Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Cancer | Barts Health NHS Trust

The key focus of this role is to deliver quality care to patients at ward level through the implementation of an efficient medicines management system. This will include the assessment of patient's own drugs, original pack dispensing, patient consultation skills, coordinating the supply of discharge medication and oral chemotherapy counselling. The role will also involve satellite dispensary-based responsibilities, procurement of outsourced, dose banded and compassionate use SACT, as well as scheduling and co-ordinating chemotherapy treatment for patients in our day unit using iQemo.

• Participate in and encourage an open communication climate providing feedback to staff on performance and developmental issues.
• Actively promote cost-effective purchasing, distribution, storage/ stock control and appropriate use of medicines in the best interests of patients.
• Optimise usage of patient own drugs (PODs) and patient own drugs at home (POSH) to reduce waste and support continuity of care.
• Ensure drug histories are obtained for new admissions to support medicine reconciliation.
• Assist in collection of audit data to monitor service performance.
• Document medication incidents on Datix according to Trust procedures.
• To deal with Compassionate use / named patient cancer medicines supply
• To promote the responsible, safe, and cost-effective provision of medication from the Chemotherapy Services Unit (CSU) with specific responsibility for supply of readymade and outsourced systemic anticancer therapy doses from our dedicated satellite dispensary.
• Undertake regular meetings with directly managed staff, to support development.
• Undertake recruitment processes for staff within service areas that adhere to Trust policies including short listing and partaking in interview panels.
• To support the development and training of all pharmacy staff working on Cancer wards and providing pharmacy services to the cancer day units.
  
  Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.