Senior Pharmacy Technician

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their team. This role involves a strong emphasis on pharmaceutical practice, communication with patients, and working independently within a large team. The Trust offers a competitive benefits package and supports continuous professional development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years

Access to a competitive Pension Scheme

Extensive training development opportunities

Qualifications

• Essential criteria include BTEC and NVQ qualifications in Pharmacy services.
• Good working knowledge of pharmaceutical practice is necessary.
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council is required.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with patients and service users, primarily via telephone.
• Prioritize workload as per organized rotas while working unsupervised.
• Work as part of a large team.

Skills

Communication

Knowledge of pharmaceutical practice

Prioritization

Ability to work unsupervised

Teamwork

Education

BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services

Good general education (Maths, English, and 2 other subjects)

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

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

Person specification

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential criteria

• BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or the recognised equivalent Certificated Pharmacy Technician qualification
• Good general education , preferably Mathematics , English and 2 other subjects at GCSE level grade C or above
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Good working knowledge of pharmaceutical practice
• Good therapeutics knowledge of frequently used medicines
• Can communicate effectively verbally and in writing with patients and service users , particularly by telephone
• Able to prioritise own workload within the scope of organised rotas and use initiative
• Able to work unsupervised
• Able to work as part of a large team

Desirable criteria

• BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Technician Dispensing Accuracy Checking
• A minimum 12 month post registration Hospital experience
• Recent experience of working in a busy Hospital Pharmacy
• Experience of ward based medicines management processes, including assessment of patients own medicines
• Experience of undertaking procurement and Distribution activities

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.

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Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below.

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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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 312.6KB)
• Hospital Floor Plan (PDF, 50.9KB)
• Positive About Disability (PDF, 191.5KB)
• Hospital Site Map (JPG, 160.9KB)