Specialist Pharmacy Technician Cancer

Barts Health has an opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Pharmacy Technician to undertake and develop our newly established program of verification of prescriptions for selected Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) by Pharmacy Technicians.Based at St Bartholomew's Hospital and embedded within our large Oncology Pharmacy team, you will be well supported to develop this exciting, innovative role., To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective provision of medication from the Chemotherapy Services Unit (CSU) with specific responsibility for checking readymade and prepared doses of anticancer therapy doses from our dedicated satellite dispensary. The post holder will also be integral to developing and implementing a framework for Pharmacy Technician SACT prescription verification. The post holder will also support our ward-based team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and ATOs providing a patient facing, pharmacy service to cancer patients including a dedicated satellite dispensary for our 4 cancer inpatient wards.

The post holder will be a team player and keen to continue to improve quality standards within the department. This position offers the opportunity to learn new skills, develop existing ones as well as being a valued part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

The Pharmacy Oncology Team is well established within Barts Cancer Centre and we provide inpatient, outpatient and daycase SACT services. Our aseptic Chemotherapy Services Unit provides approximately 50,000 patient doses per year with a large clinical trial portfolio and implemented electronic prescribing system. In line with the Trust's goals, we strive to deliver the best possible patient experience, be a provider of excellent patient safety and cultivate Barts Health as an outstanding place to work., 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.