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Job Summary:1. To provide management and leadership and act as a role model to the Cancer Pharmacy MedicineManagement Technicians working at the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust Cancer &Haematology Centre on the Churchill and Horton sites.2. To be responsible for all aspects of Clinical area based Cancer Pharmacy Medicine ManagementTechnicians recruitment and induction.3. To be a member of the Senior Cancer Pharmacy and Senior Cancer Pharmacy Leadership Teamsand contribute to Cancer Pharmacy Team development and strategy.4. To liaise with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Technician, Operational Managers, Senior CancerPharmacy, Specialist Cancer Pharmacists, Divisional Pharmacist, and the Clinical Services Managerteams to ensure strategic, collaborative and innovative development of Clinical Cancer PharmacyTechnician services and ensure that overall cancer pharmacy technician clinical services areconsistent, integrated and co-ordinated.5. To ensure the effective and efficient supply of medicines and advice for cancer patients.6. To further develop and standardise the service by reviewing procedures and systems of work,management of near patient dispensing and development of the clinical pharmacy technicianworkforce to support technician training and skills.7. To be responsible for Cancer Pharmacy Technician and Assistant Health and Safety issues and themanagement of back care on the Churchill and Horton sites.8. To participate in, develop, and provide technical clinical pharmacy services to Oncology &Haematology Directorate on the Churchill and Horton sites.9. To work within a specified clinic to review stable patients on oral SACT in line with a red flag checklist and ensure the appropriate and timely screening, supply and clinic review to improve the oralSACT efficiency pathway.10. To ensure all cytotoxic, SACT, Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP), unlicensed and non-formulary medicines are handled and dispensed in accordance with national and local legislation andguidance. Main Tasks and ResponsibilitiesDirect Patient Care1. Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordancewith national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.2. Following a period of competency based training and assesment, analyse & verify prescriptions,according to local and national standards, alongside technical resources, patient records andinformation from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action.3. Refer appropriately to pharmacists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.4. Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcareprofessionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities,in a way that facilitates shared decision making.5. Optimise transfer of patient care, though timely completion of medicines reconciliation andcommunication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.6. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicineseffectiveness initiatives.7. Where appropriate to be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intra-thecalchemotherapy within current recommendations.8. Complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.9. Maintain skills in accuracy checking, and utilizing dispensary computer and robotic systems.10.Support OUH dispensaries, and liaise with external agencies (Such as aseptic production serviceor homecare providers) to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply of medications to patients.11.Provide education clinics to educate and advise patients commencing highly specializedtreatments.Supporting Professional Activities12.Complete a local induction programme, including core training and maintain core skills throughoutemployment.13.Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for PharmacyProfessionals and our Trust values.14.Support and promote the Trusts equality, diversity and inclusion principles and our sustainabilitymodel.15.Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.16.Delegate and escalate appropriately.17.Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trusts incident reporting system.18.Maintain expertise and the necessary knowledge and skills of technical aspects of pharmacy andensure it is recognized as an important part of the pharmacy strategy.19.Develop, lead, manage and maintain a safe and effective Medicines Optimisation service. Coordinate the use of Patients Own Medicines, inpatient medicines and newly dispensed medicines inorder to minimize waste and contribute to timely and safe discharge.20.Provide management alongside the Medicines Optimisation Lead Technician, and ServiceManagers to ensure the appropriate deployment of staff and delivery of a streamlined service.21.Contribute to Operational development and strategy through membership of the PharmacyOperational Management team22.Manage all Human Resource processes for the clinical area based Medicine ManagementTechnicians including induction, appraisal, performance and conduct and absence.23.Maintain rotas and authorise leave for Cancer Ward Based Assistants and Medicines ManagementTechnicians in order to maintain required staffing levels.Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement24.Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, and the support of your team lead, in developingthe pharmacy service in line with the department and Trust strategies in response to changingservice needs.25.Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, includingmaintaining the security and quality of medicines stock and be able to develop an action plan forimprovements in a designated area.26.Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines for use ofmedicines within the clinical area.27.Support the preparation of new drug submissions for the Trust Medicines Management andTherapeutics Committee.28.Promote and ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines within the directorate to achievehigh standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.29.Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacyclinical governance plans.30.Participate in, support and lead on Audits, Service evaluation, Quality/Cost Improvement Projectsand practice research that align to our strategy and support our culture of continuousimprovement.31.Provide specialised professional and technical education at level 3-4.32.Tutor and support the training of Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians and assistants33.To contribute to local, national, and international specialist interest groups andconferences/meetings.34.Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy and/or, AssociateDirector of Pharmacy Clinical Service.

