Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-SB1246079
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Sutton
- Town
- Sutton
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician SACT Distribution Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Senior Pharmacy Technician, SACT Distribution Unit (SDU) Band 5 - Sutton based.
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated professional to join our pharmacy team at the Sutton site of the Royal Marsden.
You will be part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, who are always striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. We are working collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.
It is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Pharmacy Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff at the Trust.
With the opening of the new OCC, we are diversifying our service for the delivery of parenteral SACT products to the hospital through our new SACT Distribution Unit (SDU). The unit will allow us to maximise the efficiency of procurement and delivery of externally sourced parenteral SACT products to the Royal Marsden Hospital sites. The SDU will work closely and collaboratively with the Hospital’s Pharmacy Aspetic unit to co-ordinate delivery of treatments that are delivered from both units.
The hospital introduced the EPIC digital health record system in March 2023, and we are looking to use the full capabilities of this system to support the efficient delivery of parenteral SACT products through the SDU.
Main duties of the job
The Job Description outlines the roles of the Senior Pharmacy Technician SDU. You will work closely with the Lead Technician for the SDU to manage the day to day running of the unit, providing a high quality, safe and efficient service supplying batch and patient specific parenteral SACT doses to all service users.
You will work together with the Lead technician to monitor and develop the service to ensure the highest standards of patient-focused care are achieved in the provision of parenteral SACT products at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust through the unit.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
2.1. Assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician in directing, supervising and coordinating the daily running of the SDU according to standard operating procedures.
2.2. To ensure that batch and PS doses are dispensed and delivered to the correct day unit/ward in good time ahead of patients chair time.
2.3. Work with Trust operational leads and pharmacy aseptic unit staff to optimise the delivery of batch and PS doses from the SDU.
2.4. To support the management of the batch and PS supply pathway including the efficient transfer of medicines to clinical areas.
2.5. To liaise with clinical unit and pharmacy staff colleagues to resolve any queries or problems with patient’s treatments.
2.6. Ensure good communication to support the SDU pathway by working closely with the pharmacy aseptic unit staff, stores/procurement, clinical trials and all other relevant pharmacy teams in order to ensure that a seamless high-quality service is provided.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science
- Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or qualification will be required to be undertaken as per required timeframes
Desirable criteria
- Practice supervisor / Educational supervisor / Train the Trainer or equivalent
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
- Oncology Pharmacy experience
- Experience as a team leader or supervisor of staff members
- Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
- Experience of working with EPIC system
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and act as a role model.
- Good time management, organised and planning skills; ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workload for self and others
- Effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to communicate in clear English (written and verbal) with staff members, members of the public and healthcare professionals
- Able to work effectively and accurately and follow written procedures under pressure.
- Calm under pressure and ability to concentrate and work accurately for prolonged period of times with frequent and unpredictable interruptions
- Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively and able to work without direct supervision
- Ability to problem solve
- Quality-oriented; strives for continuous improvement.
- Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Easton
- Job title
- Chief Technician - Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support Team
- Telephone
- 01629 690825
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