Senior Cancer Pharmacy Technician

Oxford University Hospitals; Harwell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the Cancer Pharmacy Team based at Horton General. The postholder will deputise for the Advanced Cancer Clinical Pharmacy Technician and work across sites to cover demand.

The role includes managing medicine services for adult cancer in-patients, out-patients and day-case patients, maintaining ACT/MMT competencies, and contributing to audits and improvements across Oxford and Banbury.

Qualifications

• Senior Pharmacy Technician with leadership/management potential.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for Advanced Cancer Clinical Pharmacy Technician and Operational Manager.
• Provide management alongside Ward Based Technician Manager and Operational Managers.
• Deliver and manage Medicine Management service to adult cancer in-patients, out-ppatients and day case patients.
• Maintain competencies for ACT and Medicine Management training (MMT).
• Maintain the computerised prescribing system.
• Support audits and projects within the team.
• Manage and deliver Pharmacy service to Day Treatment Units in Oxford and Banbury.
• Perform dispensary duties and patient counselling.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen in the Cancer Pharmacy Team for a Senior Pharmacy technician to develop their senior and management skills, based at Horton General.

You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated, experienced and proactive Pharmacy Technician, with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal Skills, to join Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre.

The postholder will be required to be able to work cross sites to cover work demand.

Main duties of the job

Key roles include:

• To deputise for the Advanced Cancer Clinical Pharmacy Technician and Operational Manager.
• To provide management alongside the Ward Based Technician Manager and Operational Managers.
• Delivery and manage the Medicine Management service to adult cancer in-patients, out-patients, and day case patients
• Maintain competencies for Accredited Technician Checking (ACT) and Medicine Management training (MMT)
• Maintenance of the computerised prescribing system
• Involvement for reporting on audits audits and projects taken in the team
• Management and delivery of Pharmacy service to Day Treatment Units in Oxford and Banbury.
• Dispensary duties
• Patient counselling
• Opportunity to learn about Cancer drugs and develop CPD
• Opportunity for attendance to the Annual British Oncology Pharmacy Association Conference on a rotational basis.

Working for our organisation

The Oxford Cancer Centre, and its North Oxfordshire pharmacy services provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients with cancer within Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. These services include: Oncology, Clinical Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant unit, In-patient and Outpatient services, Specialist palliative care service, pain relief unit, and a Cancer Research UK Clinical Research unit. The centre is an Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) and a Biomedical Research Centre (BMRC).