A unique opportunity has arisen in the Cancer Pharmacy Team for the right candidate to take on a new role as an advanced cancer pharmacy technician specialising in haematology.

Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust (OUHFT) Cancer Pharmacy Team were the first in the country to develop these exciting pharmacy technician roles. We are now looking to expand the team further.

You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive pharmacy technician, with excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills. You will be supported with the objective of making this role your own, developing and expanding new services, while progressing your own professional career. You will be working with a forward-thinking team who are passionate about delivering the best care for our patient population and are always striving to improve.

The Oxford Cancer & Haematology Centre, based across the Churchill and Horton sites, provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients within Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. We provide a comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and day case services.We provide local, regional and national cancer & haematology services including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) and bone marrow transplant (BMT) therapies, with other novel advanced therapeutic medicinal products (ATMPs) on the horizon.The centre is also a Cancer Research UK Clinical research unit, an Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) and a Biomedical Research Centre (BMRC)

Key roles include:
• To provide leadership to cancer pharmacy technicians and assistants working at the OUHFT Cancer & Haematology Centre, including supporting with recruitment and induction & contribute to overall cancer pharmacy team development and strategy.
• To liaise with key stakeholders toensure strategic, collaborative and innovative development of Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Technician services and ensure that overall cancer pharmacy technician clinical services are consistent, integrated and co-ordinated.
• To provide clinical pharmacy services to Oncology & Haematology Directorate. This may include working on the clinical areas and within a specified clinic to review stable patients on oral SACT in line with a red flag check list and ensure the appropriate and timely screening, supply and clinic review to improve the oral SACT efficiency pathway.
• To promote the development of the clinical pharmacy technician workforce and training materials.
• To conduct regular continuous professional development & continuing education within haematology disease areas.

This post is primarily based at the Churchill site, but there may be an occasional need for cross-site working at the Horton General Hospital.

