Bank Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Cancer Services

Job summary

Bank Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Cancer Services, Band 8a

This Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for Clinical Cancer Services post will join the growing Cancer Service Pharmacy team. This position is for short term bank work only due to current workload and operational current pressures within the team.

This clinical post offers the opportunity to provide your cancer services experience and knowledge to a range of roles including screening of complex SACT prescriptions for both oncology and haematology patients, training and mentoring junior staff members, and prescribing in SACT clinics if desired. Alongside the lead pharmacist for cancer services you will be involved in service delivery projects, writing clinical guidelines and provide clinical pharmacy expertise to high-cost drugs, clinical trials, palliative care as well as clinical oncology and haematology.

The postholder will be involved with the supervision, training and support of junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists and other pharmacy staff as necessary.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work within the cancer services team

Screen complex prescriptions for SACT medicines and supervise junior staff to do so

- Advising prescribers on funding criteria

- Requesting, reviewing and monitoring lab results and other relevant investigations

Prescribing and chart rewrites/transcriptions for day case admissions

Counselling patients on complex medication

Consultation with patients between appointments where required to resolve medication and prescription issues.

Respond to medication related questions from other members of the MDT

Demonstrate excellent communication skills, verbal and written documentation.

Based on the needs of the service and at the discretion of the Associate Pharmacy Directors, the post holder(s) may be required to work at both the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital sites.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHT) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. Located between Birmingham (45 miles) and Bristol (32 miles), the beautiful Cotswolds and Forest of Dean, the county is easily accessible by road including the M5 motorway, with convenient links to the M4 and the M50. Together with main line rail networks, this puts Gloucestershire within easy reach of many metropolitan areas and airports.

The pharmacy department has over 200 staff across the two sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, both sites provide full dispensary services, medicines information, procurement services and a full clinical service to wards. There is a regular free shuttle bus allowing easy transport between hospitals both of which are located in the city/town centres with access to shops and cafes.

Pharmacy department is committed to supporting the Trust to deliver its vision of best care for everyone, we strive to provide the whole team with the necessary skills and ongoing support to make a real difference to patient care, include a program to develop prescribing roles within the department

Details

Date posted

28 July 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

318-26-T0498

Job locations

Cheltenham General Hospital (Pharmacy Department)

Sandford Road

GL53 7AN

United Kingdom

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