Clinical Pharmacy Assistant - Cancer Services
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a pharmacy assistant looking to gain experience in clinical pharmacy services? If so, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunityto join our friendly and supportive team,workingin the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC).
As a clinical pharmacy assistant, you will work closely with the specialist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to deliver valuable pharmacy services to the BHOC inpatient wards and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) day unit. This is a new, patient facing role, helping us to bring pharmacy supply services closer to our patients.
If you are interested in this post, you will need previous experience working in pharmacy and a level 2 qualification in pharmacy services. We will support you to complete the Pharmacy Workforce Development South course for managing patient medication requirements if you do not have this accreditation already.
We are committed to comprehensive patient care, so this role involves participation in the departmental late, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Watch our video to learn more about the pharmacy team at UHBW:Pharmacy at UHBW.- Supporting the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the BHOC inpatient wards and SACT day unit.
- Assisting with medicines management tasks including medication ordering, assessment of patients own drugs, discharge planning, and production of medication reminder charts.
- Undertaking a wide range of dispensing related duties to ensure accurate supply of medicines in a timely manner.
- Managing stock in designated clinical areas, including top ups and stock list reviews.
- Providing operational support to the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) dispensary team on a sessional basis.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Mar 2025