Pharmacy Technician Specialist SACT screening
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9188-25-0639 |
Summary
Our cancer care pharmacy team are integral members of the clinical teams contributing to patient care through attendance on consultant-led ward rounds, participation in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings for myeloma and lymphoma patients, advising other members of the MDT, assisting with admission and discharges and conducting audits amongst a multitude of other activities. This role is fully supported by our medicines management technicians. We are looking to add an enthusiastic clinical pharmacy technician to our team for 12 months with a view for them to be clinically screening and verifying outpatient SACT chemotherapy. There may well be an opportunity to develop some medicines management skills which will enhance the learning opportunities linked with this role.Cancer care have four out-patient facilities, one for teenage and young adults, one for oncology, one for haematology and a private patient suite. Our specialist cancer care pharmacy team clinically screen all prescriptions for systemic anticancer medicines and provide support and advice to medical and nursing staff and patients. A number of our team also have prescribing qualifications and undertake patient consultations in a variety of outpatient clinics, assessing patients and prescribing their treatments becoming specialists in their area of interest.The oncology pharmacy team also manages the chemotherapy electronic prescribing system (Aria) which is a networked system covering six acute Trusts in the South Coast.As part of our team, you will participate in a weekly rota of clinical services activities. This will include the clinical screening of all prescriptions for outpatient delivered systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) which will be done on a competency based scenario with full and appropriate training delivered prior to the candidate being signed off for screening. UHS has an on-site outpatient pharmacy which dispenses all the oral systemic anticancer treatments and supportive medicines for patients receiving outpatient treatments. This enables the specialist oncology team to dedicate more of their time to clinical activities. This is an exciting opportunity to gain a broad experience of cancer care, therefore you will be expected to integrate and make a positive contribution to the team who lead the pharmacy service to cancer care. You will gain experience of clinical pharmacy in an out-patient setting, electronic prescribing and commissioning. This position will suit someone who wants to develop a range of general skills in a specialist setting.We are looking to appoint a pharmacy technician who is adaptable, enthusiastic about change, enjoys problem solving and wants to make a positive contribution to peoples lives. We want someone who is driven by caring.Clinical training will be given in all relevant areas. In return we expect a commitment to personal development including self-directed learning and attendance at relevant training courses.Experience in systemic anticancer therapies would be an advantage, but opportunities to develop will be provided to help you evolve specialist oncology pharmacy skills.We are keen to encourage personal development by offering you structured training and all the support and encouragement youd expect from a leading teaching Trust.