Band 7 Senior Support pharmacist-Cancer and Aseptic Services

Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Cancer and Aseptic Services

Closing date: 15 February 2026

We're looking for a passionate and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our dynamic Cancer and Aseptic Services team at UHB. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care in oncology, haematology and aseptic services.

The Pharmacy Cancer Services Division at UHB provides world class cancer care to patients from across the country, with a range of specialised services in oncology and haematology including BMT and CAR-T, delivered by a team of pharmacy specialists.

At the heart of Cancer Services, ensuring safe, effective, and timely delivery of SACT, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise treatment pathways, contribute to clinical governance, and support service development. Pharmacists are integrated into all aspects of the service including ward and day unit pharmacy and several pharmacists led clinics as well as the aseptic preparation of licensed and unlicensed products including innovative products that are part of clinical trials.

Experience of working in this field is desirable but not essential. Full training will be provided. To join you'll need at least 12 months post registration experience working in hospital pharmacy. Completion 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.

There is an expectation that there will be some cross site working across all UHB sites.

Main duties of the job

To partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties on the Haematology and Oncology wards and day units, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities including clinical verification of SACT prescriptions are undertaken.

To support the Aseptic Unit in maintaining an excellent patient centred service compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice

To ensure that through the provision of pharmacy services and advice to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals, there is safe and effective use of medicines

To assist in providing a specialist pharmaceutical service to specialist tertiary services including the provision of education and training, procedures, protocols, and medicines usage information

To provide leadership and directorate/service support roles

To support more junior pharmacists in the department

What we are looking for:

• GPhC Registered
• Experience of working in Hospital Pharmacy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Broad clinical knowledge
• Commitment to CPD
• Self-motivated
• Flexibility to work across sites

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• 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
• 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

Experience

• Experience working within an NHS/ Healthcare environment with clinicians and other health care professionals at all levels of the organisation.
• Significant post-registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy. Minimum 12 months 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.
• Previous experience in cancer services
• Post-registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge

Additional Criteria

• Well motivated and reliable
• Demonstrates commitment for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
• Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff
• Participation in 7 day week rota including bank holidays and weekends
• Ability to travel across all service sites as required by the job role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust