Specialist Cancer Pharmacist

Job summary
Are you a Pharmacist looking to gain specialist experience in Haematology and Oncology? If so, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT) has an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team, working at the forefront of cancer pharmacy in the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC), City and Weston Operating Unit.

As a Specialist Cancer Pharmacist, you will collaborate with experienced Senior Pharmacists across various adult and teenage and young adult (TYA) speciality areas on rotation. This includes providing clinical pharmacy services to oncology, haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) patients, including those treated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapies (CAR-T). You will also provide aseptic services to patients throughout the Trust.

If you have a minimum of 6 months hospital experience and are working towards a post graduate certificate with a keen interest in cancer services, recruitment to a Band 6 to 7 progression post will be considered.

Main duties of the job
As you rotate through specialist areas, you will gain experience of both clinical and aseptic aspects of cancer services.
Main duties include:

• Provision of clinical pharmacy services to specialist areas including adult and TYA oncology, haematology, BMT, CAR-T and cancer clinical trials.
• Clinical verification of systemic anticancer therapy prescriptions for adult and TYA patients in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Undertaking the role of an authorised pharmacist in the aseptic unit on a sessional basis providing chemotherapy to adult and paediatric patients and parenteral nutrition (PN) to paediatrics and neonates.
• Involvement with service developments, collaborating with senior pharmacists as well as engaging with other healthcare professionals including medical and nursing staff.
• Assisting with audit, teaching, and supervision activities as appropriate.

We are committed to comprehensive patient care, so this role involves participation in other parts of the pharmacy service when required. This includes weekend commitment either to chemo on-call or BHOC clinical service; late duties; bank holidays; and participation in the pharmacist emergency duty service for the Trust.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 24 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £56,515 a year
pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 387-DT4027-NG
Job locations: Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Horfield Road, Bristol, BS2 8ED, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Currently registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• MPharm / BPharm / BSc (Pharmacy)
• Evidence of further training/development in a relevant area of practice

Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Experience of working in hospital pharmacy at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Post-registration experience in Cancer Pharmacy or Pharmacy Technical Services, particularly chemotherapy; or clinical pharmacy experience across a range of specialised areas
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and professional standards

Desirable

• Working knowledge of systemic anti-cancer treatments and supportive care

Skills and abilities
Essential

• Good written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information
• Methodical and accurate
• Ability to assess priorities, plan and organise both own and the clinical and aseptic workload
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
• Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing decisions appropriately in a specialist area
• Able to work in a busy and pressured environment
• Problem identification and solving skills
• Research and audit skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Horfield Road, Bristol, BS2 8ED, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
Divisional Lead Pharmacist - Oncology: Kate Gregory
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