Job overview
An excellent development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to gain specialised oncology skills in a clinical role.
We are looking for a motivated pharmacy technician to join our diverse Clinical Pharmacy team to develop and deliver an advanced, patient-centred medicines pharmacy service on the Kingston Hospital medical day unit.
You will be a key member of staff working within the Day Unit helping to deliver an effective and safe service by counselling the patients on all their supportive medication and oral chemotherapy.
You must have excellent communicational skills, the ability to work on your own as well as within a team and be highly motivated to deliver excellent patient care.
There will be a requirement to participate in the Saturday service and Bank holiday service on our Sutton site.
Applicants must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council, must be an accredited checking pharmacy technician and have a practise supervisor qualification. This is a full-time post and is based at the Sir William Rous Unit at Kingston Hospital
Applicants are advised that because of the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date. Therefore, you are urged to submit your application as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
1. To develop, maintain and manage the safe, efficient, and cost-effective supply of medicines to patients on the Sir William Rous Unit
2. To deliver quality care to patients at day unit level through efficient medicines optimisation by individual patient dispensing and patient/carers education on medicines
3. To support with clinical audits, data collection and implementation of developments to enhance the needs of the patient.
4. To support the Day Unit Pharmacists with the delivery of any service developments associated with medicine optimisation pharmacy service to meet local and national requirements.
5. To participate with the dispensing, final checking and issuing of medicines to deliver a safe service.
6. To be the practice supervisor for trainee pharmacy staff when required
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
7. To support the implementation of self-administration by patients and/or carers where possible
8. To conduct a ward top up service
9. To provide daily order lists and manage the receipt of parenteral SACT prepared and delivered from the Aseptic/SACT Distribution Unit.
10. Ensure all patients receiving ‘to take out’ (TTO) medication are appropriately counselling by undertaking specific accreditations in order to carry out counselling for supportive and anti-cancer (SACT) medicines.
11. To liaise with pharmacy staff to resolve any technical queries or problems with patients, referring to pharmacist when required.
12. To liaise on drug related issues with primary healthcare professionals, as appropriate for patients being discharged from hospital.
13. Ensure all dispensary stock is stored and rotated correctly.
14. Understanding of the procedures for stock ordering, distribution and stock control, including a ward top-up service
15. To participate in clinical audit and data collection including medicines safe & secure or other forms of research and development in collaboration with the sister/nurse in charge
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
16. Qualified Pharmacy Technician Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
17. Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
18. Medicines Optimisation qualification (HEE LaSE) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
19. Practice Supervisor Course or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
20. Significant work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
21. Awareness of training competency requirements for technical staff (Level 2 & 3)
22. Experience in training and supervision of trainees
Desirable criteria
23. Experience of final checking complex prescriptions e.g., oncology
24. Experience of team leader or suitable management
25. Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
26. Oncology pharmacy experience
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
27. Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload and work as part of a team.
28. Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
29. Quality-oriented; strives for continuous improvement.
30. Ability to be supportive and demonstrate empathy in appropriate situations.
31. Excellent customer service skills
32. Computer literate
33. Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
34. Approachable
35. Calm under pressure, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
36. Adaptable to change.
37. Prepared to take responsibility and able to self-direct learning.
38. Demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated.
39. Reliable with a good attendance record
40. Supportive of colleagues and other Trust staff to encourage best practice in relation to medicines.
41. Able to work on all sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
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.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application
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.