Oncology Medicines Management Technician

Royal Berkshire; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire is seeking a passionate Pharmacy Technician to join the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Team. You will provide specialist medicines management across cancer services, support patients on systemic anti-cancer therapy, and help ensure safe discharge and continuity of care.

The role requires post-registration hospital experience, GPhC registration, ACT training, and familiarity with cancer medicines pathways.

Qualifications

• Post-registration hospital experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Experience of medicines management, medicines reconciliation and obtaining accurate medication histories.
• Experience of working with cancer, haematology or SACT services.
• Knowledge of medicines management and the SACT pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist medicines management service across Cancer Services, supporting patients through treatment pathway.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation and drug history taking using interviews and records.
• Support medicines management for patients commencing systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).
• Support safe management of patients receiving oral, IV and subcutaneous SACT.
• Facilitate safe and timely discharge with appropriate medicines supply and counselling.
• Collaborate with Cancer Pharmacy and Homecare teams to develop homecare pathways.
• Maintain accurate, auditable records of medicines histories and interventions.
• Participate in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Documentation

Patient counselling

SOP development

Education

GPhC registration

ACT trained

Tools

ARIA

CMM

CPR

Job description

Royal Berkshire is seeking a passionate Pharmacy Technician to join the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Team. You will provide specialist medicines management across cancer services, support patients on systemic anti-cancer therapy, and help ensure safe discharge and continuity of care.

The role requires post-registration hospital experience, GPhC registration, ACT training, and familiarity with cancer medicines pathways.