Team worker
• *Good interpersonal skills
• *Good oral, written communication & presentation skills
• *Good computer skills
• *Demonstrates problem solving skills
• *Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers
• *Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• *Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
• *Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
• *Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
• *Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
• *Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
• *Able to work with drug budget information]
• *Ability to delegate work effectively to others
• *Analytical Ability -- ability to make decision on meeting business targets, highlighting performance information including complex facts and/or situations which requires analysis and interpretation
• *Ability to persuade, influence, negotiate and motivate. Material may sometimes be contentious
• *Ability to propose changes to practice and lead on service development for specialist area, developing and implementing policy for that area. Propose changes in conjunction with service groups which have wider implications/development of service wide performance policies
• *To work proactively and on own initiative within broad occupational policies
• *Able to work with all grades of staff