This is your opportunity to take the next exciting step in your career in a truly rewarding specialist role, supporting cancer patients at one of the UK’s leading cancer centres.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, patient-focused Registered Pharmacy Technician (or very close to registration) to join our friendly, forward-thinking team at the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre (BHOC). If you’re eager to develop your clinical skills, and ready to work as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, we’d love to hear from you.
If you’re finishing your apprenticeship and looking for a role where you’ll be genuinely supported, valued, and developed, this could be the perfect next step.
Why join UHBW:
Join an Outstanding organisation – recently rated Outstanding by the CQC
Work in the heart of vibrant Bristol, within a dynamic, progressive Trust that values its staff and invests in their development
Be part of a dedicated Cancer Pharmacy team that genuinely puts patients first
Gain specialist experience in cancer services while continuing to grow your medicines optimisation and clinical skills
What we're looking for:
Registered Pharmacy Technician (or nearing registration / qualification).
Passionate about patient care and medicines optimisation.
Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and keen to develop.
Excellent communication skills and a team player.
Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential – we value potential and attitude highly.
What you'll be doing:
You will play a vital role in improving the experience and safety of cancer patients by delivering high-quality, ward-based medicines optimisation services. You’ll work closely with specialist pharmacists, Macmillan Medicines Management Technicians, doctors, nurses, and the wider MDT across inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, and day case units at BHOC and the Bristol Royal Infirmary. This will include:
Deliver ward-based medicines optimisation for cancer patients (inpatients, outpatients & day cases).
Carry out medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, and medicine supply.
Identify and resolve medication-related issues within the multi-disciplinary team.
Provide a high-standard ward-based dispensing and counselling service.
Support the dispensary team with accurate dispensing, accuracy checking, and preparation of medicines (including controlled drugs).
Help shape and develop patient-focused pharmacy services within cancer care.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build your clinical confidence, gain specialist oncology experience, and feel the direct impact of your work on patients going through some of the most challenging times in their lives.
Apply now and join a team that cares as much as you do.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. 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, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
