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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join our lively, progressive, and dynamic pharmacy team. The successful candidate will provide a ward based clinical pharmacy technician service to our oncology and haematology patients, which will include working closely with the nurses to ensure a medicines management is maintained at a high standard on the wards and providing an individualised medication counselling service to patients.
The postholder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and will have the opportunity to work across different clinical settings including inpatient wards, daycare, outpatients, and ambulatory care.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be organised, motivated, have excellent communication and people skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to new situations.
Registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential as well as holding ACPT accreditation or be willing to work towards it. Previous experience of medicines management at ward level would be a significant advantage. In return we can offer a professionally rewarding career with the opportunity for personal development along the way.
Main duties of the job
The main day to day responsibilities would include:
- Liaise with pharmacy, nursing, medical and other ward staff in order to facilitate the medicines management process for Cancer Services.
- To facilitate the dispensing process for Cancer Services based in the Macmillan Cancer Centre.
- To ensure timely medicines reconciliation is carried out for all in-patients.
- To review patient’s own drugs and assess their suitability for re-use.
- To cross check with patients if their medication history sent by their GP is up to date and correct and to check concordance with the patient.
- To inform patients about the medicines management scheme and what to expect during their stay.
- To counsel patients regarding the safe and appropriate use of their medicines.
- To participate in ward multi-disciplinary team meetings and to liaise with ward staff on medicine management issues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
UCLH, in partnership with University College London, has been designated one of the country’s five comprehensive biomedical research centres and there is an on-site early phase cancer clinical trials unit.
The UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre opened in April 2012 and encompasses our busy outpatient clinics and daycare treatment facilities as well as our growing ambulatory chemotherapy practice.
The pharmacy cancer team is well integrated into the cancer directorate and provides a high-quality and progressive pharmacy service to cancer patients. Chemotherapy production services are delivered from a state of the art unit.
This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our Cancer Pharmacy team. We are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, and the technical service is fundamental to supporting the flow to ensure timely medicines reconciliation and patient discharges, whilst delivering a high-quality service.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Danielle Burgess (danielle.burgess10@nhs.net) or 07483 682332
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant hospital pharmacy practice experience
- London Pharmacy Education and Training – Technician Self Development Programme – Stage 2 or working towards or equivalent
- Previous evaluated experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Medicines Management experience at ward level
- Previous evaluated experience of participation in audit
Desirable
- Previous evaluated experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Willingness to learn
- Commitment to training
- Good oral and written communication skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
- Demonstrated ability to train and assess others
- Demonstrated ability to solve more complex problems as indicated in the job description
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately and maintain high standards
- Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
- Demonstrated ability to organise project work
- Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation
- Demonstrated complex pharmacy computer and IT skills including: Email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry
- Demonstrated ability to write SOPs
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, organise and review competency-based training assessment
- Demonstrated ability to organise an audit
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent) or equivalent
- Accredited to perform final accuracy check on clinically screened prescriptions or with suitable experience to work towards
- Accredited medicines management qualification or willing to work towards
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This advert is for Medicines Management Technician - Cancer Services with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in University College London Hospitals. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 Per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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