Senior Pharmacy Technician - Bank

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician with experience in clinical pharmacy practices. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring effective pharmacy services within the hospital setting, contributing to patient care and safety. Applicants must hold a BTEC Level 3 Diploma and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Qualifications

• Essential: BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Relevant post qualification experience in Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services including ward-based working.
• Present concise information about pharmacy practices.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and support staff.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy practice

Supervisory skills

Independence

Ability to present information clearly

Education

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Technicians

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or 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
• Accredited accuracy checker
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable criteria

• Medicines optimisation qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post qualification experience in Pharmacy
• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes
• Experience of the use of hospital IT systems

Desirable criteria

• Experience of undertaking audits

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

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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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non encrypted format.

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 application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment 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, 888.5KB)
• 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)