Clinical Specialist Haemato-Oncology Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• To provide on-site comprehensive pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multidisciplinary team for the Haemato-Oncology unit.
• To attend all relevant events such as Registrar/Consultant rounds/unit meetings as appropriate.
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to the haematology day unit and outpatient area.
• Support the medical and nursing teams though provision of pharmacy review and medicines management support to ensure the safe and timely delivery of Haemato-Oncology services
• As a pioneering role within the pharmacy department, this post holder will be expected to be heavily involved in the set-up, optimisation and continued oversight of a pharmacy technician education pathway for verification of SACT.
• To participate in all department rotas, as required. Pharmacy is in a transitional period and moving over to a 7-day service, therefore any successful candidate would be required to participate in a 7 day service which includes requirement to work weekends, late shifts and bank holidays.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GPhC registered Pharmacy technician
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Practice Educator or educational Supervisor training or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• a.) Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician accreditation

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 2 years Hospital Pharmacy experience in an NHS or equivalent setting providing a clinical pharmacy service
• Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of specialities.
• Audit, project management or research experience
• Experience in Haemato-Oncology practice
• Experience working with Bone Marrow Transplant services
• Experience of training staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Oncology Pharmacy practice
• Demonstrated skills/knowledge for preparing injections & working in an aseptic environment

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good organisational/time management
• Good interpersonal skills
• Contribute to the team
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good presentation and problem solving skills
• Ability to train/coach other members of staff
• Awareness of current developments in clinical pharmacy
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications eg. Word and Excel

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Patient focused
• Commitment to continuous improvement of self and service, including progressive and continuing professional development
• Enthusiastic, approachable and adaptable
• Commitment to providing a high standard of care.
• Compassionate, Pioneering, Collaborative and determined
• Able to work on any Royal Marsden site if required
• Ability to participate in out of hours service

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

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Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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