You will be part of the Medicine Management, Ward Based team primarily working to deliver exceptional pharmacy services directly to patients on wards and day treatment areas. You will provide medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and represent the Cancer Pharmacy Technical Team.
Responsibilities
* Delivery of Medicine Management service to adult cancer in-patients, out-patients, and day case patients.
* Pharmacy service to Day Treatment Units in Headington and Banbury.
* Patient counselling.
* Part of the dispensing process for labelling, dispensing, and checking – if qualified.
* Respond to enquiries and requests from staff, patients and carers, ensuring accurate information is readily available and escalating questions to other members of the pharmacy team where appropriate.
* Opportunity to develop CPD.
* Attendance to the Annual British Oncology Pharmacy Association Conference on a rotational basis.
* Provide a near‑patient medicines management service to clinical areas.
* Complete reaccreditation to transfer skills as a Medicines Management Technician.
* Assess PODs according to the Trust's criteria and implement the POD scheme.
* Train nursing, medical and pharmacy staff regarding the POD scheme.
* Initiate the supply of non‑stock items for one‑stop/full‑pack dispensing.
* Complete medicines reconciliation using available sources.
* Aid discharge planning in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff.
* Support medicines management at ward level and undertake patient counselling on selected patients (e.g. warfarin initiation, inhaler counselling).
About the Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services. It comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The Trust is committed to delivering compassionate excellence, focusing on compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive pharmacy technician to join the Cancer Pharmacy Team as a Band 5 Cancer Pharmacy Technician at the Churchill Hospital and cover across sites. The successful candidate will be highly motivated with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and interested in developing leadership skills to support the Senior Pharmacy Technician.
Qualifications
* Hospital pharmacy background or community pharmacy experience with a desire to move into the hospital environment.
* Successful completion of the relevant units of pharmacy services skills, ideally NVQ level 3 (QCF) or an equivalent GPhC accredited training programme.
EEO Statement
Disability Confident – the employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
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