Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Adult Parenteral Nutrition

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider seeks a Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join its Birmingham team focusing on Adult Parenteral Nutrition. This role offers the chance to develop specialized skills, engage in direct patient care, and work with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience, paired with strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician for at least one year in a hospital setting.
• Experience in providing patient care and supporting complex patients.
• Ability to liaise with external contractors and train staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of Adult Parenteral Nutrition service.
• Counsel patients on medication compliance and drug history.
• Train and oversee pharmacy staff in procedures and protocols.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician qualification

Accuracy checking qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Adult Parenteral Nutrition

The closing date is 03 August 2025

An excellent development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to gain specialised skills in a new senior role. We are looking for a motivated Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our diverse team to support the provision of pharmaceutical care in Adult Parenteral Nutrition and Intestinal failure service.

Benefits of this role include the opportunity to develop the post, involvement in direct patient care, involvement with a multidisciplinary team and professional skills. Other benefits will include working in a dynamic environment where we encourage continual professional development through regular clinical supervision and peer support.

Recruiting the best talent to fulfil this role is important to the intestinal failure team. To help us achieve this, you must be an astute, flexible and resilient individual to join our busy team. You will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work effectively independently without supervision and within the existing team. You would need excellent computer skills and the ability to liaise with external contractors.

If shortlisted for interview, we recommend that you arrange an informal visit to meet our team and fully appreciate what this post has to offer.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role. For further information please contact Helen Laws -- [e-mail] -- 0121 627 8730.

Main duties of the job

*Taking a comprehensive drug history and identifying issues for home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients including details of parenteral nutrition (PN) -- while in patients or in preparation for the pharmacist led telephone clinic.

*Counselling patients how to take medication and importance of compliance in intestinal failure particularly short bowel syndrome.

*Assist the pharmacist in providing ongoing advice and support for complex patients referred to the pharmacy team by medical or surgical staff.

*Use the external ordering platform for inpatient PN ordering and for HPN prescriptions ready for review and order by the intestinal failure pharmacist.

*Check and release PN and provide good stock rotation and relabelling to reduce waste.

*Train other pharmacy staff to check PN to allow cross cover for sickness and annual leave and work on current SOPs to ensure up to date practices.

*Prepare information for patients for alternatives where shortages arise.

*Provide training sessions for staff on enteral route administration.

Key person specification requirements

*A nationally recognised pharmacy technician qualification and be registered with the GPHC

*Currently practicing as a registered pharmacy technician with at least one year's post qualification experience in a hospital setting

*A national recognised accredited accuracy checking qualification

A requirement to participate in evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be necessary

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *NVQ3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent plus additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions, supervising a technical area within the pharmacy to degree or equivalent level
• or
• *Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level
• *Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation, West Midland's scheme or equivalent
• *Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• *Professional Registration with the GPhC

Experience

• *Two years' work experience in Pharmacy pre-qualification
• *Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post-qualification experience within an acute setting
• *The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post.
• *Significant experience within a pharmacy setting
• *Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility
• *Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload
• *Experienced in working to policies and procedures.
• *Significant experience within a hospital pharmacy setting
• *Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
• *Health and Safety at Work and COSHH
• *Understanding of dispensing, stock control, supply, and I.T systems and processes
• *Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care
• *Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information.
• *Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job.
• *Understands the need for delivering a cost-effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste.
• *Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacy Technician or similar capacity.
• *Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating daily workflow including situational staff management.
• *Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures.
• *Participation in the training and mentoring of staff.
• *Understanding of ward environment

Additional Criteria

• *Able to demonstrate clear thinking, assess and solve simple problems.
• *Takes responsibility for own work/actions and contribution to the team success.
• *Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written or electronically as required.
• *Able to manage own time and tasks effectively to achieve objective.
• *Able to identify customer needs and deliver service to required level.
• *Demonstrates IT and keyboard skills including e-mail, word-processing.
• *Able to set work objectives for others supporting with training and mentoring. Managing deviation from objectives and timescales
• *Demonstrates suitable interpersonal skills to work with other healthcare professionals and meet patient needs.
• *Motivates self and others.
• *Has knowledge and skills to advise patients on use of medicines at an appropriate level to support their treatment/care.
• *Recognises when issues/activities fall out of their scope and/or ability refers appropriately.
• *Demonstrates initiative.
• *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback.
• *Understands need for and can work to defined procedures.
• *Demonstrates ability to guide, support and train other members of staff.
• *Adaptable to change.
• *Ability to work in a team.
• *Enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude.
• *Good time management
• *Careful and accurate in work
• *Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy.
• *Fair and objective
• *Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff
• *Good team player and able to motive others.
• *Self-motivated and sound use of own initiative
• *Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician-led services.
• *Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others.
• *Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately.
• *Ability to travel to other Trust sites.
• *Flexible to work in accordance with service needs.
• *Committed to abide by the Trust Vision and Values
• *Capable of developing and implementing SOPs in conjunction with the line manager
• *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback.
• *Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks.
• *Demonstrates ability to instruct junior staff on dispensing of complicated drug regimens / clinical trials dispensing and unlicensed products
• *Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy

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.

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