# Principal Pharmacist - Cancer and Aseptic Services

**Company**: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Orpington
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: fixed-term
**Salary**: £72,719 to £83,505
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This fixed-term maternity cover opportunity for the Principal Pharmacist - Cancer and Aseptic Services role is a senior leadership post within the Pharmacy Department at Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH). The post holder is responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and patient-centred delivery of pharmaceutical care for patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).

The Principal Pharmacist will provide professional, clinical, and managerial leadership for Cancer and Aseptic Services at PRUH. Key responsibilities include:

- Providing expert advice on systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), cancer medicines, and complex patient management

- Leading the governance, development, and continuous improvement of cancer pharmacy services

- Serving as the Accountable Pharmacist for the Section 10 Aseptic Unit, overseeing the safe manufacture, release, and quality assurance of cytotoxic and aseptically prepared medicines

- Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), quality assurance standards, and health and safety requirements

- Leading and participating in multidisciplinary working to support optimal treatment outcomes, medicines optimisation, and patient experience across oncology, haematology, and palliative care services

The post holder will contribute to Trust-wide strategic objectives, service development, clinical governance, workforce planning, and continuous quality improvement.

The salary for this position is £72,719 to £83,505 per annum.

**Benefits**

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Fixed-term contract for 10 months

- Full-time working pattern

**Requirements**

- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

- Competency-assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

- Specialist higher qualification (Diploma) in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification/experience

- Knowledge of GMP, GCP, QA, and regulations and legislation relevant to aseptic services

- Extensive experience of clinical pharmacy practice

- Post-registration experience relevant to Pharmacy Aseptic Services

**Desirable**

- Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCP)

- Leadership/project management qualification/certification

## Skills

### Required
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Cancer Pharmacy
- Aseptic Services
- GMP
- GCP
- QA
- Leadership
- Project Management

### Nice to have
- Royal College of Pharmacy (RCP)
- Leadership/Project Management Qualification

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