Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Southall; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Southhall is seeking an enthusiastic technician to join their clinical team. You will provide a clinical pharmacy service and support mental health initiatives. The successful candidate must be a registered Pharmacy Technician, with a keen interest in mental health and strong communication skills. Competitive salary offered between £35,763 and £43,466 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in a UK hospital pharmacy.
• Able to work autonomously and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy service in High Secure services.
• Attend MDT meetings for pharmaceutical care.
• Support the MMT led dispensary.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Interest in mental health

Literacy and numeric skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

ACPT qualification

Tools

JAC pharmacy system

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic technician to join a friendly, progressive clinical team, serving our high secure services at West London NHS Trust. The trust provides services across a large geographical area and includes a wide range of mental health and community health services. Our 800 in-patient beds provide services from open wards through to high security forensic services and intermediate care beds. We provide a secondary, tertiary and national service. We provide services to children, adolescents, adults and older people both in the community as inpatients. Our Trust has just achieved a 'Good' CQC rating.

The post will be based at St Bernards Hospital, but there is a requirement to provide medicines management service provision on other sites within the Trust

The successful candidate should be a highly motivated individual team player with good communication skills and a keen interest in mental health. The applicant should be able to work well both in a team and autonomously.

There is a requirement that the applicant at the time of submitting an application is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Main duties of the job

For 37.5 hrs per week the post holder will be providing a clinical pharmacy service to a number of wards within High Secure services based at Broadmoor Hospital. There will be an opportunity to attend MDT meetings, clinical governance meetings and other relevant meetings pertaining to provision of pharmaceutical care to our patients.

There will be at times a need to support our MMT led dispensary

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and relevant underpinning knowledge in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
• ACPT or recognised accredited pharmacy technician checking qualification
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC
• A1 NVQ Assessor
• LPE&T pharmacy technician self-development scheme stage 2 or equivalent
• Smoking Cessation Level 2 advisor
• A qualified Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician (or working towards)

Experience & Knowledge

• Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of pharmacy computer systems
• Experience of audit
• Knowledge of good dispensing/distribution/manufacturing/ practice
• Good literacy and numeric skills
• Basic computer skills
• Experience of JAC pharmacy system
• Experience of managing change
• Experience of working with clinical trials
• Experience of supervising and training staff
• Experience in interviewing and collecting information for Medicines Reconciliation

Personal Qualities

• Such as to meet the requirements of the role with any reasonable adjustments
• Proven ability to support the wider team
• Proven ability to demonstrate improved productivity and efficiency

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.

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearper annum inclusive