Senior Pharmacy Technician - Bank

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to join their clinical pharmacy team on a bank contract. This role offers the opportunity for professional development, clinical knowledge enhancement, and management experience, all while making a significant contribution to patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians required.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Accredited accuracy checker essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing rotational clinical service to specialist ward areas.
• Identifying patients at higher clinical risk.
• Dispensary based duties including dispensing and checking prescriptions.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy practice

Ward based working

Supervisory skills

Self-motivated

Clear communication

Education

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Technicians

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Accredited accuracy checker

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Bank Hours

• Flexible working
• Other

0 hours per week (to work as and when agreed) Job ref 205-7258708

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke University Hospital Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

Band 5

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to join our clinical pharmacy team on a bank contract.

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing a rotational clinical service to specialist ward areas undertaking activities which will include -

• Identifying patients at a higher clinical risk, ensuring that they are prioritised
• Obtaining drug histories using summary care records and reconciling against the patients prescription chart
• Assessing patients own medicines
• Ordering patients medicines as part of discharge preparation
• Developing a skill set within a variety of specialist areas

You will be a key member of the clinical pharmacy team serving a range of specialities across the hospital site. The role will also include dispensary based duties including dispensing and checking inpatient and discharge prescriptions for patients within agreed turnaround times. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical knowledge and undertake a nationally recognised medicines management and clinical prioritisation programme.

This post offers the opportunity to gain line management and leadership experience. We offer a professionally rewarding career path with the opportunity for personal development along the way, in addition to the many other benefits you would expect from working in the NHS.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

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

• 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

Experience

• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes
• Experience of the use of hospital IT systems
• Experience of undertaking audits

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• 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

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• 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.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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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!

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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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.