Description
The Royal Marsden is seeking a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our Private Care Pharmacy team. You will play a key role in providing safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management for oncology and haemato-oncology patients.
Working closely with Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure patients receive the right medicines, information and support throughout their treatment. You will contribute to medicines optimisation across outpatient, inpatient and day-unit settings, supporting safe and effective care.
Main duties of the job
- Support the operational delivery of medicines optimisation services across clinical services in Private Care
- Work collaboratively with wider Pharmacy teams and multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive a safe, effective and efficient medicines management service
- Contribute to medicines optimisation, patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement within the service for Private Care
- Contribute to the continuous review and development of pharmacy services within Private Care, identifying opportunities to improve medicines management, patient safety and efficiency
- Support the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring a prompt, safe and efficient medicines management and supply service is provided across Private Care
Job responsibilities
- Work closely with the wider pharmacy teams to ensure a seamless high-quality delivery of effective medicines management service to the clinical services within Private Care
- Undertake accurate medicines reconciliation and medicines histories, identifying and resolving medicines-related issues, exercising professional judgement and referring clinical concerns to the Pharmacist or appropriate clinician
- Provide patients, carers and healthcare professionals with clear, appropriate information to support safe medicines use and adherence
- Prioritise and organise your workload effectively, responding to changing clinical and operational demands while maintaining a high standard of accuracy
- Work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) to undertake final accuracy checks of dispensed medicinal products
- Work closely with the clinical Pharmacists and wider multi-disciplinary team to undertake projects and pathway management to optimise medicines management services
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year pro rata per annum excluding outer London HCAS
- Permanent contract
- Full-time working pattern
- Opportunities for learning and development
Person Specification
- GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician
- Certificate in Medicines Management or equivalent
- Regional Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Significant experience post qualification in hospital pharmacy providing medicines management services
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team