Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Cancer Services

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the City of Westminster is seeking a pharmacy technician to join their dynamic pharmacy team. The successful candidate will provide clinical pharmacy services to oncology and haematology patients, collaborating with nurses and multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should be registered as pharmacy technicians and have excellent communication skills. This role offers opportunities to work across various clinical settings.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Various staff benefits

Qualifications

• Registered as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
• Willingness to work towards ACPT accreditation.
• Previous experience in medicines management at ward level is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward-based clinical pharmacy service to oncology and haematology patients.
• Collaborate with nurses for high standards of medicines management.
• Provide individualized medication counselling to patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

ACPT accreditation or willingness to work towards it

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join our lively, progressive, and dynamic pharmacy team. The successful candidate will provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy technician service to oncology and haematology patients, working closely with nurses to maintain high standards of medicines management on the wards and providing an individualised medication counselling service to patients. The postholder will work with the multidisciplinary team and have the opportunity to work across different clinical settings including inpatient wards, daycare, outpatients, and ambulatory care.

Note: This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. It is advised to submit your completed application promptly. All correspondence regarding applications will be via email.

Information on submitting applications and the applicant toolkit are provided by the employer as part of the application process.

UCLH, in partnership with University College London, has a designated biomedical research centre and a Cancer Centre with on-site early phase cancer clinical trials. The pharmacy cancer team is integrated into the cancer directorate and provides a high-quality and progressive pharmacy service to cancer patients. Chemotherapy production services are delivered from a state-of-the-art unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy technician service to oncology and haematology patients.
• Collaborate with nurses to maintain high standards of medicines management on the wards.
• Provide individualized medication counselling to patients.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team and across clinical settings including inpatient wards, daycare, outpatients, and ambulatory care.
• Support timely medicines reconciliation and patient discharges as part of the pharmacy cancer team.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential.
• ACPT accreditation or a willingness to work towards it.
• Previous experience of medicines management at ward level is advantageous.
• Organised, motivated, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt quickly to new situations.

About the Employer

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is a complex NHS trust serving a large and diverse population with a range of acute and specialist services. UCLH values include safety, kindness, teamwork and improvement, and offers flexible working options and various staff benefits.