Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical pharmacy technician with a desire to work within haemato-oncology in one of Europe’s largest centres for treating blood cancers.
Haemato-oncology is a complex and exciting discipline within pharmacy, with a multidisciplinary and innovative approach to patient care and delivery of services. It is an area of unprecedented growth in new medicines and exciting new technologies. Our pharmacy team is well respected both within the Trust and nationally for their expertise within haematology and cancer services, and we are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacy technician with a growing passion in haemato-oncology to further enhance the team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a keen and dedicated individual, focussed on providing the best possible patient care and experience. This role will provide a brilliant opportunity to work as an integral part of the Haemato-Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Team to help us deliver expert clinical care to our haematology patients and uphold our departmental vision, which is “To provide pioneering and compassionate medicines optimisation services".
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To provide on-site comprehensive pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multidisciplinary team for the Haemato-Oncology unit.
2. To attend all relevant events such as Registrar/Consultant rounds/unit meetings as appropriate.
3. Provide a clinical pharmacy service to the haematology day unit and outpatient area.
4. Support the medical and nursing teams though provision of pharmacy review and medicines management support to ensure the safe and timely delivery of Haemato-Oncology services
5. As a pioneering role within the pharmacy department, this post holder will be expected to be heavily involved in the set-up, optimisation and continued oversight of a pharmacy technician education pathway for verification of SACT.
6. To participate in all department rotas, as required. Pharmacy is in a transitional period and moving over to a 7-day service, therefore any successful candidate would be required to participate in a 7 day service which includes requirement to work weekends, late shifts and bank holidays.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. GPhC registered Pharmacy technician
8. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
9. Practice Educator or educational Supervisor training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
10. a.)Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
11. At least 2 years Hospital Pharmacy experience in an NHS or equivalent setting providing a clinical pharmacy service
12. Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of specialities.
13. Audit, project management or research experience
14. Experience in Haemato-Oncology practice
15. Experience working with Bone Marrow Transplant services
16. Experience of training staff
Desirable criteria
17. Experience in Oncology Pharmacy practice
18. Demonstrated skills/knowledge for preparing injections & working in an aseptic environment
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. Good organisational/time management
20. Good interpersonal skills
21. Contribute to the team
22. Good communication skills (written and verbal)
23. Good presentation and problem solving skills
24. Ability to train/coach other members of staff
25. Awareness of current developments in clinical pharmacy
26. Ability to use Microsoft Office applications eg. Word and Excel
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
27. Patient focused
28. Commitment to continuous improvement of self and service, including progressive and continuing professional development
29. Enthusiastic, approachable and adaptable
30. Commitment to providing a high standard of care.
31. Compassionate, Pioneering, Collaborative and determined
32. Able to work on any Royal Marsden site if required
33. Ability to participate in out of hours service
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
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Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.