The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) provides excellent cancer care to patients in the North West (including North Wales and the Isle of Man). We have 3 site locations; the central Liverpool site and hub sites in the Wirral and Aintree. Inpatient services, including 4 wards (Solid tumour and Haematology), stem cell transplant service and the regional Teenage and Young Adult unit (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust), are located at our Liverpool site.It is an exciting time for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, we are looking for a Band 5 Clinical Services Technician to join our ward team of pharmacists and technicians within our large, diverse and friendly pharmacy team.The job role will be full time Monday to Friday with rotational Saturdays and Bank holidays.
Main duties of the job The post holder will deliver quality care at ward level through theimplementation of an efficient medicines management system andperform a range of medicine supply functions as appropriate in order to provide seamless pharmaceutical care for patients.Ward support duties will not be directly supervised and involve taking comprehensive patient drug histories and reconciliation of medicines at admission, ordering medicines and coordinating issue of additional medication and counselling patients at discharge. Provide a patient-focused pharmacy service at ward level in order to improve the quality of care, reduce risk and promote cost-effective use of medicines.Implement and monitor cost containment measures in order to reduce waste and achieve savings on medicines.To supervise rotational ward technicians and student technicians when on ward placement.
About us The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusiv e
Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification Qualifications Dual qualification in Pharmacy Services: NVQ Level 3 /BTEC Diploma or equivalent necessary for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge Portfolio demonstrating competence (2 year student technician pharmacy practice) and CPD
Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator including: simple calculations, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimals, fractions and ratios.
Experience Demonstrated understanding of the principles of GMP and QA in a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
Demonstrated ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and appropriate formats
Demonstrated basic pharmacy computer IT skills i.e. accurate data entry
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.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
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