Candidates will be asked to prepare a short presentation as part of the interview process. The topic will be sent out with the interview invites.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job Summary:
1. To provide management and leadership and act as a role model to the Cancer Pharmacy Medicine
Management Technicians working at the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust Cancer &
Haematology Centre on the Churchill and Horton sites.
2. To be responsible for all aspects of Clinical area based Cancer Pharmacy Medicine Management
Technicians’ recruitment and induction.
3. To be a member of the Senior Cancer Pharmacy and Senior Cancer Pharmacy Leadership Teams
and contribute to Cancer Pharmacy Team development and strategy.
4. To liaise with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Technician, Operational Managers, Senior Cancer
Pharmacy, Specialist Cancer Pharmacists, Divisional Pharmacist, and the Clinical Services Manager
teams to ensure strategic, collaborative and innovative development of Clinical Cancer Pharmacy
Technician services and ensure that overall cancer pharmacy technician clinical services are
consistent, integrated and co-ordinated.
5. To ensure the effective and efficient supply of medicines and advice for cancer patients.
6. To further develop and standardise the service by reviewing procedures and systems of work,
management of near patient dispensing and development of the clinical pharmacy technician
workforce to support technician training and skills.
7. To be responsible for Cancer Pharmacy Technician and Assistant Health and Safety issues and the
management of back care on the Churchill and Horton sites.
8. To participate in, develop, and provide technical clinical pharmacy services to Oncology &
Haematology Directorate on the Churchill and Horton sites.
9. To work within a specified clinic to review stable patients on oral SACT in line with a red flag check
list and ensure the appropriate and timely screening, supply and clinic review to improve the oral
SACT efficiency pathway.
10. To ensure all cytotoxic, SACT, Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP), unlicensed and non-formulary medicines are handled and dispensed in accordance with national and local legislation and
guidance.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Direct Patient Care
1. Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance
with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
2. Following a period of competency based training and assesment, analyse & verify prescriptions,
according to local and national standards, alongside technical resources, patient records and
information from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action.
3. Refer appropriately to pharmacists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
4. Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare
professionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities,
in a way that facilitates shared decision making.
5. Optimise transfer of patient care, though timely completion of medicines reconciliation and
communication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.
6. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicines
effectiveness initiatives.
7. Where appropriate to be accredited in the appropriate aspects of handling intra-thecal
chemotherapy within current recommendations.
8. Complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.
9. Maintain skills in accuracy checking, and utilizing dispensary computer and robotic systems.
10.Support OUH dispensaries, and liaise with external agencies (Such as aseptic production service
or homecare providers) to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply of medications to patients.
11.Provide education clinics to educate and advise patients commencing highly specialized
treatments.
Supporting Professional Activities
12.Complete a local induction programme, including core training and maintain core skills throughout
employment.
13.Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy
Professionals and our Trust values.
14.Support and promote the Trusts equality, diversity and inclusion principles and our sustainability
model.
15.Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
16.Delegate and escalate appropriately.
17.Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trusts incident reporting system.
18.Maintain expertise and the necessary knowledge and skills of technical aspects of pharmacy and
ensure it is recognized as an important part of the pharmacy strategy.
19.Develop, lead, manage and maintain a safe and effective Medicines Optimisation service. Coordinate the use of Patients Own Medicines, inpatient medicines and newly dispensed medicines in
order to minimize waste and contribute to timely and safe discharge.
20.Provide management alongside the Medicines Optimisation Lead Technician, and Service
Managers to ensure the appropriate deployment of staff and delivery of a streamlined service.
21.Contribute to Operational development and strategy through membership of the Pharmacy
Operational Management team
22.Manage all Human Resource processes for the clinical area based Medicine Management
Technicians including induction, appraisal, performance and conduct and absence.
23.Maintain rotas and authorise leave for Cancer Ward Based Assistants and Medicines Management
Technicians in order to maintain required staffing levels.
Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement
24.Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, and the support of your team lead, in developing
the pharmacy service in line with the department and Trust strategies in response to changing
service needs.
25.Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including
maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock and be able to develop an action plan for
improvements in a designated area.
26.Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines for use of
medicines within the clinical area.
27.Support the preparation of new drug submissions for the Trust Medicines Management and
Therapeutics Committee.
28.Promote and ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines within the directorate to achieve
high standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.
29.Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy
clinical governance plans.
30.Participate in, support and lead on Audits, Service evaluation, Quality/Cost Improvement Projects
and practice research that align to our strategy and support our culture of continuous
improvement.
31.Provide specialised professional and technical education at level 3-4.
32.Tutor and support the training of Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians and assistants
33.To contribute to local, national, and international specialist interest groups and
conferences/meetings.
34.Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy and/or, Associate
Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Service.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Core Role as a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician: To obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training. to apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials, to communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial, to ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol, to order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems, to check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date, to assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required, to assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, to maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable, to process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order, to participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks, to assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication, to assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files, to represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings, to liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc, to assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists, to assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc, to assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and be a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, to maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials, to use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy. Additionally, you would be involved in supporting Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit: To participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota system, to participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these, to undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies, to maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing, to ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates, to be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products, to accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products, to facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies, to be responsible for ensuring finished products are packed prior to distribution to ensure the prompt and safe delivery, to ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements, to be responsible for unpacking and receipt of deliveries, undertake regular expiry date checking to identify expired or short dated stock, to be responsible for monitoring drug stock and consumable levels and replenishing, to ensure that all equipment within CTASU is in good working order and serviced regularly, to participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota, to assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU, to be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets, where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas.

NHS AfC: Band 5 SeniorClinical Trials Pharmacy Technician - Permanent(applicants who do not meet essential criteria should still apply as post can be offered as a Band 4 to Band 5 progression position)

Hello,

My name is Lina and I am Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician Team Manager for the Clinical Trials team in Oxford.

