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An excellent development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to gain specialised oncology skills in a clinical role. This is a 10 month fixed term post based at the Sutton site with cover at Kingston Unit as needed.

We are looking for a motivated pharmacy technician to join our diverse Clinical Pharmacy team to develop and deliver an advanced, patient-centred medicines optimisation service.

You will integrate into our extremely well-developed ward based multidisciplinary team assisting in medication reconciliation, TTO medicine supply, patient counselling and will facilitate discharges to ensure in-patients and day-unit patients are discharged in a timely manner with the correct medication and advice. Additional duties include the assessment of patients own drugs, audits, medication ordering, dispensing and checking of supplies.

There will be a requirement to participate in the 7-day working rota to ensure cost effective and efficient services are maintained throughout our patients stay.

Applicants must, be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council, hold a Medicine Optimisation qualification (HEE or equivalent) and be an accredited checking pharmacy technician.

• To develop, maintain and manage the safe, efficient, and cost-effective supply of medicines to patients on day units and inpatient wards.
• To deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation by undertaking the assessment of patient’s own medication, medicines reconciliation, individual patient dispensing, discharge planning and patient education on medicines
• To support with clinical audits, data collection and implementation of developments to enhance the needs of the patient.
• To support the Head of Clinical Services with the delivery of any service developments associated with medicine management pharmacy service to meet local and national requirements.
• To participate with the dispensing, final checking and issuing of medicines to deliver a safe service.
• To support with the daily operational management of the dispensary
• To be the practice supervisor for trainee pharmacy staff when required.

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.

These responsibilities will be carried out under the guidance of the Head of clinical services or their deputy

• Work with the wards pharmacists in the provision of medicines optimisation initiatives according to departmental policies
• To be responsible for completing the medicine reconciliation process, assessing Patients Own Drugs (POD’s), transcribing, and ordering of medicines as an accredited medicines optimisation pharmacy technician.
• To support the implementation of self-administration by patients and/or carers where possible.
• To support the management of the medication supply pathway including the efficient transfer of medicines between wards.
• Participate with patient counselling by undertaking specific accreditations in order to carry out counselling for oral chemotherapy.
• To liaise with ward and pharmacy staff to resolve any technical queries or problems with patients, referring to ward pharmacist when required.
• To liaise on drug related issues with primary healthcare professionals, as appropriate for patients being discharged from hospital.
• To participate in clinical audit and data collection including medicines safe & secure or other forms of research and development in collaboration with the sister/nurse in charge.
• To complete the wards/units quarterly Controlled Drugs (CDs) audit, including balance transfers to new CD registers and checking of CD register balance with the physical stock, reporting any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• To participate in the retrieval of patients own medication from wards and expired or unused ward stock.
• To be involved in the training of new clinical pharmacy ward staff, pre-registration trainees, undergraduates, and peer reviews of existing medicine MMT’s.
• To support the patient medicine pathway by working closely with the pharmacy aseptic unit staff, stores and procurement, clinical trials and all other relevant pharmacy teams and act as a link between the ward and these units, ensuring that a seamless high-quality service is provided.
• To undergo practice supervisor training programme to provide supervision for less experienced staff and trainees.
• To participate with all activities within the dispensary when required.
• To work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) to undertake final accuracy checks on dispensed medicinal products.
• Assist in the directing, supervising, and coordinating of the daily running of the dispensary according to standard operating procedures.
• To support the training and assessment of all pharmacy staff working in the dispensary.
• In conjunction with the Head of Clinical Services support with the review, development and implementation of operational procedures and policies.
• Participate in reviews of work methods and contribute to the development of new processes and systems to minimise risk, and to ensure that services are improved continuously.
• To actively report incidents/near misses, to mitigate future risks and when appropriate to support in the investigation of incidents, identify root cause and to establish plans to mitigate future risks, in a timely manner.
• Assist with the recruitment and selection of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants when required.
• To undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure a high level of competency in carrying out the tasks required and when appropriate to facilitate the CPD of other pharmacy staff.
• To commit to flexible working patterns (late evenings, weekends & bank holidays) when required to meet the needs of the patients and service.
• To provide occasional cross cover when required including Kingston .
• To carry out any other reasonable duty as requested.