Mid Grade Pharmacist Cancer Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-grade pharmacist to join the cancer services team at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves developing specialist clinical skills, prescribing, education, quality improvement, and leadership within cancer services. You will provide pharmaceutical expertise, support non-medical prescribing, and mentor junior pharmacists, working closely with multidisciplinary teams.
Key responsibilities
- Participate in the provision of clinical services within cancer services and core pharmacy services.
- Provide pharmaceutical care to patients in cancer services.
- Clinically verify prescriptions for systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), including clinical trials.
- Act as an independent prescriber or undertake training to become one.
- Carry out duties in the dispensary as part of weekend, on-call, and late duty commitments.
- Participate in relevant education, post graduate qualification, in house training, competence assessment and development.
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in pharmacy
- GPhC registered
- Independent prescriber or willing to undertake training
- Developed clinical pharmacy skills in hospital
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in cancer services
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Grade Pharmacist Cancer Services
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the mid-grade pharmacist team within cancer services at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. This post is part of our mid-grade pharmacists' programme, which includes support to develop a specialist clinical role as well as core senior pharmacist skills including prescribing, education, quality improvement and leadership.
Together the cancer services pharmacy team provides a clinical service to the acute oncology ward (covering both oncology and haematology patients), systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) prescription verification, support to aseptic services and clinical trials and general advice on SACT related queries.
As part of the Cancer Services team, you will work closely with consultants and other members of the multidisciplinary team providing pharmaceutical expertise and supporting non-medical prescribing to ensure the safety of patients.
You will be responsible for helping to mentor both foundation pharmacists and trainee pharmacists and will be given opportunities to gain experience in all levels of clinical service, education and training, leadership and the operational co-ordination of a team.
Main duties of the job
o To participate in the provision of clinical ser
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