Senior Pharmacy Assistant Clinical

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join the pharmacy team at Velindre Cancer Services. This is a rewarding opportunity to work within a specialist cancer centre, supporting the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality pharmacy services that directly contribute to exceptional patient care. We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual to join our friendly and dynamic department and help shape the development of pharmacy support staff.

The successful candidate will support the Senior Pharmacy Technicians in Clinical Services with the training and development of pharmacy assistants undertaking in house competencies and NVQ qualifications in line with current standards. In addition, the role will involve liaising with multi-disciplinary teams daily, including patients and clinical teams, to ensure that systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) is supplied safely and efficiently, The role involves supervising junior staff, supporting training, and ensuring compliance with legal, professional, organisational standards and local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Coordinate and undertake the safe and timely dispensing of medicines and of systemic anti-cancer therapy prescriptions for inpatients, day-patients, outpatients, and discharge.

Undertake final accuracy checking of dispensed items.

Undertake reception duties including receiving and handing out prescriptions to patients, carers and health care staff and answering the telephone and resolving queries.

To provide patients with basic advice on how to take their medicines and health promotion in line with Standard Operating Procedures /competencies e.g., smoking cessation, your medicines, your health etc.

This position would suit someone with experience in either hospital or community pharmacy who is looking to develop their career within a specialist healthcare environment. Full training will be provided to support transition into hospital pharmacy practice where required. You must hold a full NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or an equivalent dispensing qualification and be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities, broad experience of working within a pharmacy setting and an understanding of hospital pharmacy practice.

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

At Velindre University NHS Trust we aim to foster a culture of discovery, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We will achieve this by embedding research and innovation into everything we do, to deliver meaningful, measurable impact for our patients and communities.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.