Cancer Services Pharmacy Technician – SACT & Trials

University Hospitals Of North Midlands Nhs Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is recruiting a B5 Pharmacy Technician for the Cancer Services team serving the County Cancer Unit and the Royal Stoke site. You will dispense SACT and supportive medicines, work as an Accredited Checking Technician, and collaborate with pharmacists and ward staff to ensure safe, timely medication supply.

The role requires registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC and an ACT qualification.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent + ACT qualification required.
• GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician.
• ACT qualification and professional registration required.

Responsibilities

• Providing dispensary-based activities in the cancer units including accurate dispensing of prescriptions and specialised items (e.g. chemotherapy, clinical trials materials, supplementary medications).
• Ensuring timely arrangement of supply of medications for SACT and supplementary medications.
• Working as an Accredited Checking Technician including SACT and oral medications.
• Providing comprehensive, professional and high-quality support in pharmaceutical services to cancer patients.
• Participating in medicines management and safety/quality initiatives within the Directorate.
• Dispensing and checking clinical trials under the dispensing protocol and direction of the Clinical Trials Technician/Pharmacist.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Patient counselling

Education

NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services

National BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

ACT qualification

GPhC registration

Job description

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is recruiting a B5 Pharmacy Technician for the Cancer Services team serving the County Cancer Unit and the Royal Stoke site. You will dispense SACT and supportive medicines, work as an Accredited Checking Technician, and collaborate with pharmacists and ward staff to ensure safe, timely medication supply.

The role requires registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC and an ACT qualification.