Job Summary:1. To provide management and leadership and act as a role model to the Cancer Pharmacy MedicineManagement Technicians working at the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust Cancer &Haematology Centre on the Churchill and Horton sites.2. To be responsible for all aspects of Clinical area based Cancer Pharmacy Medicine ManagementTechnicians recruitment and induction.3. To be a member of the Senior Cancer Pharmacy and Senior Cancer Pharmacy Leadership Teamsand contribute to Cancer Pharmacy Team development and strategy.4. To liaise with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Technician, Operational Managers, Senior CancerPharmacy, Specialist Cancer Pharmacists, Divisional Pharmacist, and the Clinical Services Managerteams to ensure strategic, collaborative and innovative development of Clinical Cancer PharmacyTechnician services and ensure that overall cancer pharmacy technician clinical services areconsistent, integrated and co-ordinated.5. To ensure the effective and efficient supply of medicines and advice for cancer patients.6. To further develop and standardise the service by reviewing procedures and systems of work,management of near patient dispensing and development of the clinical pharmacy technicianworkforce to support technician training and skills.7. To be responsible for Cancer Pharmacy Technician and Assistant Health and Safety issues and themanagement of back care on the Churchill and Horton sites.8. To participate in, develop, and provide technical clinical pharmacy services to Oncology &Haematology Directorate on the Churchill and Horton sites.9. To work within a specified clinic to review stable patients on oral SACT in line with a red flag checklist and ensure the appropriate and timely screening, supply and clinic review to improve the oralSACT efficiency pathway.10. To ensure all cytotoxic, SACT, Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP), unlicensed and non-formulary medicines are handled and dispensed in accordance with national and local legislation andguidance. Main Tasks and ResponsibilitiesDirect Patient Care1. Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordancewith national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.2. Following a period of competency based training and assesment, analyse & verify prescriptions,according to local and national standards, alongside technical resources, patient records andinformation from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action.3. Refer appropriately to pharmacists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.4. Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcareprofessionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities,in a way that facilitates shared decision making.5. Optimise transfer of patient care, though timely completion of medicines reconciliation andcommunication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.6. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicineseffectiveness initiatives.7. Where appropriate to be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intra-thecalchemotherapy within current recommendations.8. Complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.9. Maintain skills in accuracy checking, and utilizing dispensary computer and robotic systems.10.Support OUH dispensaries, and liaise with external agencies (Such as aseptic production serviceor homecare providers) to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply of medications to patients.11.Provide education clinics to educate and advise patients commencing highly specializedtreatments.Supporting Professional Activities12.Complete a local induction programme, including core training and maintain core skills throughoutemployment.13.Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for PharmacyProfessionals and our Trust values.14.Support and promote the Trusts equality, diversity and inclusion principles and our sustainabilitymodel.15.Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.16.Delegate and escalate appropriately.17.Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trusts incident reporting system.18.Maintain expertise and the necessary knowledge and skills of technical aspects of pharmacy andensure it is recognized as an important part of the pharmacy strategy.19.Develop, lead, manage and maintain a safe and effective Medicines Optimisation service. Coordinate the use of Patients Own Medicines, inpatient medicines and newly dispensed medicines inorder to minimize waste and contribute to timely and safe discharge.20.Provide management alongside the Medicines Optimisation Lead Technician, and ServiceManagers to ensure the appropriate deployment of staff and delivery of a streamlined service.21.Contribute to Operational development and strategy through membership of the PharmacyOperational Management team22.Manage all Human Resource processes for the clinical area based Medicine ManagementTechnicians including induction, appraisal, performance and conduct and absence.23.Maintain rotas and authorise leave for Cancer Ward Based Assistants and Medicines ManagementTechnicians in order to maintain required staffing levels.Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement24.Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, and the support of your team lead, in developingthe pharmacy service in line with the department and Trust strategies in response to changingservice needs.25.Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, includingmaintaining the security and quality of medicines stock and be able to develop an action plan forimprovements in a designated area.26.Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines for use ofmedicines within the clinical area.27.Support the preparation of new drug submissions for the Trust Medicines Management andTherapeutics Committee.28.Promote and ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines within the directorate to achievehigh standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.29.Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacyclinical governance plans.30.Participate in, support and lead on Audits, Service evaluation, Quality/Cost Improvement Projectsand practice research that align to our strategy and support our culture of continuousimprovement.31.Provide specialised professional and technical education at level 3-4.32.Tutor and support the training of Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians and assistants33.To contribute to local, national, and international specialist interest groups andconferences/meetings.34.Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy and/or, AssociateDirector of Pharmacy Clinical Service.