Clinical Pharmacy Technician

THE ROYAL MARSDEN; Belmont; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Staff benefits

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our Clinical Pharmacy team. The role focuses on developing specialist oncology skills, medicines optimisation and patient-centred care at our Sutton site with cross-site work at Kingston Unitas.

You will contribute to medicines reconciliation, supply of medicines, patient counselling and discharge planning, while working with ward-based pharmacists and nursing teams to support safe and timely

Qualifications

• Experience in medicines reconciliation and managing patients' own medicines.
• Ability to dispense and check prescriptions accurately.
• Experience working in a ward-based pharmacy team and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medicines reconciliation and obtain accurate medication histories.
• Assess and manage patients' own drugs.
• Support timely supply of medicines including discharge (TTO).
• Counsell patients and provide medicines information and advice.
• Support discharge pathways and minimise medicines-related delays.
• Order medicines and ensure continuity of supply.
• Dispense and perform accuracy checks of prescriptions and supplies.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Liaise with ward staff, pharmacists and the wider team to ensure safe use of medicines.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Clinical pharmacy

Dispensing

Ward-based teamwork

Patient counselling

Job description

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our Clinical Pharmacy team and develop specialist skills within oncology. The post will be based primarily at our Sutton site, with cross-site working at the Kingston Unitas required. We are looking for a proactive and committed pharmacy technician who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and is keen to develop their clinical knowledge and medicines optimisation skills within a specialist oncology setting. You will be supported to develop your knowledge of oncology medicines and specialist clinical pharmacy services, while further developing your clinical, communication and medicines optimisation skills. There will be a requirement to participate in the 7-day pharmacy service rota, supporting the delivery of a safe, efficient and responsive pharmacy service throughout the patient's stay., As an integral member of our established ward-based multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of a safe, effective and patient-centred clinical pharmacy service to inpatients and day-unit patients. Working closely with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nursing and medical teams, you will support medicines optimisation throughout the patient's journey and help facilitate safe and timely discharge. Key responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking medicines reconciliation and obtaining accurate medication histories
• Assessing and managing patients' own drugs
• Supporting the timely supply of medicines, including discharge (TTO) medication
• Counselling patients and providing appropriate medicines-related information and advice
• Supporting discharge pathways and helping to minimise medicines-related delays
• Ordering medicines and ensuring continuity of medication supply
• Dispensing and accuracy checking prescriptions and medication supplies
• Participating in audits, quality improvement and service development initiatives
• Working collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to promote the safe and effective use of medicines, To support the implementation of self-administration by patients and/or carers where possible.
• To support the management of the medication supply pathway including the efficient transfer of medicines between wards.
• Participate with patient counselling by undertaking specific accreditations in order to carry out counselling for oral chemotherapy.
• To liaise with ward and pharmacy staff to resolve any technical queries or problems with patients, referring to ward pharmacist when required.
• To liaise on drug related issues with primary healthcare professionals, as appropriate for patients being discharged from hospital.
• 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.
• To complete the wards/units quarterly Controlled Drugs (CDs) audit, including balance transfers to new CD registers and checking of CD register balance with the physical stock, reporting any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• To participate in the retrieval of patients own medication from wards and expired or unused ward stock.
• To be involved in the training of new clinical pharmacy ward staff, pre-registration trainees, undergraduates, and peer reviews of existing medicine MMT's.
• To support the patient medicine pathway by working closely with the pharmacy aseptic unit staff, stores and procurement, clinical trials and all other relevant pharmacy teams and act as a link between the ward and these units, ensuring that a seamless high-quality service is provided.
  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.