Senior Oncology Pharmacy Technician

We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified pharmacy technician to join our friendly and enthusiastic pharmacy team working on a rotational basis throughout the department. This will be a Band 4 to 5 progression role. This is an ideal post for an enthusiastic, committed and self-motivated technician with excellent interpersonal skills. The role will include;

• Working in our technician led dispensary.
• Supporting the Specialist Medicines Management team within Oncology across our inpatient and day case units.
• Undertaking medicines production within our aseptic unit at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
• Performing final accuracy checking where accredited to do so.
You will also play a key role in the support and development of pharmacy assistants and trainee technicians. As a Pharmacy team, we aim to provide the best possible service for all of our patients and hospital staff.Main duties of the job If you thrive on working in a busy and friendly environment, are keen to develop knowledge and skills within a variety of areas in Oncology pharmacy and are looking for the next step in your career development then this could be the post for you! You will be someone who understands the importance of the Pharmacy Technician role within Pharmacy, who is passionate about; Pharmacy, Healthcare, providing patient centre care and upholding the GPhC professional standards. Our core working hours are 08:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the voluntary bank holiday services. You will be a professionally qualified Pharmacy Technician holding either the BTEC or NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Services; and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and be a qualified Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT). Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.