Senior Pharmacy Technician

Job summary SENIOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ASEPTIC SERVICESFULL TIME BAND 4 IN A PROGRESSION ROLE TO A BAND 5We have an exciting opportunity for Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the pharmacy aseptic team within the Hull University teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.We have a well-established Aseptic Service that is developing new innovative technical roles and we welcome staff whose aim is to work with the team to provide high quality aseptic services and bring fresh ideas.Candidates should have experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician and some post registration experience of working within an aseptic or hospital pharmacy team is essential.The successful applicant will initially be appointed as a band 4 Pharmacy Technician to allow them to undertake structured competencies within an agreed timeframe, and will be expected to successfully complete all objectives, training and relevant qualifications within a minimum of 2 - 3 months and a maximum of 18 months.
Band 5 will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of training Main duties of the job The Senior Aseptic technician technician will be based at the Queens Centre and will participate in the late night, on call, weekend and Bank Holiday working of the department.
You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the commitment and motivation to develop new services and undertake further training.
To meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to this post may be subject to reasonable change in the future.
About us The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff.
Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community Job description Job responsibilities For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification registration Essential registered as a pharmacy technician with GPHC Experience Essential Experience of working in the aseptic unit or hospital pharmacy Accuracy in dispensing process and use of computer software Ability to Communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals and members of the public Desirable previous experience in a supervisory or leadership role Skills and Knowledge Essential Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to work on initiative and as part of a team Desirable Demonstrate CPD development and maintain competencies necessary for registration Willing to undertake trust driver assessment