I am extremely privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Technicians, Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices as we provide support services to our clinical trial research teams on all of our trust sites throughout Oxfordshire.

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy consists of Pharmacists, Technicians, Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices. We receive support from rotational staff such as student technicians, pharmacists. We work closely with research teams across the trust and external representatives.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about the Pharmacy Technician role offered within our team then I would be very happy to chat with you about this. You are more than welcome to call on the numbers below or even better, we can make an appointment for me to show you around and answer your questions. Looking forward to hearing from you!


The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.




As a Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician in our team, you will have an extremely varied role – you will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors.

A successful candidate should possess:
• Relevant Pharmacy Technician qualification and registration with GPHC (B4 and B5)
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician accreditation (B5 only)

Please make sure that you read both job descriptions and person specifications attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Your core role in Clinical Trials Pharmacy would be to:

Obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training, apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials, communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial, ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol, order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems, check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date, assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required, assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable, process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order, participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks, assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication, assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files, represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings, liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc, assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists, assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc, assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and be a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials, use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy.

Additionally, you would be involved in supporting Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit to:

Participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota system, participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these, undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies, maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing, ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates, be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products, accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products, facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies, be responsible for ensuring finished products are packed prior to distribution to ensure the prompt and safe delivery, ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements, be responsible for unpacking and receipt of deliveries, undertake regular expiry date checking to identify expired or short dated stock, be responsible for monitoring drug stock and consumable levels and replenishing, ensure that all equipment within CTASU is in good working order and serviced regularly, participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota, assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU, be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets, where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas




This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Your core role in Clinical Trials Pharmacy would be to: Obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training, apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials, communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial, ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol, order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems, check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date, assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required, assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable, process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order, participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks, assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication, assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files, represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings, liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc, assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists, assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc, assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and be a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials, use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy. Additionally, you would be involved in supporting Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit to: Participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota system, participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these, undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies, maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing, ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates, be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products, accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products, facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies, be responsible for ensuring finished products are packed prior to distribution to ensure the prompt and safe delivery, ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements, be responsible for unpacking and receipt of deliveries, undertake regular expiry date checking to identify expired or short dated stock, be responsible for monitoring drug stock and consumable levels and replenishing, ensure that all equipment within CTASU is in good working order and serviced regularly, participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota, assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU, be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets, where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas

NHS AfC: Band 5 SeniorClinical Trials Pharmacy Technician - Permanent(applicants who do not meet essential criteria should still apply as post can be offered as a Band 4 to Band 5 progression position)

Hello,

My name is Lina and I am Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician Team Manager for the Clinical Trials team in Oxford.

I am extremely privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Technicians, Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices as we provide support services to our clinical trial research teams on all of our trust sites throughout Oxfordshire.

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy consists of Pharmacists, Technicians, Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices. We receive support from rotational staff such as student technicians, pharmacists. We work closely with research teams across the trust and external representatives.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about the Pharmacy Technician role offered within our team then I would be very happy to chat with you about this. You are more than welcome to call on the numbers below or even better, we can make an appointment for me to show you around and answer your questions. Looking forward to hearing from you!


The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.




As a Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician in our team, you will have an extremely varied role – you will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors.

A successful candidate should possess:
• Relevant Pharmacy Technician qualification and registration with GPHC (B4 and B5)
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician accreditation (B5 only)

Please make sure that you read both job descriptions and person specifications attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Your core role in Clinical Trials Pharmacy would be to:

Obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training, apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials, communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial, ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol, order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems, check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date, assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required, assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable, process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order, participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks, assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication, assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files, represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings, liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc, assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists, assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc, assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and be a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials, use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy.

