Senior Pharmacist Cancer Services

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Are you enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacist and interested in a new challenge? We have a great opportunity for a talented pharmacist to join the pharmacy department at St Richard’s Hospital as a senior pharmacist for cancer services.This successful post holder will support and maintain the work of the Aseptic Service section of pharmacy and provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to all cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy within the Trust.The chemotherapy production units at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust West provides around 2000 chemotherapy doses to patients at Worthing and St Richard’s Hospitals per month. We have 2 busy units, led by a great pharmacy team who provide a safe, efficient and effective service to Cancer Services and other teams within the TrustOur team comprises of Pharmacists, technicians, assistants and a senior manufacturing technician apprentice providing a chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody, immunotherapy and total parenteral nutrition service within Worthing and Chichester.Does this sound like the job for you? Further details can be found in the attached job description.As part of this team you will be able to work with a variety of people providing an outstanding service to the Trust ensuring the safe and efficient provision of chemotherapy.This is a really exciting opportunity to be part of our new journey to shape the development of the service at St Richard’s alongside Worthing and our legacy Trust Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust team.The successful candidate must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stopsAt UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Pitt Job title: Pharmacist Team Leader Cancer Services Email address: matthewpitt1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01243788122ext 35420