Job Overview Would you like to be part of something amazing? Would you like to be involved in directly helping cancer patients? This post offers the opportunity to pharmacy technicians to specialise in cancer care. Training will be provided to become competent in EPR transcribing, chemotherapy medication counselling and data recording for chemotherapy medications. We are committed to develop our staff, working closely with our clinical pharmacy and education & training teams. We welcome applications from pharmacy technicians who are interested in the care of cancer patients. Frimley Health provides haematology and oncology care to patients on an in-patient and outpatient basis across three sites. The sites provide care to patients in Surrey, East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. This post is based on the Frimley Park Hospital site. The post holder will support cancer services to the haematology day unit, oncology wards, and main pharmacy dispensary. Main duties of the job To undertake duties of a technical nature in pharmacy chemotherapy services in a manner which ensures a high-quality service provided to our patients and service users. The post holder will be working within a multi-professional team, working with pharmacists, technicians and assistants to provide smooth, efficient running of the chemotherapy and aseptic services. Working for our organisation There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other. If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties, roles and responsibilities required for this position. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered with the GPHC BTEC in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services ACPT accreditation Medicines management accreditation Desirable criteria 2 years’ experience in a hospital setting Experience Essential criteria Experience of working in a pharmacy setting Desirable criteria Experience working with computer(s) Recent experience of working in a hospital setting Experience of working with an EPR system Skills Essential criteria Ability to work under pressure and prioritise your workload Clear communication (written and verbal) Able to work on several issues simultaneously and able to reprioritise work in a rapidly changing environment Evidence of up-to-date CPD record Desirable criteria Knowledge of chemotherapy drugs, regimens and cycles Knowledge Essential criteria Experience of using the EPIC computer system Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now