Specialist Cancer Services Pharmacy Technician, Band 5
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 13 October 2024
Job summary
Our friendly and progressive department are looking for an enthusiastic registered pharmacy technician to join our specialist cancer services pharmacy team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in the heart of a well-established clinical pharmacy team with a wide range of patients and healthcare professionals in a busy and expanding cancer centre.
The successful candidate will perform a wide range of duties at both ward and clinic level. Key duties include medicines optimisation, patient counselling and the dispensing and accuracy checking of prescriptions.
You must be a registered pharmacy technician and ideally hold a nationally recognised Medicines Management qualification and a pharmacy technician checking accreditation.
Past experience in cancer services is helpful but not essential to the role as full training will be provided, based on your existing qualifications and future role requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to progress into extended pharmacy technician roles in a specialist area.
Provide additional weekend and bank holiday cover as per rota.
Main duties of the job
Supporting clinical pharmacy services to inpatient ward teams
- Managing patient medication - non-stock or one stop supplies
- Medicines reconciliation
- Discharge facilitation
Liaising with ward staff and prescribers for any issues relating to medication.
Educate patients on the use of their prescribed medication referring to a pharmacist for advice when necessary.
Encouraging compliance with national protocols, and local guidelines and formularies.
Maintaining appropriate clinical documentation and records, including controlled drug audits and stock control checks.
Participating with pharmacists, technicians and assistant technical officers to ensure a smooth, efficient and co-ordinated overall service.
Supporting clinical service to outpatient Cancer Services team.
Perform medication histories for SACT patients and record on patients Chemocare electronic notes.
Deal with homecare delivery queries from providers of delivery service and patients.
Pre-screen homecare prescriptions in preparation for pharmacists full-screen - full training will be given.
Build and update treatment regimens on the electronic prescribing software Chemocare - full training will be given.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. The trust is spread across two large sites, both situated close to the town centre. Gloucestershire is a great place to live, boasting many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent travel links to the rest of the country.
We are a friendly team based in the heart of the cancer centre at Cheltenham General Hospital, providing a pharmacy service across both sites for oncology and haematology patients including a satellite dispensing pharmacy.
We are committed to continual professional development and support audit and quality improvement projects.
Date posted
27 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
318-24-D&S-T1806
Job locations
Cheltenham General Hospital (Pharmacy Department)
Sandford Road
Cheltenham
GL53 7AN
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cheltenham General Hospital (Pharmacy Department)
Sandford Road
Cheltenham
GL53 7AN
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