Overview
Job title: Pharmacy Manager Cancer and Clinical Trials
Department: Pharmacy
Band 8b £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata
Hours: 30 hours per week, flexible working considered
Milton Keynes University Hospital is expanding its Cancer Centre with a refurbished Pharmacy Department and a State of the Art Aseptic Unit. The Cancer Services team is developing to the next level and seeks an experienced Cancer Pharmacist to lead the growth of the Cancer Pharmacy service.
You will be a member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, support the Pharmacy Cancer Team including screening of SACT prescriptions, and contribute to weekend and out of hours provision across the Trust. You will be one of two experienced senior Cancer Pharmacists leading the Cancer Pharmacy Team. There is opportunity for professional development. For discussion: Tel or ; Tel or .
Main duties of the job
The Pharmacy Manager - Cancer & Clinical Trials acts as the expert within the MKUH Cancer Centre, providing a dynamic link between clinical practice and service development by creating new models for delivering patient care to optimise experience and outcomes from medicines across care settings.
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through research and education. The hospital has a Good CQC rating, with significant investment and expansion across oncology, radiotherapy, neonatology, and diagnostics. The organisation is developing Oak Wards and the Women and Children’s Centre, with ongoing facility enhancements.
For more information about MKUH, visit the hospital website.
Details
Date posted: 30 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 per year, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Location: Milton Keynes (MK6 5LD)
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To maintain clinical expertise and develop particular areas of interest relevant to the substantive role and in accordance with the Trust and Pharmacy strategy. To be recognised as an expert within Oncology and Haematology clinical pharmacy.
Clinical Service Organisation and Management
To manage the Cancer & Clinical Trials pharmacy team in line with Organisation policy and procedures, including rotas, sickness cover, vacancies, leave and performance management. Deputise for the Clinical Director for Pharmacy at high level meetings in the absence of or at their request.
Education and Training Responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive induction programme in cancer services and Clinical Trials for all new Pharmacy staff. To ensure each team member has a comprehensive training package tailored to grade and duties, in accordance with MHRA and QA standards.
Expert Practice
To provide strategic advice to enable implementation and delivery of patient-centred medicines management for Oncology and Haematology patients, and to support a growing clinical trials portfolio.
Professional Leadership
To be recognised as attaining the highest levels of pharmaceutical expertise in Oncology and Haematology and to expand the boundaries of the pharmacy profession.
Professional Role
To maintain patient confidentiality and be professionally accountable for actions and advice.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Skills (Essential)
- IT and presentation skills and report writing
- Ability to meet targets and provide a vision for delivering pharmacy services
- Good interpersonal skills to liaise with and influence senior managers and consultants
- Ability to prioritise clinical work and develop new services
- Understanding of local and national priorities and integration with local needs
- Time, people and resource management to deliver outcomes
- Ability to integrate research, audits and own portfolio of practice
- Risk management and adherence to Clinical Governance
- Expert clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement
- Self-directed learning and portfolio maintenance
- Autonomous working with delegation where appropriate
- Service and quality evaluation skills
- Ability to prioritise a complex workload under pressure
Qualifications and Knowledge (Essential)
- BPharm / BSc / MPharm (or equivalent)
- GPhC Registration
- Higher Degree / Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Working knowledge of clinical trials and related legislation
Desirable
- MRPharmS
- MSc or PhD in Clinical Pharmacy
- Independent prescribing qualification for a pharmacist
- Formal postgraduate training in haematology or oncology
Experience (Essential)
- Broad clinical service experience for haematology & oncology at senior level
- Experience managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding budget mechanisms
- Experience working with commissioners on drug use
- Experience evaluating medicines used in the specialty
- Experience as a trainer
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in audit
- Personnel management and service development
- Awareness of current national standards and guidelines relevant to the directorate
- Experience supervising, developing and appraising staff; providing feedback
- Strategic collaboration with senior clinicians and managers within an integrated directorate
Communication
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, with the ability to influence
Specific requirements
- Ability to perform duties with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Knowledge of safe handling and dispensing of cytotoxic medications, including COSHH
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and requires DBS disclosure.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. See UK Visas and Immigration guidance for details.
There are also UK-specific guidance items on overseas criminal record checks as part of the application process.
Employer details
Employer: Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Pharmacy (Dept), Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD
Employer website: https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh
