Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Private Care

Job overview

The Royal Marsden is Europe’s largest comprehensive cancer centre, rated CQC ‘Outstanding’ and recognised as one of the world’s leading cancer centres. We combine specialist clinical expertise, advanced technology, research and innovation to deliver exceptional, personalised cancer care.

The Royal Marsden Private Care provides the same specialist expertise in a private setting across Sutton, Chelsea and Cavendish Square, offering outpatient, inpatient and day-unit services. Our multidisciplinary teams work together to deliver seamless, high-quality care at every stage of the patient journey.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our Private Care Pharmacy team. You will play a key role in providing safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management for oncology and haemato-oncology patients.

Working closely with Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure patients receive the right medicines, information and support throughout their treatment. You will contribute to medicines optimisation across outpatient, inpatient and day-unit settings, supporting safe and effective care.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills within a leading oncology environment where medicines management, patient safety and high-quality care are central to everything we do.

Main duties of the job

1.1. To support the operational delivery of medicines optimisation services across clinical services in Private Care, including medical day units, outpatients and inpatient services.

1.2. Work Collaboratively with wider Pharmacy teams and multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive a safe, effective and efficient medicines management service.

1.3. Contribute to medicines optimisation, patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement within the service for Private Care.

1.4. Contribute to the continuous review and development of pharmacy services within Private Care, identifying opportunities to improve medicines management, patient safety and efficiency.

1.5. To support the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring a prompt, safe and efficient medicines management and supply service is provided across Private Care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

2.6. Work closely with the wider pharmacy teams to ensure a seamless high-quality delivery of effective medicines management service to the clinical services within Private Care. 2.7. Undertake accurate medicines reconciliation and medicines histories, identifying and resolving medicines-related issues, exercising professional judgement and referring clinical concerns to the Pharmacist or appropriate clinician. 2.8. Provide patients, carers and healthcare professionals with clear, appropriate information to support safe medicines use and adherence. 2.9. Prioritise and organise your workload effectively, responding to changing clinical and operational demands while maintaining a high standard of accuracy. 2.10. To work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) to undertake final accuracy checks of dispensed medicinal products. 2.11. Work closely with the clinical Pharmacists and wider multi-disciplinary team to undertake projects and pathway management to optimise medicines management services. 2.12. Work with the lead Pharmacist for Private Care to review and implement positive changes to patient experience within Private Care. 2.13. To assist in the delivery of medicines management training, accreditation and accredited checking programs. 2.14. To actively participate in clinical audit and data collection. 2.15. To actively report incidents/near misses, to mitigate future risks and when appropriate to support in the investigation of incidents, identify root cause to establish plans to mitigate future risks in a timely manner. 2.16. Assist with the recruitment and selection of Pharmacy staff as appropriate. 2.17. Participate in pharmacy initiatives as appropriate. 2.18. Participate in the 7-day, weekend and late duty rotas as requested. 2.19. To provide occasional cross cover when required at Chelsea and Cavendish Square sites. 2.20. To carry out any other duties consistent with the nature of the post, which may vary from time to time. 2.21. To maintain a CPD portfolio and participate in continuing education.

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.