Full job descriptionAdvanced Cancer PharmacistBand 8aMain area

Pharmacy
Grade

Band 8a
Contract

12 months (Fixed term or secondment)
Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working and late rotations)
Job ref

321-SW-8130931-B8a
Site

Churchill Hospital
Town

Oxford
Salary

£57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

17/08/2026 23:59
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital , Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit
Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive band 8a advanced cancer pharmacist with previous cancer services experience to work as part of the Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre’s Cancer Pharmacy Team to specialise in Oncology. This is for a secondment or fixed term post (12 months).
The advanced cancer pharmacist will work as an advanced practitioner in line with the RPS Faculty Advanced Clinical Framework within the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership & management, education & research, with core capabilities in a specific area of clinical competence. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as innovative ideas on improving service delivery and patient care. This post promises to bring opportunities and challenges working within the cancer pharmacy team, giving the successful candidate the chance to develop and extend their clinical and managerial skills at an advanced level.
We will provide you with a comprehensive induction covering all aspects of the work, support from senior pharmacy staff and an environment to develop further.
Main duties of the job*To contribute to, deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation
*To support and deputise for the Consultant Pharmacists, Highly Advanced Pharmacist/Divisional Lead Pharmacist as appropriate
*To encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with core capabilities and specialisation in a specific area of clinical specialist practice, and in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Advanced Pharmacy Framework (APF).
*To promote medicines optimisation to ensure evidence based and cost-effective use of treatments.
*To provide specialised professional and technical education and training to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety.
*To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost effective use of medicine resources within the specialist area.
*To develop and maintain highly specialist knowledge in medicines used and clinical advances within the specialty. To act as a role model for pharmacy and the wider MDT in the speciality.
*To be an active member of the pharmacy department and in the specialist area/Directorate team, and ensure continuous two-way exchange of information to maintain high standards of medicines use within the Trust.
Working for our organisationOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesKey roles include:
*Line manager for rotational band 7 Specialist Caner Pharmacists
*Clinical verification of SACT and cancer clinical trial prescriptions
*Responsibility for pharmacy services within oncology, haematology, Palliative and End of Life Care
*Audit & research
*Clinical governance
*Protocol development
*Delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to adult oncology and haematology in-patients, day-case and out-patients
*Participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds
*Super-user and pharmacy trainer for SACT electronic prescribing system
*Involvement in cancer clinical trials
*Involvement in licensed and clinical trial advanced therapy medicinal products
*Active participation in local and national Network groups as appropriate
*Opportunity for practice research, publications and conference attendance
*Training of pharmacists and other healthcare professionals
Please see attached job description for full details
Person specificationEducation,QualificationsEssential criteria*First degree in Pharmacy (Masters) or equivalent
*Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
*Post-graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
*Formal postgraduate training in Cancer
*Experience as a clinical tutor for Cardiff or other diploma
*Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
*Membership of regional/national/international specialist...