Additionally, you would be involved in supporting Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit to:

Participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota system, participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these, undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies, maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing, ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates, be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products, accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products, facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies, be responsible for ensuring finished products are packed prior to distribution to ensure the prompt and safe delivery, ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements, be responsible for unpacking and receipt of deliveries, undertake regular expiry date checking to identify expired or short dated stock, be responsible for monitoring drug stock and consumable levels and replenishing, ensure that all equipment within CTASU is in good working order and serviced regularly, participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota, assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU, be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets, where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas




This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Salary: Up to £48,000 per annum plus Veolia benefits inc Van

Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week

Location: Veolia Water Outsourcing Ltd, Seafield, Edinburgh



When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.



As an ICA Technician you'll deliver technical support for the wastewater process from a functional control perspective, in the support of the safe and efficient wastewater process.



What we can offer you;

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  
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• Free physiotherapy service
  
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential.
  

What you'll be doing;

• Responsible for providing technical support and completing planned preventative/planned corrective maintenance activities across the AVSE and the accurate and timely completion of work orders and the associated documentation.
  
• Responsible for the interface between design engineers, operational engineers, clients and suppliers.
  
• Assist in fault finding and reverse engineering of on site automation/PLC requirements in support of the ongoing operations.
  
• Provide on site support to the site engineering field staff on multi discipline capital and operational maintenance tasks.
  
• Assist maintenance team where required on troubleshooting and problem-solving.
  
• Responsible for maintaining the highest level of on site health and safety standards for yourself and the other members of the field teams.
  
• Reporting accurate data into the computerised maintenance management system and providing up to date asset information.
  
• Assist the wider team where required in trouble-shooting and problem-solving associated with asset related issues.
  

What we're looking for;

• Recognised engineering qualifications with relevant instrumentation experience and formal training.
  
• Knowledge of PLC programming and SCADA systems with understanding of process impacts.
  
• Knowledge of all areas, sites and processes within the AVSE contract , would be advantageous
  
• Practical understanding of health and safety legislation and their responsibilities.
  
• A good working knowledge of all legislative, and legal requirements regarding Health and Safety
  
• Knowledge of the Veolia health and safety culture and H&S legislation and all processes in place within the business would be advantageous.
  
• Strong knowledge of Google packages, experience of computerised maintenance management package(s) is essential.
  
• Strong Commercial awareness, and proven track record of managing contractors/sub contractors.
  
• Full driving licence required
  

The following requirements are preferential at the recruitment stage, training will be provided where appropriate:

• Health and Safety awareness/qualifications.
  
• Confined space awareness/qualification.
  
• General permit to work systems.
  
• Risk assessment and method statement training.
  

What's next?



Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.



We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row!

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

Job Description

Place

Facilities Assistant (Claim to Pay)
Various Locations within area of Leith

Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 per year (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: Various as required

Facilities Technicians (Claim to Pay) required for various areas of Leith to cover holidays/sickness/weekends as and when required.

As a Facilities Technician with the City of Edinburgh Council, you'll be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You'll deliver a vital janitorial service across our estate to ensure our properties are a safe places to work or learn in. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above-market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.

• Trusted employer
• Security offered by permanent positions
• Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
• Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory level
• Community connection – looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours.

As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development.

MAJOR TASKS/JOB ACTIVITIES

You will undertake day to day FM, janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings, ranging from small repairs and general maintenance to reactive cleaning, supporting moves and conducting basic security functions.

• Equipment and furniture and fitting maintenance
• Building maintenance and services
• Security of premises and grounds
• Grounds maintenance
• Cleaning /Tidying

Please see the supporting documents for more information about the role.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The post holder will form part of a small dedicated Quality service provided to Radiopharmacy; which holds an Manufacturing Specials (MS) Licence and is regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Clinical Trials Aseptic Unit; which manufactures under an exemption of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, and provides further Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidance to other sections within the Pharmacy Department at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Main duties: Testing of clean rooms and pharmaceutical isolators(Environmental Monitoring) Tesmperature mapping and monitoring Process validation and maintenance of VMP Processing of microbiological samples Data entry, assessment and manipulation Reporting of results Writing of SOPs Self-inspection and audit activities Use and maintenance of the pharmaceutical quality system (PQS) - Deviations, CAPA, OOS and Change Processes

