Band 3 Pharmacy Support Worker

Job summary

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate pharmacy support worker ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

• Accurately prepare and dispense a wide range of aseptically prepared medicines to wards, outpatients and the cancer day unit. Products include cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies and aseptic products.
• Manual dexterity in order to draw up accurate volumes using syringes and needles, fill elastomeric pumps and other infusion devices, connect giving sets and use other equipment such as minispikes, butterfly needles and transfer devices.
• Prepare cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodies and other aseptic products on a day to day basis in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Ensure that handling and storage procedures are strictly followed for cytotoxic/aseptic medicines and that any spillages are cleared in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Assist in the safe disposal of waste - used vials, needles, syringes contaminated with cytotoxics or radioactivity in accordance with departmental procedures.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

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