Overview
You will be based in our busy pharmacy satellite unit in the Arden Cancer Centre at the University Hospital in Coventry. You will play a critical role in supporting the efficient delivery of the pharmacy cancer service to patients receiving chemotherapy.
Please note sponsorship is not eligible for this post. Interviews for this post will take place in the week commencing 29/09/2025. This post is full time, with part-time working potentially available for the right candidate.
Responsibilities
* Accurately print chemotherapy prescriptions (using the electronic prescribing system MOSAIQ), ensuring all relevant details are complete and correct.
* Download, organise, and maintain patient appointment reports, ensuring accessibility for the chemotherapy verification team.
* Track all prescriptions onto the Prescription Tracking System and monitor patient appointments daily, ensuring accurate scheduling, follow-up, and coordination.
* Manage and file patient prescription records, ensuring they are current and compliant with healthcare regulations.
* Liaise with the aseptic unit co-ordinator to ensure that all prescriptions are available.
* Liaise with the Chemotherapy Day Units to plan the dispensing of chemotherapy for the week ahead with the Advanced Specialist Technician, Cancer Services and chemotherapy verification pharmacists.
* Work with minimal supervision to manage own workload to meet deadlines and use own initiative to prioritise and organise work.
Qualifications and Experience
Whilst this post would particularly suit someone with healthcare experience either in a pharmacy role or an administration role, full training will be provided. Applicants should be able to work with minimal supervision and possess organisational skills to manage their own workload to meet tight deadlines. You must be flexible and adaptable to change and able to manage interruptions and distractions due to telephone calls and requests for help from patients and work colleagues. Applicants must have good computer skills and be able to work well under pressure. Parts of this job are physically demanding and it is essential that you are physically fit. You must be willing to learn and take responsibility, working well within a diverse team consisting of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants and Pharmacists, and you will also be expected to develop good working relationships with other departments within the Hospital.
Additional Information
Before applying, review the Trust's Values and Behaviours. If invited to interview, you will undertake a Values Based Interview/Assessment. The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities; vacancies may be considered for Job Share unless stated otherwise. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be interviewed. Depending on volume of applications, random selection may be used to reduce numbers to interview, with disabled applicants guaranteed an interview.
In submitting an application, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data. This data will be transferred securely as part of employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust is committed to minimising environmental impact and promoting sustainability as part of its Green Plan. If successful at interview, you will receive a conditional offer and undergo pre-employment checks. You must provide identity and right-to-work documents via a secure digital platform (TrustID) or present original documents in person. Depending on exposure to patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS check, the cost of which will be deducted from salary over the first 3 months of employment.
All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly, including Junk/SPAM folders.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We strive to be a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation and offer a range of learning and development opportunities. The Trust values and respects diversity and promotes equality, dignity and autonomy in the workplace.
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