Lead Haemato-Oncology Pharmacy Technician

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is Europe’s largest cancer centre, with two sites in Chelsea and Sutton. This role focuses on medicines optimisation within the Haemato-Oncology directorate and requires flexible, autonomous work with regular liaison between patients, consultants and MDT teams.

We are seeking an individual with haemato-oncology experience and excellent communication and problem-solving skills to lead operational delivery and staff education in medicines optimisation.

Qualifications

• Experience working in haemato-oncology.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
• Able to liaise regularly between patients, consultants and MDT teams.
• Ability to work autonomously in a high-profile role.

Responsibilities

• Support and drive initiatives to improve patient experience related to medicines in haemato-oncology.
• Continually appraise the service to optimise medication pathways.
• Lead on the operational delivery of medicines optimisation across the Haemato-Oncology directorate with the Lead Pharmacist and senior technicians.
• Support education and training on medicines optimisation to staff across Haemato-Oncology.

Skills

Haemato-oncology experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Autonomy

Job description

"The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, based across two sites and is ranked as one of the top NHS trusts in the country in the NHS national performance rankings, providing services for patients both locally and across the UK. The Royal Marsden has also been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This is a very exciting role that requires the post holder to be very flexible in their approach, and to be able to work autonomously and liaise regularly between patients, consultants and the wider MDT teams. It is a high-profile role within the haemato-oncology team and we are looking for an individual with experience working in haemato-oncology who has excellent communication and problem solving skills."

• 1.1. To support and drive the implementation of initiatives to improve patient experience related to medicines in haemato-oncology
• 1.2. To continually appraise the service provided to identify new ways to optimise medication pathways.
• 1.3. To be responsible for leading on the operational delivery of the medicine’s optimisation services across the Haemato-Oncology directorate through liaison with the Lead Haemato-Oncology pharmacist and relevant Senior Pharmacy Technicians.
• 1.4. To support the delivery of education and training on medicines optimisation to staff across the Haemato-Oncology directorate and.

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 Daycare 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elilta Samuel Job title: Clinical and Cancer Services Pharmacist Email address: [e-mail]