As a colleague within our team of Accuracy Checking Technicians you will be working in both the inpatient and new outpatient dispensaries and be responsible for supplying oral chemotherapy and supportive medicines to patients of The Christie Trust.
ACTs with little or no prior chemotherapy experience are welcomed to apply, full and comprehensive training and support will be provided by our existing expert team members, many of whom have come from a community pharmacy background.
Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is a prerequisite to applying for this position.
- Contributing to the delivery of exceptional pharmacy services to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Participate in inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing including unlicensed and controlled drugs (CD).
- Perform final accuracy checks on prescriptions that have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust and departmental procedures.
- Operate with Trust electronic dispensing systems, iQemo and CMM.
The Christie Pharmacy Ltd Company (TCP) is a wholly owned subsidiary company, which is part of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The company was formed in December 2017 to provide a high-quality pharmacy service to both inpatients and outpatients of the Trust.
Our Services Include
- dispensing and supplying medication to inpatients in wards and clinics
- supporting The Christie at Home service, allowing patients to receive certain cancer treatments from the comfort of their own home.
- providing bespoke medication for The Christie at Salford, The Christie at Oldham and fourteen other outreach sites
- wholesale supplying medicines and devices to all wards on the Withington site
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust manages the Christie Hospital which is one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. The Christie treats 40,000 patients per year, delivering over 30,000 chemotherapy treatments and is the first specialist hospital to be awarded ‘outstanding’ twice by the Care Quality Commission.
We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tara Maloney Job title: Lead Dispensary Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0161 956 1052
Chris Skitterall, Superintendent Pharmacist,
Tara Maloney, Lead Dispensary Manager,
[email protected]
