Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Trust in the UK is looking for a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to provide essential clinical services on the wards. The successful candidate will be responsible for medicines optimisation, patient counselling on medications, and supervisory roles, all aimed at delivering high-quality patient care in a busy hospital environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Must have hospital-based post qualification experience.
• Experience of training and mentoring staff.
• Leadership and management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service on wards and ensure quality care through medicines optimisation.
• Oversee and coordinate discharge medication to ensure patient flow.
• Work as an accredited checking Technician.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent

NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Registered as Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Leadership/Management Qualification

Medicines Optimisation Qualification

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work at providing a clinical service on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation.

This will include the assessment of patient's own drugs, medicine reconciliation, and discharge planning, counselling patients about their medicines and coordinating the supply of discharge medication to ensure patient flow throughout the hospital.

The post holders will work with the clinical pharmacy team to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust.

The role will involve being a Practice/Educational supervisor, Line management and leadership and will also involve taking responsibility for a defined area of service delivery.

The role will also involve dispensary based responsibilities which will involve working as an accredited checking Technician.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent
• NVQ 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Leadership/management qualification or relevant experience
• Practice/Educational Supervisor qualification
• Medicines Optimisation qualification or relevant experience
• Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired though training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
• Knowledge of procedures and practices associated with working in a hospital pharmacy department

Experience

Essential criteria

• Hospital based post qualification experience
• Management and leadership experience
• Experience of training and mentoring staff

Skills

Essential criteria

• Has proven ability to achieve results and good communication
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate.
• Ability to analyse information to provide advice
• Ability to train less experienced staff and students

Values Based Question

Essential criteria

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.

This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.

We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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