A unique opportunity has arisen in the Cancer Pharmacy Team for the right candidate to take on a new role as an advanced cancer pharmacy technician specialising in haematology.
Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust (OUHFT) Cancer Pharmacy Team were the first in the country to develop these exciting pharmacy technician roles. We are now looking to expand the team further.
You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive pharmacy technician, with excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills. You will be supported with the objective of making this role your own, developing and expanding new services, while progressing your own professional career. You will be working with a forward-thinking team who are passionate about delivering the best care for our patient population and are always striving to improve.
The Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre, based across the Churchill and Horton sites, provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients within Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. We provide a comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and day case services.We provide local, regional and national cancer & haematology services including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) and bone marrow transplant (BMT) therapies, with other novel advanced therapeutic medicinal products (ATMPs) on the horizon.The centre is also a Cancer Research UK Clinical research unit, an Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) and a Biomedical Research Centre (BMRC)
Key roles include:
• To provide leadership to cancer pharmacy technicians and assistants working at the OUHFT Cancer & Haematology Centre, including supporting with recruitment and induction & contribute to overall cancer pharmacy team development and strategy.
• To liaise with key stakeholders toensure strategic, collaborative and innovative development of Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Technician services and ensure that overall cancer pharmacy technician clinical services are consistent, integrated and co-ordinated.
• To provide clinical pharmacy services to Oncology & Haematology Directorate. This may include working on the clinical areas and within a specified clinic to review stable patients on oral SACT in line with a red flag check list and ensure the appropriate and timely screening, supply and clinic review to improve the oral SACT efficiency pathway.
• To promote the development of the clinical pharmacy technician workforce and training materials.
• To conduct regular continuous professional development & continuing education within haematology disease areas.
This post is primarily based at the Churchill site, but there may be an occasional need for cross-site working at the Horton General Hospital.
Candidates will be asked to prepare a short presentation as part of the interview process. The topic will be sent out with the interview invites.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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Job Summary:
1. To provide management and leadership and act as a role model to the Cancer Pharmacy Medicine
Management 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 Management
Technicians’ recruitment and induction.
3. To be a member of the Senior Cancer Pharmacy and Senior Cancer Pharmacy Leadership Teams
and contribute to Cancer Pharmacy Team development and strategy.
4. To liaise with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Technician, Operational Managers, Senior Cancer
Pharmacy, Specialist Cancer Pharmacists, Divisional Pharmacist, and the Clinical Services Manager
teams to ensure strategic, collaborative and innovative development of Clinical Cancer Pharmacy
Technician services and ensure that overall cancer pharmacy technician clinical services are
consistent, 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 technician
workforce to support technician training and skills.
7. To be responsible for Cancer Pharmacy Technician and Assistant Health and Safety issues and the
management 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 check
list and ensure the appropriate and timely screening, supply and clinic review to improve the oral
SACT 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 and
guidance.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Direct Patient Care
1. Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance
with 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 and
information 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 healthcare
professionals 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 and
communication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.
6. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicines
effectiveness initiatives.
7. Where appropriate to be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intra-thecal
chemotherapy 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 service
or homecare providers) to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply of medications to patients.
11.Provide education clinics to educate and advise patients commencing highly specialized
treatments.
Supporting Professional Activities
12.Complete a local induction programme, including core training and maintain core skills throughout
employment.
13.Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy
Professionals and our Trust values.
14.Support and promote the Trusts equality, diversity and inclusion principles and our sustainability
model.
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 and
ensure 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 in
order to minimize waste and contribute to timely and safe discharge.
20.Provide management alongside the Medicines Optimisation Lead Technician, and Service
Managers to ensure the appropriate deployment of staff and delivery of a streamlined service.
21.Contribute to Operational development and strategy through membership of the Pharmacy
Operational Management team
22.Manage all Human Resource processes for the clinical area based Medicine Management
Technicians including induction, appraisal, performance and conduct and absence.
23.Maintain rotas and authorise leave for Cancer Ward Based Assistants and Medicines Management
Technicians in order to maintain required staffing levels.
Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement
24.Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, and the support of your team lead, in developing
the pharmacy service in line with the department and Trust strategies in response to changing
service needs.
25.Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including
maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock and be able to develop an action plan for
improvements in a designated area.
26.Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines for use of
medicines within the clinical area.
27.Support the preparation of new drug submissions for the Trust Medicines Management and
Therapeutics Committee.
28.Promote and ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines within the directorate to achieve
high standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.
29.Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy
clinical governance plans.
30.Participate in, support and lead on Audits, Service evaluation, Quality/Cost Improvement Projects
and practice research that align to our strategy and support our culture of continuous
improvement.
31.Provide specialised professional and technical education at level 3-4.
32.Tutor and support the training of Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians and assistants
33.To contribute to local, national, and international specialist interest groups and
conferences/meetings.
34.Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy and/or, Associate
Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Service.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024
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