Consultant Pharmacist - Oncology

Velindre Cancer Service is seeking Consultant Pharmacist in Oncology to provide senior clinical leadership in the design, establishment, and delivery of a new CDK4/6 inhibitor clinic for patients receiving long-term systemic anticancer therapies (SACT) for Breast Cancer. This senior post represents a strategic opportunity to shape advanced pharmacy practice within oncology, embedding medicines expertise into outpatient care pathways and supporting sustainable service models in a multidisciplinary team. This post is undergoing approval by the Royal College of Pharmacy as a Consultant pharmacist-level post. As CDK4/6 inhibitor Clinic Lead, you will take clinical, professional and service responsibility for a new oncology service, working in partnership with oncologists, nursing teams and the wider MDT. The role will combine advanced clinical practice with service leadership and transformation.,

• Establishing and leading the CDK4/6 inhibitor clinic
• Independent prescribing and advanced toxicity management
• Development of pathways, SOPs, governance and monitoring frameworks
• Leadership in medicines optimisation for SACT
• Using audit, outcomes data and patient experience to drive continuous improvement and demonstration of service value
• Acting as a senior pharmacy voice within tumour site and service-level MDTs
This role offers a genuine opportunity to redefine how pharmacy contributes to long-term cancer treatment and survivorship care.

You will be an established oncology or haemato-oncology pharmacist with the confidence and credibility to operate at senior level, and the ambition to lead service change. You will bring: Consultant-level experience and practice in SACT Significant experience of independent prescribing Experience of service development, advanced & consultant-level practice and clinic-based care Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills A commitment to innovation, governance and patient-centred care

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors. If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.