Senior Pharmacy Technician

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join their Cancer Services team. The successful candidate will support a team while working closely with pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care. Key responsibilities include supervision, medicines management, and contributing to quality pharmacy delivery in a bustling environment. Seeking candidates with relevant qualifications and a commitment to patient safety.

Qualifications

• Must work in a hospital pharmacy setting.
• Experience with pharmacy labeling and stock control.
• Training and education experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and supervise a team of pharmacy assistants.
• Deliver patient-focused, quality care based on ward.
• Engage in medicines optimization and management.

Skills

Advanced IT skills in Teams, databases, Excel

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent consultation skills

Strong organizational and prioritization skills

Problem-solving skills

Time management skills

Supervisory and mentoring skills

Excellent presentation skills

Education

BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join our Cancer Services team at Bart's Health NHS Trust.

The post holder must be ready to work in a busy environment and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role will be based at St Bartholomew's Hospital and is a great opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience of this busy service and develop their existing skill set as well as learning new ones.

For further detail regarding this position, kindly contact:

Michelle Sullivan, Deputy Head of Pharmacy

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support and supervise a team of pharmacy assistants and work with pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

To enable pharmacy to have patients' needs at the centre of the service, the post holder will be moving away from a traditional dispensary and medicines management services delivery model by utilising skills and knowledge from both areas to become one multi skilled team in all aspects of pharmacy service delivery - dispensary and medicines management services. They will jointly work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation as well as support the management of ward based and dose banding dispensaries.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• LM Level 2 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
• ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
• Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
• Quality Improvement training

Experience

• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting.
• Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
• Education & training of staff
• Medicines management experience in a ward-based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc
• Updating, Reviewing and implementing SOPs for Pharmacy and other areas
• Participation in or contribution to audit work
• Significant experience as a pharmacy technician in an acute NHS hospital setting
• Experience of supervising and training less experienced pharmacy technicians, students, other staff; carrying out basic work- based assessments
• Experience of implementation of quality improvement projects

Knowledge

• Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
• Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g.controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work Understanding of stock control systems
• Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Understanding of development opportunities available to Pharmacy technicians and support staff
• Good understanding of the management of High- Cost Drugs
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Understanding of medication issues and potential problems arising as patients move between the interface of primary and secondary care
• Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people

Skills

• Advanced IT skills in Teams, databases, Excel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and able to clearly present complex and sensitive information in an appropriate way
• Excellent consultation skills with patients and or MDT around complex situations
• Organisation and prioritisation of workload for the self, team, on a day-to-day basis
• Demonstrates ability to problem solve complex problems
• Able to motivate self and others Time management skills for more complex task such as workload, small QI, line managing small number of staff
• Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
• Excellent presentation skills

Other

• Demonstrates an understanding of person-centered care and is committed to ensuring patient needs are met through flexible service delivery.
• Remains calm under pressure
• Demonstrates a professional attitude
• Demonstrates self-motivation
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to service demands
• Member of Professional Leadership body Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.