Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, Kingston

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS foundation trust is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician for their Retford location. The role involves supporting patient self-administration, conducting services related to medication, and liaising with pharmacy staff. Candidates should possess accreditation as a Pharmacy Technician and have experience in hospital settings, ensuring quality patient care and optimal service delivery.

Qualifications

• Must be registered and qualified as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy and awareness of training competency.
• Good computer literacy and ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support self-administration by patients.
• Conduct a ward top-up service.
• Liaise with pharmacy staff and resolve technical queries.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Leadership qualities

Education

Qualified Pharmacy Technician Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT)

Medicines Optimisation qualification

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

2.1. To support the implementation of self-administration by patients and/or carers where possible
2.2. To conduct a ward top up service
2.3. To provide daily order lists and manage the receipt of parenteral SACT prepared and delivered from the Aseptic/SACT Distribution Unit.
2.4. Ensure all patients receiving 'to take out' (TTO) medication are appropriately counselling by undertaking specific accreditations in order to carry out counselling for supportive and anti-cancer (SACT) medicines.
2.5. To liaise with pharmacy staff to resolve any technical queries or problems with patients, referring to pharmacist when required.
2.6. To liaise on drug related issues with primary healthcare professionals, as appropriate for patients being discharged from hospital.
2.7. Ensure all dispensary stock is stored and rotated correctly.
2.8. Understanding of the procedures for stock ordering, distribution and stock control, including a ward top-up service

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
• Medicines Optimisation qualification (HEE LaSE) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Practice Supervisor Course or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
• Awareness of training competency requirements for technical staff (Level 2 & 3)
• Experience in training and supervision of trainees

Desirable criteria

• Experience of final checking complex prescriptions e.g., oncology
• Experience of team leader or suitable management
• Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
• Oncology pharmacy experience

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload and work as part of a team.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
• Quality-oriented; strives for continuous improvement.
• Ability to be supportive and demonstrate empathy in appropriate situations
• Excellent customer service skills
• Computer literate
• Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Specifications (PDF, 414.4KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 144.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)