Senior Medicines Management Technician – Cancer Services

Transformation Unit; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a Band 5 Senior Medicines Management Technician role within Cancer Services at City Campus. Based with the Cancer Pharmacy team, you will support oncology, haematology and related wards, contributing to patient care and medicines optimisation.

The post focuses on ward-based medication management, complex history taking and adherence to cancer drug safety protocols, with opportunities to participate in CAR-T related services as NUH expands.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating smooth transfer of cancer medication related issues across the interface, prior to and at admission, transfer and discharge.
• Medication management at ward level, including complex medicines history taking, patient counselling, stock management, controlled drugs and high cost drugs. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the pregnancy prevention plan associated with specific cancer drugs.
• Opportunities to be involved in quality improvement projects involving cancer drugs and clinical audits.
• Working with the patient, their carers and primary care colleagues to support the Discharge Medicines Service and safe ongoing medicines use.
• Supporting the wider Pharmacy Team with weekend working and allocated dispensary slots (approximately 2 hours per week).
• Ward Based Activities
• To support the Clinical Pharmacists by participating in the provision of a high quality, professional and effective medicine management service within the clinical directorates
• To participate in the full programme of validated checking and training schemes in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Liaise with ward and pharmacy staff to resolve any technical queries or problems with the patients, refers clinical queries to the pharmacist for resolution.
• To participate in ward-based audit schemes or other forms of research and development.
• To participate in the controlled drug retrieval of patients own medication and expired or unused ward stock from wards and daycase areas. To check CD register balances and balance transfers to new CD registers. To help support the quarterly CD audits.
• To work closely with the specialist clinical pharmacists to promote the safe and cost-effective use of medicines, including high-cost drugs, in order to optimise patient care, reduce waste, promote adherence to clinical guidelines and support effective medicines management and optimisation.
• To monitor the use of medicines on the oncology and haematology wards in order to facilitate the review and amendment of stock-lists to ensure appropriate and cost-efficient stockholding, in liaison with the specialist pharmacists and ward staff.
• To assist the specialist clinical pharmacists in implementing

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a Band 5 Senior Medicines Management Technician role within Cancer Services at City Campus. Based with the Cancer Pharmacy team, you will support oncology, haematology and related wards, contributing to patient care and medicines optimisation.

The post focuses on ward-based medication management, complex history taking and adherence to cancer drug safety protocols, with opportunities to participate in CAR-T related services as NUH expands.