Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician Step Up Opportunity

4 weeks ago

Stafford, United Kingdom University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join our clinical pharmacy team. This post is a band 4/5 Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician development opportunity. Depending on the initial skill set and experience of the candidate they will either be employed directly at band 5 level or will complete relevant training at band 4 level. Upon successful completion of the training and evaluation, the post holder will automatically become Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician (band 5).

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing a rotational clinical service to specialist ward areas undertaking activities which will include -

Identifying patients at a higher clinical risk, ensuring that they are prioritised Obtaining drug histories using summary care records and reconciling against the patients prescription chart Assessing patients own medicines Ordering patients medicines as part of discharge preparation Developing a skill set within a variety of specialist areas

You will be a key member of the clinical pharmacy team serving a range of specialities across the hospital site. The role will also include dispensary based duties including dispensing and checking inpatient and discharge prescriptions for patients within agreed turnaround times. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical knowledge and undertake a nationally recognised medicines management and clinical prioritisation programme.

This post offers the opportunity to gain line management and leadership experience. We offer a professionally rewarding career path with the opportunity for personal development along the way, in addition to the many other benefits you would expect from working in the NHS.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile can select your preferences upon application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent nationally recognised qualification which meets requirements for registration with the GPhC Once step up programme completed or upon appointment - National Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) qualification or working towards and due to complete imminently. The requirement of the qualification is to meet the national framework which includes a portfolio which evidences an accuracy check of 1000 items, end test and interview. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

TAQA assessor qualification, or willing to undertake Medicines optimisation qualification

Experience

Essential

Recent experience of working within a pharmacy department as a Pharmacy Technician. Patient counselling skills - pleasant professional and caring manner, knowledge of the use of medicines and advising patients and assessing pharmaceutical care needs

Desirable

Hospital based experience Experience of medicines management and patients own drugs schemes Experience of the use of hospital IT systems patient management, Discharge Medicines system and pharmacy automation

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of current Pharmacy and NHS challenges and issues. Computer Literate with good general keyboard skills for using pharmacy computer systems. Literate and numerate. Flexible approach to work. Ability to mentor and train junior staff enabling them to achieve their goals. Supervisory skills to supervise Pharmacist Assistants, Students, Pre-Registration Students, Bank staff, Rotational Pharmacy Technicians.

Desirable

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