Job summary
The Oncology Pharmacy Team has a strong and respected profile within the Kent Oncology Centre and the Kent & Medway Cancer Collaborative. We are committed to continuous improvement to meet the demands of an evolving and innovative cancer service.

We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Oncology Pharmacy team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing role that supports the coordination and delivery of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) services across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

Based across both hospital sites, you will play a key role in ensuring cancer treatments are safely coordinated, prepared and delivered in a timely manner.

This is a rotational post where you will work across key areas of the Oncology Pharmacy service across the 2 sites. The Oncology pharmacy is based at the Kent Oncology Centre on the Maidstone site and the Technical Services incl of the Aseptic Unit are based on the Tunbridge Wells site.You will lead on the coordination, organisation and processing of treatments, working closely with pharmacy, nursing, medical and administrative teams.

You will help ensure that all treatments are appropriately scheduled and aligned with pharmacy capacity, supporting safe and efficient patient care.

Main duties of the job
As part of this role, you will rotate across:

• IV Screening Coordination Office Coordinating SACT treatments, managing workflows, liaising with schedulers and ensuring all pre-treatment requirements are met.
• Technical Services Coordination Office Liaise with Cancer Scheduling teams, pharmacy staff , aseptic unit and clinical teams to manage treatment bookings and changes
• Clinical / Ward-Based Services Working alongside pharmacists to support medicines reconciliation, discharge planning and patient counselling within oncology and haematology services.

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.

About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working? We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential
  • BTEc in Pharmaceutical Science and/or NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Accredited technician checker (ACT) or working towards.
• Desirable
  • The British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) Digital SACT Verification Passport core module.
  • Practice/Education Supervisor or equivalent
  • Advance Patient Counselling.
  • Accredited Medicines Management Technician (MMT) or working towards.

Experience/Knowledge

• Essential
  • Post qualification hospital pharmacy experience.
  • Understanding of pharmacology and therapeutics.
  • Understanding of Oncology pharmacy and practices.
• Desirable
  • Experience in use of Wellsky (JAC), Sunrise, Aria and KOMS Computer Systems.
  • Hospital sterile production experience

Skills

• Essential
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload and refer problems as necessary
  • Effective customer service skills - able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department
• Desirable
  • Good word processing and IT skills
  • Good time management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).