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

ICT Technician
Trinity Academy

Salary: £26,788- £30,751 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Trinity Academy is a real community school with a big heart, a wonderful sense of tradition and a keen eye to the future. Our commitment for every single student is to build a culture that aligns with our vision and values, through which we work tirelessly to support every young person to thrive. With school values of Respect, Inclusion and Ambition, we can demonstrate well our commitment to both excellence and equity in our approaches to supporting the children and families that we serve.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

ICT Technician - fixed term until 09/08/2026
Trinity Academy

Salary: £26,788- £30,751 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Trinity Academy is a real community school with a big heart, a wonderful sense of tradition and a keen eye to the future. Our commitment for every single student is to build a culture that aligns with our vision and values, through which we work tirelessly to support every young person to thrive. With school values of Respect, Inclusion and Ambition, we can demonstrate well our commitment to both excellence and equity in our approaches to supporting the children and families that we serve.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Salary: £48,000 per annum plus Veolia benefits inc Van

Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week

Location: Veolia Water Outsourcing Ltd, Seafield, Edinburgh



When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.



As an ICA Technician you'll deliver technical support for the wastewater process from a functional control perspective, in the support of the safe and efficient wastewater process.



What we can offer you;

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  
• Refer an Engineer to us once you've joined and earn £1000
  
• Access to our company pension scheme
  
• Free physiotherapy service
  
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential.
  

What you'll be doing;

• Responsible for providing technical support and completing planned preventative/planned corrective maintenance activities across the AVSE and the accurate and timely completion of work orders and the associated documentation.
  
• Responsible for the interface between design engineers, operational engineers, clients and suppliers.
  
• Assist in fault finding and reverse engineering of on site automation/PLC requirements in support of the ongoing operations.
  
• Provide on site support to the site engineering field staff on multi discipline capital and operational maintenance tasks.
  
• Assist maintenance team where required on troubleshooting and problem-solving.
  
• Responsible for maintaining the highest level of on site health and safety standards for yourself and the other members of the field teams.
  
• Reporting accurate data into the computerised maintenance management system and providing up to date asset information.
  
• Assist the wider team where required in trouble-shooting and problem-solving associated with asset related issues.
  

What we're looking for;

• Recognised engineering qualifications with relevant instrumentation experience and formal training.
  
• Knowledge of PLC programming and SCADA systems with understanding of process impacts.
  
• Knowledge of all areas, sites and processes within the AVSE contract , would be advantageous
  
• Practical understanding of health and safety legislation and their responsibilities.
  
• A good working knowledge of all legislative, and legal requirements regarding Health and Safety
  
• Knowledge of the Veolia health and safety culture and H&S legislation and all processes in place within the business would be advantageous.
  
• Strong knowledge of Google packages, experience of computerised maintenance management package(s) is essential.
  
• Strong Commercial awareness, and proven track record of managing contractors/sub contractors.
  
• Full driving licence required
  

The following requirements are preferential at the recruitment stage, training will be provided where appropriate:

• Health and Safety awareness/qualifications.
  
• Confined space awareness/qualification.
  
• General permit to work systems.
  
• Risk assessment and method statement training.
  

What's next?



Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.



We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row!

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

Both the John Radcliffe & Churchill dispensary teams are a friendly and hardworking team of staff ranging from band 2 Assistants through to band 7 Technicians. Many of our dispensary technicians later take other roles within the wider Pharmacy team and this role is ideal for gaining that experience to progress further in your career. This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with working hours of 9:00-17:15, however flexible working options would also be considered. You will also be required to participate in weekend working on a 1:6 rota basis, bank holiday, early and late duty rotas as per rota. If you are interested in an informal discussion about this role, we would be very happy to hear from you. You are welcome to call the number below, or to make an appointment so that we can show you around and answer your questions. Technicians without both ACT and MMT will be appointed at band 4 and receive uplift to band 5 on completion of both the stand alone ACT and MMT accreditations. Newly qualified Technicians who have completed the Integrated Level 3 apprenticeship incorporating both ACT and MMT, will be appointed at 75% top of band 5 and receive uplift to band 5 subject to successful sign off at 6 month review. Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

Both the John Radcliffe & Churchill dispensary teams are a friendly and hardworking team of staff ranging from band 2 Assistants through to band 7 Technicians. Many of our dispensary technicians later take other roles within the wider Pharmacy team and this role is ideal for gaining that experience to progress further in your career. This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with working hours of 9:00-17:15, however flexible working options would also be considered. You will also be required to participate in weekend working on a 1:6 rota basis, bank holiday, early and late duty rotas as per rota. If you are interested in an informal discussion about this role, we would be very happy to hear from you. You are welcome to call the number below, or to make an appointment so that we can show you around and answer your questions. Technicians without both ACT and MMT will be appointed at band 4 and receive uplift to band 5 on completion of both the stand-alone ACT and MMT accreditations. Newly qualified Technicians who have completed the Integrated Level 3 apprenticeship incorporating both ACT and MMT, will be appointed at 75% top of band 5 and receive uplift to band 5 subject to successful sign off at 6-month review. Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

The John Radcliffe & Churchill Pharmacy departments are looking for Registered Pharmacy Technicians to join them! This is an exciting opportunity for those who would like to gain hospital experience, working both in dispensary & on the wards.

The post holders will support both our Dispensary and Clinical services and ensure that our patients receive the best care possible. This opportunity is ideal for those would like to gain hospital pharmacy experience. Applicants must hold the NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent recognised qualification, applicants must also be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Within this role you will receive full training to become both an Accredited Checking Technician and a Ward Based Technician, allowing you to progress to band 5 on completion of both accreditations.

Technicians without both ACT and MMT will be appointed at band 4 and receive uplift to band 5 on completion of both the stand-alone ACT and MMT accreditations. Newly qualified Technicians who have completed the Integrated Level 3 apprenticeship incorporating both ACT and MMT, will be appointed at 75% top of band 5 and receive uplift to band 5 subject to successful sign off at 6-month review

The Pharmacy Technician role is varied, and requires flexibility in your approach to work, supporting both dispensary, stores and ward-based work on either the John Radcliffe Hospital or Churchill Hospital site. The successful applicant will be required to assist in the smooth running of the dispensary, providing co-ordinator support to the dispensary team together with our Senior Technicians, or in the absence of the Senior Technician, and at weekends. You will support the training and induction of new members of the team, pharmacy apprentices, trainee technicians and pharmacists working alongside you.

This role includes labelling, dispensing and checking duties, monitoring of workload and our tracking screen to support our TTO KPI, patient counselling and much more! Ward based tasks will include assessing of patients own drugs, medicines reconciliation and one stop ordering. Excellent customer service skills are essential in this role as you will answer the phone, dealing with queries from our service users, and cover both staff and out-patient reception. Stores responsibilities include supporting ward and fluid top up services to clinical areas, receipting of deliveries and stock management processes.

We are lucky to be supported by ever evolving technology, with electronic prescribing and a robot to support the labelling and dispensing of medications. The successful applicant will be trained in the full use of the robotic system on either site.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.



The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.



Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Both the John Radcliffe & Churchill dispensary teams are a friendly and hardworking team of staff ranging from band 2 Assistants through to band 7 Technicians. Many of our dispensary technicians later take other roles within the wider Pharmacy team and this role is ideal for gaining that experience to progress further in your career.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with working hours of 9:00-17:15, however flexible working options would also be considered. You will also be required to participate in weekend working on a 1:6 rota basis, bank holiday, early and late duty rotas as per rota.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about this role, we would be very happy to hear from you. You are welcome to call the number below, or to make an appointment so that we can show you around and answer your questions.



Technicians without both ACT and MMT will be appointed at band 4 and receive uplift to band 5 on completion of both the stand alone ACT and MMT accreditations. Newly qualified Technicians who have completed the Integrated Level 3 apprenticeship incorporating both ACT and MMT, will be appointed at 75% top of band 5 and receive uplift to band 5 subject to successful sign off at 6 month review.

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme