Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician Step Up Opportunity

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stafford is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to improve patient-focused pharmaceutical care within the Trust. The successful candidate will autonomously manage medicines and support pharmacy staff, requiring relevant qualifications and recent experience in pharmacy. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment offered.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Recent experience in a pharmacy department as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Order medicines for individual patients.
• Refer patients for medication support.
• Line manage junior staff.

Skills

Patient counselling skills

Supervisory skills

Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice

Education

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy

Accredited accuracy checker

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The pharmacy team are forward thinking, passionate and continually strive to improve the delivery of patient focused pharmaceutical care and optimise the use of medicines within the Trust.

Once training is complete the post holder will be able to:

• Autonomously order medicines for individual patients
• Request medication for in-patient use using the electronic order system
• Refer suitable patients for follow-up medicine support with their local pharmacies via the DMS system
• Assist with the review of ward stock lists to reduce risk and medication wastage
• Proactively advise on and ensure the safe and secure storage of medicines on the ward
• Line manage junior staff members
• Be a named mentor for trainee staff and actively support them through their training and competencies

For further details about this position, please contact the hiring manager.

Person specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential criteria

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent nationally recognised qualification
• Once step up programme completed or upon appointment: Accredited accuracy checker
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable criteria

• Medicines optimisation qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience of working within a pharmacy department as a Pharmacy Technician
• Patient counselling skills - pleasant professional and caring manner, knowledge of the use of medicines and advising patients and assessing pharmaceutical care needs

Desirable criteria

• Hospital based experience
• Experience of medicines management and patients own drugs schemes
• Experience of the use of hospital IT systems e.g. patient management, Discharge Medicines system and pharmacy automation

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice and ward based working evidencing their own competence
• Ability to present information concisely and clearly
• Supervisory skills
• Self motivated and ability to work independently

Desirable criteria

• Staff management

Important information about your application

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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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

• JD & PS (PDF, 952.5KB)
• Statement handling - updated from policy (PDF, 33.6KB)
• Policy ex-offenders (PDF, 36.1KB)
• Infection control statement (PDF, 107.5KB)
• DBS Code of practice (PDF, 54.9KB)
• Trust Policy on Managing Risk Associated with Safeguarding Children (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Family Relocation Information (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Speaking Up Policy (PDF, 523.6KB)
• Recruitment Reasonable Adjustments (PDF, 122.1KB)