Lead Pharmacist - Oncology and Haematology

Are you an experienced pharmacist looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to consolidate our friendly Pharmacy team here at ESNEFT. Career progression of the current post holder has released this key position to allow a committed and self-motivated Pharmacist to join our Oncology and Haematology service; being based within the Woolverstone centre at Ipswich Hospital but with the expectation of cross site collaboration with colleagues at Colchester Hospital.

You will be a fully established member of the multi-disciplinary team and will be pivotal in the maintenance, and developing of, our clinical services within the speciality.

Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. We provide pharmacy forums, tutorials and weekly ICS/ESNEFT delivered educational workshops. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.

ESNEFT has recently implemented the Epic Electronic Patient Record system and this is now fully embedded into Trust practice.

In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, Pharmacy hosts one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and a Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a new Aseptic facility).

Main duties of the job

• Provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to the Oncology & Haematology Clinical Delivery Group; this includes the Ipswich site's Chemotherapy and Haematology suite, in-patient ward and out-patient clinics.
• Proactively contribute to the cross-site ESNEFT Clinical Delivery Group agenda.
• Develop the clinical pharmacy service within specified tumour types.
• Develop clinical guidelines and protocols for the use of medicines within the speciality.
• Contribute to the provision of the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) preparation service by validating and final checking SACT prescriptions.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR948-26

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus Pre-registration training or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Attendance at BOPA Introduction to Oncology course
• BOPA SACT verification passport

Experience

Essential

• Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Handling of high risk medicines
• Previous experience of educating and training other staff
• Oncology experience

Desirable

• Experience of using the Epic electronic patient record system

Knowledge

Essential

• Medicines Management
• Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to Oncology and Haematology patients gained through training & experience
• Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus Pre-registration training or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Attendance at BOPA Introduction to Oncology course
• BOPA SACT verification passport

Experience

Essential

• Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Handling of high risk medicines
• Previous experience of educating and training other staff
• Oncology experience

Desirable

• Experience of using the Epic electronic patient record system

Knowledge

Essential

• Medicines Management
• Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to Oncology and Haematology patients gained through training & experience
• Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus Pre-registration training or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Attendance at BOPA Introduction to Oncology course
• BOPA SACT verification passport

Experience

Essential

• Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Handling of high risk medicines
• Previous experience of educating and training other staff
• Oncology experience

Desirable

• Experience of using the Epic electronic patient record system

Knowledge

Essential

• Medicines Management
• Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to Oncology and Haematology patients gained through training & experience
• Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas