Cancer SACT Medicines Management Technician - Flexible

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire in Reading is seeking a passionate and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Team. You will provide specialist medicines management across Cancer Services, supporting patients receiving systemic anti‑cancer therapy (SACT) and those admitted to cancer clinical areas.

The role involves medicines reconciliation, accurate drug histories, patient discharge planning and collaboration with oncology and haematology teams, Homecare, and community

Qualifications

• Specialist medicines management for cancer inpatients and SACT units.
• Capability to take and verify accurate drug histories.
• Support development of medicines management pathways for SACT and homecare.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist medicines management service across cancer inpatient wards, SACT day units and other relevant clinical areas.
• Undertake comprehensive medicines reconciliation and drug history taking using patient interviews, electronic prescribing systems, GP records, community pharmacy information and other appropriate sources.
• Proactively support medicines management for patients commencing systemic anti‑cancer therapy, including medicines reconciliation before or around the first treatment cycle where appropriate.
• Support the safe management of patients receiving oral, intravenous and subcutaneous SACT, in accordance with agreed protocols, competencies and local procedures.
• Facilitate safe and timely patient discharge by supporting medicines supply, providing appropriate medicines counselling and communicating relevant information to community pharmacies, GPs and other healthcare providers.
• Work collaboratively with the Cancer Pharmacy and Homecare teams to establish, implement and maintain suitable homecare pathways for patients receiving oral and subcutaneous SACT.
• Maintain accurate, complete and auditable records of medicines histories, interventions, communications and homecare arrangements.
• Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and the development of medicines management procedures and pathways.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Drug history taking

Medicines optimisation

Oral/IV/Subcutaneous SACT care

Education

BOPA SACT Pharmacy Technician Passport

Tools

Electronic prescribing systems

Job description

The Royal Berkshire in Reading is seeking a passionate and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Team. You will provide specialist medicines management across Cancer Services, supporting patients receiving systemic anti‑cancer therapy (SACT) and those admitted to cancer clinical areas.

The role involves medicines reconciliation, accurate drug histories, patient discharge planning and collaboration with oncology and haematology teams, Homecare, and community