Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacist to lead our team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Technical Officers working in Cancer Services at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is a large regional centre delivering cancer care for over 5000 new patients each year. As a regional centre for the East of England we manage rarer cancers as well as being the local centre for patients within the Cambridgeshire area.

Cancer services at CUH comprises of:o Solid oncologyo Haemato-oncology including bone marrow transplanto Paediatric oncology and haematology including bone marrow transplanto Radiotherapyo Palliative careo Clinical trials

We are looking for a pharmacist with advanced clinical skills in haematology and excellent leadership and management skills.

Main duties of the job

• Liaise with the relevant Senior Pharmacy, Medical and nursing staff, other Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and managers to promote safe, evidence based and cost-effective use of medication in Cancer Services.
• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to Haematology Cancer Services as part of the Pharmacy Team.
• Provide specialist Pharmacist advice and service to Inpatient Wards, Ambulatory Care, Day Care Unit and Outpatient Clinics within Cancer Services
• Prescribe medication (if applicable) for individual patients within the agreed scope of practice and according to the CUH Pharmacist prescribing policy within Cancer Services.
• Participate in the preparative services rota ensuring the efficient and accurate validation and release of systemic anticancer therapy.
• Participate in novel pharmacy projects in the care of patients in designated clinical area.
• Identify and undertake research to inform practice developments and underpin delivery of an effective, evidence-based pharmacy service.
• Lead on departmental duties to ensure the running of the service.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfill their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Details

Date posted

23 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

180-B-264250

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st November 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 9th November 2026

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position. This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st November 2026 Interviews are due to be held on 9th November 2026 All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback. As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters level degree in pharmacy.
• Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC.
• Leadership or management development course

Desirable

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
• Risk management training.
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• Research degree (MSc, MRes, PhD) or working towards this qualification.
• Educational qualification

Experience

Essential

• oExtensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a pharmacist at band 8a.
• oExperience of leadership and management of a pharmacy team.
• oRecent significant experience of patient consultation.
• oExperienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities.
• oHighly specialised knowledge and experience of drug use and therapeutic trends in specialist clinical area.
• oExperience of the practical implementation of national guidance in drug use (e.g. NICE).
• oExperience of writing professional reports.
• oExperience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines, drug policies and treatment guidelines.
• oEvidence of having written, supervised, conducted and implemented the outcomes of clinical audit.
• oExperience of the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
• oExperience of drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
• oExperience of the management of high-cost and high-risk medicines.
• oExperience as a personal tutor to a range of pre- and post-registration pharmacy staff groups.
• oExperience of developing and leading on projects including change management and service development.
• oExperience of working within a regional or national group to implement new or changed guidance.
• oPrevious management experience with responsibility for pharmacy staff

Desirable

• oExtensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a cancer services pharmacist at band 8a/ 8b in a teaching hospital.
• oExperienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities in more than one hospital.
• oRecent practical experience of independent prescribing for a designated group of patients.
• oExperience of writing a business case.
• oExperience of managing and supervising a research project.
• oExperience of writing for pharmaceutical or educational publications.
• oExperience of horizon scanning.
• oExperience of leading on implementation of a national development or change in pharmacy practice
• oExpereince of strategic medicines optimisation with both internal and external stakeholders.
• oExperience of planning and accrediting an educational course.
• oExperience of research methodology, study design and grant application for practice research.
• oExperience of participating in an Ethics or Research and Development Committee.

Knowledge

Essential

• 1.Advanced detailed clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within the specialist area.
• 2.Knowledge of NICE, and other national guidance related to medicines information, Health Education England (HEE), NHS Improvement patient safety teamguidance/alerts and their local implementation
• 3.Knowledge of UK healthcare systems and NHS changes.
• 4.Computer literate with knoweldge of Word, Powerpoint and Excel (or equivalent IT systems).
• 5.Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching.
• 6.Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.
• 7.Knowledge of electronic prescribing IT systems.
• 8.Knowledge and experience of clinical audit methodology.
• 9.Knowledge and experience of literature review and critical appraisal skills.
• 10.Knowledge of systems for non-medical prescribing.
• 11.Knowledge of NHS commissioning processes

Desirable

• 1.Knowledge of electronic prescribing and medicines administration IT systems.

