Pharmacy Technician-Enhanced Role Cancer Services

UHNM; Stafford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

UHNM is recruiting a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician for the Cancer Services unit at County Hospital, Stafford. The role supports SACT dispensing, ward-based service, and clinical trials under Pharmacist supervision.

Requires GPhC registration and ACT qualification; hours include a 37.5 per week rota with some weekend commitment. The post spans both County Cancer Unit and Royal Stoke sites, offering development within a multidisciplinary cancer team and opportunities for training and career

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services or equivalent and ACT qualification.
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide dispensary-based activities in cancer units including dispensing of prescriptions and specialised items (e.g. chemotherapy, clinical trials materials).
• Ensure timely supply of medications for SACT and supplementary meds.
• Work as an Accredited Checking Technician including SACT and oral meds.
• Provide high-quality support in pharmaceutical services to cancer patients.
• Participate in medicines management and safety initiatives within the Directorate.
• Dispense and check clinical trials under supervision of Pharmacist/CTT.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Patient counselling

Accredited Checking Technician

Oncology/haematology

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services or National BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

Pharmacy Technician-Enhanced Role Cancer Services

Band 5

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Other

37.5 hours per week (Average of 37.5 hours/week across a 7 day working rota (with a maximum weekend commitment of 1 in 4)) Job ref 205-8299134

Site County Hospital Town Stafford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

B5 Pharmacy Technician-Enhanced Role Cancer Services-County Site

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician capable of working as part of a multidisciplinary department to work in our highly regarded Pharmacy cancer services team.

At UHNM we provide cancer care to a local population of 700,000 and diagnose approximately 2,300 new cases of cancer each year. We provide inpatient, day care and outpatient services for all areas of cancer treatment.

Both sites at UHNM have a pharmacy cancer unit where systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) and supportive medicines are dispensed to patients. The County Cancer Unit is an out-patient day unit consisting of 16 chairs and 4 beds. The Cancer Centre at the Royal Stoke site consists of a 40 bedded in-patient ward and a dedicated Emergency Admissions Bay. There is also a 27 chaired out-patient area.

The Pharmacy Cancer team is patient focussed, collaborative and supportive and have an excellent working relationship with other key professionals to maximise efficiency of the services provided.

The pharmacy directorate has modern, purpose-built pharmacy departments on both hospital sites and has close links with Keele University School of Pharmacy.

You will work alongside Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, MMAs, SATOs and a variety of ward staff in providing the pharmacy services for a wide range of SACT and supportive medicines used to treat cancers.

Main duties of the job

• Providing dispensary-based activities in the cancer units including the 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 the provision of pharmaceutical services to cancer patients
• Participating in any medicines management and safety/quality initiatives within the Directorate
• Dispensing and checking clinical trials in accordance with the dispensing protocol under the direction of the Clinical Trials Technician/Pharmacist

You will need excellent organisational, communication and computer skills with a high degree of attention to detail and an ability to work alone and act on own initiative.

You will be supported in your training and further development by the experienced Pharmacy Cancer team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of the delivery of treatments for cancers.

Minimum qualifications include; Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and a National Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) qualification.

Although primarily based at the County Cancer Unit you will work across both sites of the hospital as required by the demands of the service.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services OR National BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent nationally recognised qualification plus Accredited underpinning knowledge
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• One year post qualification experience in an acute hospital setting
• Commitment and evidence of professional updating and continuous professional development
• Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice and ward-based working evidencing their own competence
• Patient counselling skills
• Computer literate with good general keyboard skills for using the pharmacy computer systems
• Previous experience of working in oncology/haematology.
• Previous experience of working in oncology/haematology. Interest in developing specialist knowledge in a clinical area
• Previous experience of automation/digitalisation
• Staff management

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Name Rachel Pickford Job title Lead Pharmacy Technician Cancer Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01785 230479 Additional information

Hours: Average of 37.5 hours/week across a 7 day working rota (with a maximum weekend commitment of 1 in 4)

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post or to arrange an informal visit please contact Rachel Pickford / Christine Coghlan

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