About the Role
Cleveland Clinic London is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Oncology to help establish guidelines, policies, and protocols for their developing Oncology Centre. This role will transition into a patient-facing position as the service grows, requiring adaptability to evolving service needs.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and implementation of pharmacy service standards, guidelines, and care pathways relevant to oncology.
- Support the introduction of new medicines, commissioning decisions, and treatment protocols in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
- Lead the day-to-day clinical pharmacy service to oncology and haematology patients across inpatient wards, the chemotherapy day unit, and outpatient clinics.
- Act as an authorised pharmacist in the pharmacy aseptic unit, undertaking prescription validation and release of chemotherapy, biological, and CIVAS products.
- Develop and maintain up-to-date oncology pharmaceutical guidelines, protocols, and Patient Group Directions.
Requirements
- Completion of a master’s degree in pharmacy (or equivalent) is essential.
- Post graduate clinical diploma in clinical pharmacy (hospital) or equivalent experience is essential.
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential.
- BOPA passport - level 2c adult solid tumour and haematology modules is desirable.
- Significant experience in oncology and/or haematology pharmacy is essential.
- Experience of clinical verification of SACT prescriptions is essential.
- This role may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Skills
- Clinical pharmacy
- Oncology pharmacy
- Haematology pharmacy
- Medicines governance
- Guideline development
- Protocol development
- Patient Group Directions
- Aseptic unit operations
- Prescription validation
- Chemotherapy product handling
- Biological product handling
- CIVAS product handling
- Leadership
- Education
Location
- 33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY
Work Type
- Full time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Senior
- Onwards depending on experience
Education Level
- Master’s degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Post graduate clinical diploma in clinical pharmacy (hospital) or equivalent experience
- Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Salary/Compensations
- £63,000 onwards depending on experience
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Double-matched salary exchange pension
- Private Medical & Dental Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
- Workplace Nursery Scheme
- Wellbeing Hub with mental health, coaching and EAP support
- Earned Wage Access
- Access to discounts on food, retail, and more
About the Company
- Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment.
- Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations.
- We employ over 80,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.
- With over 100 years of history, our “Patients First” philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.
- As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest all profits back into our organisation.
- Cleveland Clinic London is part of a global health system that consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the world.
- We focus on clinical excellence, safety and patient outcomes, all supported by research, medical education, technology and teamwork.
- Our mission — caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve — has driven us to seek continual innovation and improvement over our 100-year history.
- At the heart of Cleveland Clinic London is our “Patients First” philosophy, which creates an environment that delivers world-class clinical care customised for you.
- Our best practices include tools, techniques and methods that are measurable, replicable and evidence-based, all designed to enhance the patient experience.
- Our multidisciplinary approach brings different clinical perspectives to our patient’s care, so they can benefit from the expertise of many specialists.
- Cleveland Clinic London is organised into patient-centred institutes.
- Expert teams combine the medical, surgical and support functions for specific body systems or health disorders to improve patient care and experience.
Equal Opportunity
- As an equal opportunities employer, we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment, which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity.
- CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging.
- Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics.
- When aware of the need to do so and when required, CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure, so far as practicable, that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.