Skills

Essential

• 1.Demonstrate expert professional practice aligned to Advanced Pharmacist curriculum
• 2.Show evidence of good organisation skills, prioritisation and time management
• 3.Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• 4.Have excellent written and verbal communication and consultation skills.
• 5.Be able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students.
• 6.Be able to produce high quality written reports.
• 7.Be able to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
• 8.Have excellent patient consultation skills.
• 9.Be able to lead, manage and work well in a team.
• 10.Be able to listen to and act on the direction of senior management.
• 11.Be able to oversee the provision of high quality pharmaceutical care of patients by the pharmacy team and identify / resolve issues arising.
• 12.Show the ability to empathise with patients / carers.
• 13.Be able to produce high quality written reports.
• 14.Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results.
• 15.Be able to teach, train, coach and mentor a range of staff groups.
• 16.Be able to produce support materials for staff training and development.
• 17.Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results.
• 18.Be able to teach, train, coach and mentor a range of staff groups.
• 19.Be able to produce support materials for staff training and development

Desirable

• 1.The appointee will be able to write research proposals and successful grant applications.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Masters level degree in pharmacy. Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent) Registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC. Leadership or management development course Desirable MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification) Risk management training. Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Research degree (MSc, MRes, PhD) or working towards this qualification. Educational qualification Experience Essential oExtensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a pharmacist at band 8a. oExperience of leadership and management of a pharmacy team. oRecent significant experience of patient consultation. oExperienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities. oHighly specialised knowledge and experience of drug use and therapeutic trends in specialist clinical area. oExperience of the practical implementation of national guidance in drug use (e.g. NICE). oExperience of writing professional reports. oExperience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines, drug policies and treatment guidelines. oEvidence of having written, supervised, conducted and implemented the outcomes of clinical audit. oExperience of the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. oExperience of drug expenditure analysis and reporting. oExperience of the management of high-cost and high-risk medicines. oExperience as a personal tutor to a range of pre- and post-registration pharmacy staff groups. oExperience of developing and leading on projects including change management and service development. oExperience of working within a regional or national group to implement new or changed guidance. oPrevious management experience with responsibility for pharmacy staff Desirable oExtensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a cancer services pharmacist at band 8a/ 8b in a teaching hospital. oExperienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities in more than one hospital. oRecent practical experience of independent prescribing for a designated group of patients. oExperience of writing a business case. oExperience of managing and supervising a research project. oExperience of writing for pharmaceutical or educational publications. oExperience of horizon scanning. oExperience of leading on implementation of a national development or change in pharmacy practice oExpereince of strategic medicines optimisation with both internal and external stakeholders. oExperience of planning and accrediting an educational course. oExperience of research methodology, study design and grant application for practice research. oExperience of participating in an Ethics or Research and Development Committee. Knowledge Essential 1.Advanced detailed clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within the specialist area. 2.Knowledge of NICE, and other national guidance related to medicines information, Health Education England (HEE), NHS Improvement patient safety teamguidance/alerts and their local implementation 3.Knowledge of UK healthcare systems and NHS changes. 4.Computer literate with knoweldge of Word, Powerpoint and Excel (or equivalent IT systems). 5.Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching. 6.Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems. 7.Knowledge of electronic prescribing IT systems. 8.Knowledge and experience of clinical audit methodology. 9.Knowledge and experience of literature review and critical appraisal skills. 10.Knowledge of systems for non-medical prescribing. 11.Knowledge of NHS commissioning processes Desirable 1.Knowledge of electronic prescribing and medicines administration IT systems. Skills Essential 1.Demonstrate expert professional practice aligned to Advanced Pharmacist curriculum 2.Show evidence of good organisation skills, prioritisation and time management 3.Be self-motivated and enthusiastic. 4.Have excellent written and verbal communication and consultation skills. 5.Be able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students. 6.Be able to produce high quality written reports. 7.Be able to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff. 8.Have excellent patient consultation skills. 9.Be able to lead, manage and work well in a team. 10.Be able to listen to and act on the direction of senior management. 11.Be able to oversee the provision of high quality pharmaceutical care of patients by the pharmacy team and identify / resolve issues arising. 12.Show the ability to empathise with patients / carers. 13.Be able to produce high quality written reports. 14.Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results. 15.Be able to teach, train, coach and mentor a range of staff groups. 16.Be able to produce support materials for staff training and development. 17.Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results. 18.Be able to teach, train, coach and mentor a range of staff groups. 19.Be able to produce support materials for staff training and development Desirable 1.The appointee will be able to write research proposals and successful grant applications. Additional Requirements Essential The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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