Pharmacy Technician Band 4 to 5 Progression

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests

Gym discount

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician for a rotational, permanent post at Band 4 to 5 progression. The role involves dispensing for in-patients and outpatients, patient counselling, and medicines optimisation across wards.

Training and supervision of junior staff are included as part of the duties. Applicants should be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and hold Level 3 BTEC/NVQ Pharmacy Services.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Post-qualification experience preferred.
• Hospital pharmacy experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and Accuracy Checking for In-patients, Outpatients and Discharge.
• Patient counselling.
• Medicines optimisation at ward level including medicines reconciliation; assessing patients’ own medicines at the bedside and processing patient discharge prescriptions.
• Aseptic Outsourcing duties.
• Co-operate with all pharmaceutical staff to provide dispensing and medicines distribution to out-patients and in-patients on all wards.
• Act as Dispensary Team Leader when required.
• Train and mentor new and existing staff undertaking in-house or external training/qualifications.
• Supervise pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants daily.

Skills

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Post-qualification experience

Hospital pharmacy experience desirable

Education

Level 3 BTEC/NVQ Pharmacy Services

Job description

Pharmacy Technician (Rotational) - Band 4 to 5 Progression

Post- 37.5 hours - Permanent

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post qualification experience, who wants to make a real difference to patient care, to join our successful team and contribute towards developing our services and continuing to extend the technician role

Applicants should hold a Level 3 BTEC / NVQ Pharmacy Services certificate or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician or equivalent.

Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department as a qualified technician is desirable but not essential.

The initial banding of the postholder will depend on past experience and/or completion of a conversion competency document.

Duties Will Include

• Dispensing and Accuracy Checking for In-patients, Outpatients and Discharge.
• Patient counselling,
• Medicines optimisation at ward level including medicines reconciliation; assessing patients’ own medicines at the bedside and processing patient discharge prescriptions
• Aseptic Outsourcing duties

The post will require participation in rotas that extend into early evenings, weekends and bank holidays and those seeking part-time employment during the daytime, evening and / or weekend will be considered.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• To co-operate with all pharmaceutical staff in providing and developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service including a comprehensive dispensing and medicines distribution service to out-patients and in-patients on all wards and departments throughout the Trust.
• To act as Dispensary Team Leader when required.
• To train and mentor new and existing staff undertaking in-house or external training/qualifications
• To supervise pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants on a day to day basis
• Duties are carried out under the control or direct supervision of a pharmacist or where appropriate Principal or Chief Technician.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stacey Starr Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 922 6509