B6 Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Optimisation Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced and driven Pharmacy Technician with significant post-qualification experience in a hospital setting looking for your next challenge in the NHS? If this sounds like you, keep reading!

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is excited to invite applications for the position of Specialist Pharmacy Technician -- Medicines Optimisation Services at Solihull Hospital. As Solihull expands its services and aligns with the NHS People Plan, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic team at one of the busiest hospital trusts in the UK.

In this role you will play a key part in delivering and developing medicines optimisation services across the hospital. You will work closely with the Pharmacy Operations and Performance Manager, leading a team of Clinical Pharmacy Technicians in providing high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

1. Supporting the optimisation of medicines management, ensuring services meet quality, activity, and financial targets.
2. Providing counselling and guidance to patients on their medications, improving understanding and adherence.
3. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care and safety.
4. Managing the technical pharmacy service for designated areas and providing day-to-day supervision and leadership for pharmacy technicians and support staff.

We are seeking a self-motivated and organised individual with excellent communication and leadership skills. You must have a Professional Registration with the GPhC, be an Accredited Checking Technician, and have significant post-qualification experience in a hospital setting.

Be part of a team at the forefront of expanding services, including the new elective hub at Solihull Hospital, which will enable an additional 11,500 operations annually.

Working within the NHS offers an attractive remuneration package - to include a salary and holiday entitlement which rises with services, the opportunity to buy and sell leave plus a renowned NHS pension to name a few.

If you're ready to make a significant impact in the Medicines Optimisation team, we'd love to hear from you!

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Must have the following:
• Professional Registration with the GPhC.
• Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland's scheme or equivalent.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.
• Expertise within specialism underpinned by theory Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures for specialist area to degree or equivalent level acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• Plus, one of the following:
• Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
• OR
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
• OR
• equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience in a hospital setting as a registered Pharmacy Technician
• Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility
• Experience in delivering training and supervision of others.
• Working under pressure, prioritising work as appropriate to achieve deadlines.
• Experience of planning workload according to departmental priorities
• Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice (GDP), MHRA licensing requirements, COSHH
• Demonstrates responsibility for complying with agreed personal development programme to meet set knowledge and competencies.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service including quality and audits
• Experience of developing work processes and associated procedures
• Experience of undertaking appraisals
• Experience in staff management.
• Experience of chairing meetings
• Suitable experience as a Clinical Pharmacy Technician
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Medicines Management service at ward level
• Full knowledge of the pharmacy supply process from procurement to receipt of drugs at ward level
• Knowledge of ward staffing and management structure
• Knowledge of drug costs

Additional Criteria

• Ability to travel to other Trust sites.
• Flexible to work in accordance with service needs.
• Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.