Band 6 - Principal Pharmacy Technician – Cancer Services

at  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Based at the Royal Free Hospital Site.
To provide a ward medicines management pharmacy technician service. This will include the safe, appropriate and timely supply of medicines for patients, supply and review of ward stock and counselling for discharge.
The postholder will provide Chemocare (electronic chemotherapy prescribing system) assistance with the safe input and update of chemotherapy regimens, and the production of reports on systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) usage and prescribing information to managers and clinicians.
This post will work with the pharmacist team and get accredited to clinically verify SACT according to BOPA Level 2a simple SACT prescriptions as defined and agreed by local SACT governance processes and policy – excluding cycle 1

To deliver an efficient ward-based technical pharmacy service to patients to ensure the accurate and timely supply of medicines. This service will include:
assessment of patient’s own drugs
accurate medicines history taking
ensuring prescription charts are complete including allergy information
liaising with the ward pharmacist to ensure all prescriptions are clinically optimised, raising awareness of prescription changes and reconciliation concerns
timely ordering and supply of medicines for patients
Provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical advice and information to health care professionals. To refer any queries beyond their competence to the ward pharmacist.
To communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team on a range of medicine-related issues.
To contribute, where required, to the provision of a pharmacy top-up service to specific wards or clinics as required.
To ensure that stock is stored appropriately and educate nursing staff on correct storage of medicines.
To lead on drug recalls and drug shortages within cancer services, sourcing and advising on alternatives where necessary.
To conduct Medicines Management Audits as necessary.
To be accredited to clinically verify SACT according to BOPA Level 2a: Registered Pharmacy Professionals who can validate simple SACT prescriptions as defined and agreed by local SACT governance processes and policy – excluding cycle 1
See full job description attached for further information.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. It is one of the busiest Cancer Providers in England, receiving the sixth highest two-week wait referrals in England, the highest in London and over 50% of NCL referrals. The Trust also delivers the second highest volume of first cancer treatments in London with a cancer treatment growth of 20% over the last 3 years.
The Pharmacy department is a friendly, progressive and expanding unit dedicated to providing the highest standards of pharmaceutical care and service across all three sites, with clinical teams across many different specialities .The pharmacy department have recently played a pivotal role in the implementation of electronic prescribing system and have proposals in place for the development of more consultant and independent prescribing pharmacists. The cancer pharmacy team is well respected and this post is new and novel. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust