Lead Pharmacist Clinical Trials and Chemocare

Job overview

The post-holder will be a specialist in Cancer and Clinical Trials with a specialist knowledge of the electronic SACT e-prescribing system, Chemocare. The post-holder will have the opportunity to enhance their professional development through various avenues. These include participating in patient-facing clinics alongside consultants, specialist nurses, and pharmacists, attending specialist conferences, and having dedicated time for independent prescribing practice. Additionally, they will have the choice to further develop and complete their master’s qualification to broaden their expertise.

Main duties of the job

• Provide services to outpatient oncology/haematology.
• Educate patients and parents about chemotherapy and supportive care.
• Clinically Screen Oncology and Haematology prescriptions and advise the Chemotherapy Unit (CTU) as appropriate.
• Provide leadership for the governance and operation of the SACT e-prescribing system (ChemoCare).
• To lead, manage and develop the Pharmacy clinical trials service, ensuring an efficient, effective and safe service is provided for patients participating in clinical trials.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Offer complex advice on prescribing and therapeutics within oncology.
• Serve as a key component of the multidisciplinary oncology team and a Trust-wide source on chemotherapy matters.
• Educate and support advanced practitioners and non-medical prescribers of chemotherapy.
• Maintain and validate chemotherapy regimens via the ChemoCare system.
• To provide pharmaceutical advice and support to relevant healthcare professionals for clinical trials of investigational medicinal products.
• To work collaboratively with the Research & Innovation Staff, to apply research governance as per trial regulation to Pharmacy trial service using the knowledge of Pharmacy governance.
• To liaise with research investigators, research staff, pharmacy staff, and pharmaceutical industry in the provision of the service to ensure appropriate planning, feasibility, implementation, delivery and monitoring of clinical trials.
• To lead on the Pharmacy governance aspects of clinical trials in line with international (ICH-GCP, GMP) and national legislations [UK Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations].