Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK seeks an experienced Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for their Breast Cancer service. This role involves a range of responsibilities including providing specialist clinical pharmacy input, supporting anti-cancer therapies, and contributing to multidisciplinary care. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications such as an M Pharm degree and registration with the GPhC. The position offers a unique opportunity to work within a leading regional Cancer Centre, focusing on quality patient care and collaborative practices.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Extensive post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Organise and develop clinical pharmacy services.
• Participate in clinical and patient services functions.
• Promote safe and effective use of medicines.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinically focused pharmaceutical knowledge

Computer skills

Influencing and negotiating

Education

M Pharm (or equivalent)

Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)

Clinical Diploma

Clinical Masters

Job description

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 20 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisenasg for a motivated and forward-thinking Pharmacist to join our Breast Cancer service at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC). This role forms part of a reorganisation of oncology pharmacy services, designed to strengthen clinical support across the Breast Cancer pathways. We are seeking an experienced clinician ready to work at an advanced level within a leadingسے regional Cancer Centre. The successful candidate will provide high‑quality, patient‑centred clinical pharmacy input, supporting the safe and effective delivery of systemic anti‑cancer therapy (SACT) and contributing to the multidisciplinary management of breast cancer patients.

• Interview Date Friday 06 February 2026
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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Main duties of the job

In this role, you will act as the pharmacy lead for breast cancer, providing specialist clinical pharmacy input across outpatient, day case and inpatient settings. You will be responsible for supporting all aspects of systemic anti‑cancer therapy (SACT), including verification, regimen management, toxicity assessment and ensuring medicines are used safely, appropriately and effectively. You will work closely with consultants, specialist nurses and wider MDT members, attending consultant‑led ward rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings and providing expert advice to support complex treatment planning.

You will contribute to oncology clinical trials activity, supporting first‑in‑human through to late‑phase studies, જુand play a key role in maintaining and developing the regional chemotherapy electronic prescribing system (ChemoCare), for which the Trust is the hub site. You will also lead and participate in service development, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance within oncology pharmacy. Education, training and clinical supervision of pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals will form an important part of the role. As part of the 7‑day cancer clinical pharmacy service, you will provide specialist cover for cancer inpatient wards and support the Chemotherapy Day Unit to ensure safe and timely delivery of treatment.

About us

As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• हास Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under "Documents to download" or "Supporting documents".

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities_phi

• To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within agreed clinical area.
• To undertake an agreed prescribing role within agreed clinical area.
• To participate in the provision of clinical and patient services functions.
• To promote the safe, rational and cost‑effective uselié of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health-care managers.
• To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co‑operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre‑registration experience
• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
• Clinical Diploma
• Clinical Masters

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Well‑developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use
• Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
• Extensive post‑registration experience in hospital pharmacy, some at a senior level
• Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
• Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved
• Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre‑registration pharmacist tutor
• Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
• One‑to‑One Communication
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Basic computer skills
• Lecturing skills
• Microsoft Office

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust