Medicines Management Technician - Cancer Services

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Vacancy Reference 185-122514-14566

Apply for this job Positions Available: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 0.5 Salary Range: Band 5: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum per rata Weekly Working Hours: 18.75 Location: North Devon District Hospital, Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon Closing Date: 04/11/2026 Job Category: Pharmacy Region / Division: Northern Services - Agenda for Change Staff Group: Additional Professional Scientific and Technical

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

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It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Role Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy technician to join our innovative team, providing a medicines management service to the day treatment unit at NDDH. This vacancy is suitable for individuals with a special interest in cancer services who are looking to further their career and make a positive difference to patient outcomes. 

The successful applicant will join the cancer services pharmacy team which provides the pharmaceutical service to outpatients receiving treatment on the Seamoor Unit. This will include working alongside pharmacists, doctors, nurses and non-medical prescribers to participate in the management and smooth delivery of SACT as well as other day treatments.

About the Role

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More detail about the role

Are you a driven pharmacy technician looking for a new opportunity? This is an exciting time to join our expanding pharmacy technician team based on the day treatment unit in North Devon!  

Key responsibilities include:

• To review SACT treatment plans on the electronic prescribing system to ensure availability, visibility to the cancer services pharmacy team, and accurate scheduling of treatment
• Review treatment plans, clinic letters and critical tests with a view to complete the fit-to-treat process in advance of planned appointments 
• Evaluate patient blood test results prior to marking any patient as fit-to-treat for any SACT treatment in line with appropriate protocols 
• Ensure prescribing of SACT is accurate and escalate any queries/ambiguous prescribing to the relevant teams as appropriate
• Use a team-based approach to the provision of pharmacy services to the day treatment unit and encourage strong working