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Foundation Level Pharmacy Tech Cancer and Technical Services
| Posting date: | 28 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,944.00 to £34,937.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31944.00 - £34937.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9289-CSS-1789 |
Summary
Technical Services Assisting with managing the workload and co-ordinating the workflow for sterile (cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS) and non-sterile (training pharmacist non-sterile dispensing accreditation) in the technical services unit to help maintain a safe and responsive service. To deliver pharmaceutical services to Cancer Services and Technical Services patients. Liaising with Chemotherapy day unit staff of all grades to support the work flow. Assist with generating reports on technical services unit performance (quality, safety and efficiency) according to local standards including dispensing errors and other incidents. Assists with departmental drug expenditure system for cancer services. Maintains effective communication links with Principal Pharmacist, Principal Technician and Quality Assurance Manager to ensure practices reflect adherence to GMP and section 10 requirements, Health and Safety legislation, COSHH and Trust Medicines Policy. Helps to ensure that all legal and procedural requirements are met and that all records are maintained. Assists with writing and maintenance of all standard operating procedures for work processes in technical services in collaboration with QA and Principal Pharmacist or Technician and advises staff to support their professional functions. Participates in technical services dispensing and accredited checking schemes according to standard operating procedures. To take part in Medicines Management to provide information to patients and take drug histories as required on Chemotherapy Day Unit. To help ensure that all technical services activities are compliant with GMP principles, Section 10 requirements and medicines legislation. Dispenses injections and infusions for (e.g. chemotherapy, CIVAS , Clinical trial materials) under aseptic conditions to all required standards. Issues systemic anti-cancer therapy prescriptions to the designated systemic anti-cancer therapy nursing staff. Helps to maintain good stock control by ensuring stock checks are completed on a daily basis and investigates and corrects discrepancies according to local procedure. Assists with the generation, maintenance and development of monthly performance indicators and data for technical services unit including error monitoring, CQUINS, monthly workload statistics and capacity planning and provides interpretation and remedial actions to correct variation in performance. Report these to relevant senior staff where necessary. Assists with accurate booking out of medicines on the pharmacy computer system. Helps to co-ordinate drug and non-drug orders and liaises with purchasing and stores staff with regard to stock problems. Assist with development and creation of new worksheets on the EPISYS system Participates in Quality Assurance initiatives associated with the technical services unit including assisting with environmental monitoring, equipment and cleaning. Participates in technical and cancer services developments to manage demand and improve service provision including gathering information and project work Assist with ordering and maintenance of stock of all medicines and consumables required by technical services unit and ensures that these are used efficiently within available resources. Help to ensure that all equipment (e.g. isolators and air handling unit) is operating to the required standard. Holds accreditation for or is working towards accreditation for checking worksheets for systemic anti-cancer therapy that is compounded in the technical services unit Deputises for the Lead Technician in their absence.