Pharmacy Technician - Cancer Services

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Independently deliver admission, supply and discharge services to nominated wards and clinics. Liaising directly with pharmacists, doctors and nursing staff over clinical issues as appropriate.
• Undertake drug histories for patients receiving their first systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) treatment on The Meadows.
• On admission, check that the medicines prescribed for each patient conform with information from the patient, Summary Care Record (SCR), General Practitioner (GP) letter and/or nursing home and take detailed medication histories.
• Assess whether any medicines brought in by the patient are fit for use and remove (with patients permission) any medicines not needed.
• Order all medication that the patient has not brought into hospital if required.
• Counsel patients to use their medication and provide written information as required.
• Prioritise and organise daily workload to ensure that all required tasks are completed within allocated timescale.
• Liaise with local pharmacies to ensure that continuing supply of medicines is provided in compliance aids at discharge.
• Work alongside the Cancer Pharmacy Team and Boots Pharmacy to facilitate timely processing of To-Take-Away (TTAs) and supportive medications as part of the SACT prescription.
• Work alongside the discharge team pharmacist to facilitate timely processing of TTAs and patient discharge.
• Co-ordinate discharge team and allocate work as required, liaising with Dispensary Team Leader to ensure discharge prescriptions are managed appropriately.
• Provide administrative support for private healthcare, including treatment scheduling and maintaining accurate cost records.
• Work with pharmacists to calculate quotes for private healthcare treatments.

• Ensure pricing information and product list prices are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect current rates.

• Ensure effective communications with the Great Western Hospitals Private Healthcare team, Cancer Pharmacy Team, Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit (PASU), Boots Pharmacy, and the purchasing team to support service delivery.

Please refer to the job description for full role details and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Accredited Checking Technician qualification
• Accredited Medicines Optimisation qualification

Desirable

• Accredited Checking Technician qualification or be eligible (1 year post qualification) and willing to work towards accreditation which will take up to a year to complete
• Completing Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Training Programme
• NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent or able to work towards and willing to undertake training which will take up to 18 months to complete

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a hospital Pharmacy Technician, or supervisory experience within a community Pharmacy
• Recent practical experience in a busy Pharmacy environment
• Experience of training individuals

Desirable

• In-depth post qualification experience in a hospital pharmacy
• Procedure development
• Experience of supervising, directing, organising and monitoring performance in a high-pressured environment

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice
• Good understanding of medicines optimisation issues and the implications for Pharmacy services
• Good knowledge of therapeutic drug use in clinical situations gained by ongoing education and continuous professional development
• Good knowledge of the legal requirements (Law and Ethics) for dispensing and supplying medicines, including Controlled Drugs
• Good organisational and time management skills. Able to prioritise tasks and respond to urgent demands by diverting resources whilst managing own workload.
• Good organisational and time management skills. Able to prioritise tasks and respond to urgent demands by diverting resources whilst managing own workload.
• Excellent IT skills including Word, Outlook, internet, intranet and email
• Able to make sound judgments where there are a range of options, in a non-judgemental and objective way
• Self-motivated with ability to work flexibly whilst also supervising, motivating, inspiring and directing the team
• Communicates clearly with patients and clinical teams, showing sensitivity and strong interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge and clear understanding of Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01), and other relevant regulations, guidance and quality standards
• Knowledge of the hospital pharmacy computer systems (CMM, Careflow)
• Regular formal refresher training on EU GDP at least annually if no changes in legislation have occurred

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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pharmacy

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

Employer's website

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