Clinical Pharmacy Assistant - Cancer Services
Band 3
Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-DT9165-LH
Site: Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Town: Bristol
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Are you a pharmacy assistant looking to gain experience in clinical pharmacy services? If so, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team, working in the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC).
As a clinical pharmacy assistant, you will work closely with the specialist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to deliver valuable pharmacy services to the BHOC inpatient wards and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) day unit. This is a new, patient facing role, helping us to bring pharmacy supply services closer to our patients.
If you are interested in this post, you will need previous experience working in pharmacy and a level 2 qualification in pharmacy services. We will support you to complete the Pharmacy Workforce Development South course for managing patient medication requirements if you do not have this accreditation already.
We are committed to comprehensive patient care, so this role involves participation in the departmental late, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Main duties of the job
1. Supporting the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the BHOC inpatient wards and SACT day unit.
2. Assisting with medicines management tasks including medication ordering, assessment of patients' own drugs, discharge planning, and production of medication reminder charts.
3. Undertaking a wide range of dispensing related duties to ensure accurate supply of medicines in a timely manner.
4. Managing stock in designated clinical areas, including top ups and stock list reviews.
5. Providing operational support to the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) dispensary team on a sessional basis.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Experience working in hospital, retail or primary care pharmacy
* Experience of stock control and goods receipt
* Computing experience including email, windows and any other employer based system
* Experience in customer services
* Supervision of others' work or assistance with the training of others
Skills
* Good oral and written communication skills
* Good team player & interpersonal skills
* Good time management
* Flexible and adaptive approach
* Demonstrate previous working to written procedures / follow directions accurately
* Reliable and self-motivated
* Caring and helpful attitude
* Ability to work in a busy environment
* Committed to providing a high quality pharmacy service
* Attention to detail & tidy worker
Qualifications
* 5 GCSE level C or equivalent including Maths and English
* NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services, Buttercups Dispensing Assistant course, Level 2 apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
* Pharmacy Workforce Development South Medicines Optimisation Training Programme accreditation for managing patient medication requirements or willing to work towards this when in post
* PWDS managing patient medication requirements accreditation
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Shaun Mckervey
Job title: Specialist Pharmacy Technician - SACT Day Unit
Email address: shaun.mckervey@uhbw.nhs.uk
Additional information: Kelly Owen
Macmillan Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
Email: kelly.owen@uhbw.nhs.uk
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