Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and skilled Pharmacy Technician to join our Cancer Services team at Solihull Hospital's Chemotherapy Satellite Pharmacy. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality pharmacy services in a forward-thinking and patient-centred environment.
We are committed to supporting your professional growth and development, providing in-service training and leadership opportunities to help you thrive in your career. This position is ideal for a proactive and resilient individual who is ready to make a meaningful impact within a busy and dynamic team.
Enthusiastic and flexible, you will bring excellent organisational and communication skills, along with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team. If shortlisted, we encourage you to arrange an informal visit to meet our team and explore the full potential of this exciting role.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Brown, Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Services on 0121 424 5510 or Samantha Murray, Pharmacy Operations and Performance Manager on 07721 726 846.
Main duties of the job
As part of our forward-thinking Cancer Services team, you will:
*Coordinate workflow in the Cancer Services Pharmacy Satellite, ensuring daily key performance indicators (KPIs) are met.
*Supervise training, health and safety procedures, and stock management processes.
*Act as a role model, ensuring the timely, accurate, and cost-effective dispensing of medication.
To excel in this role, you will have:
*A nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
*An accredited accuracy checking qualification.
*Significant experience in a hospital pharmacy environment.
*Proven ability to lead and motivate a busy team.
*A flexible approach to accommodate service needs, including participation in evening, weekend, and bank holiday rotations.
This post offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your leadership and management skills while contributing to a vital service.
For further details, please see the full job description.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have the following:
- *Professional Registration with the GPhC.
- *Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland's scheme or equivalent.
- *Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.
- Plus one of the following:
- *Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
- OR
- *BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
- OR
- equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
Essential
- *Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post-qualification experience within an acute setting.
- *The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post.
- *Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility.
- *Significant experience within a pharmacy setting.
- *Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload.
- *Experienced in working to policies and procedures.
- *Experience within a hospital setting.
- *Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating daily workflow including situational staff management.
- *Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
- *Health and Safety at Work and COSHH.
- *Understanding of stock control and supply processes.
- *Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care.
- *Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information.
- *Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job.
- *Understands the need for delivering a cost-effective service and the required work practices to reduce
- waste.
- *Understanding of Pharmacy dispensing/stock control IT systems.
Desirable
- *Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures.
- *Participation in training of staff.
- *Experience of managing other grades of staff.
- *Participation in student technician training in a mentor relationship.
- *Understanding of ward environment.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Takes responsibility for own work/actions and contribution to the team success.
- *Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written or electronically as required.
- *Able to manage own time and tasks effectively to achieve objective.
- *Able to identify customer needs and deliver service to required level.
- *Demonstrates IT and keyboard skills including e-mail, word-processing.
- *Able to set work objectives for others supporting with training and mentoring. Managing deviation from objectives and timescales.
- *Demonstrates suitable interpersonal skills to work with other healthcare professionals and meet patient needs.
- *Motivates self and others.
- *Has knowledge and skills to advise patients on use of medicines at an appropriate level to support their treatment/care.
- *Recognises when issues/activities fall out of their scope and/or ability refers appropriately.
- *Demonstrates initiative.
- *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback.
- *Understands need for and is able to work to defined procedures.
- *Demonstrates ability to guide, support and train other members of staff.
- *Adaptable to change.
- *Ability to work in a team.
- *Enthusiastic, reliable, and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude.
- *Good time management.
- *Careful and accurate in work.
- *Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy.
- *Fair and objective.
- *Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff.
- *Good team player and able to motive others.
- *Self-motivated and sound use of own initiative.
- *Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician-led services.
- *Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others.
- *Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately.
- *Ability to travel to other Trust sites.
- *Flexible to work in accordance with service needs.
- *Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values.
Desirable
- *Capable of developing and implementing SOPs in conjunction with the line manager.
- *Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks.
- *Demonstrates ability to instruct junior staff on dispensing of complicated drug regimens / clinical trials dispensing and unlicensed products.
- *Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have the following:
- *Professional Registration with the GPhC.
- *Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland's scheme or equivalent.
- *Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.
- Plus one of the following:
- *Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
- OR
- *BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
- OR
- equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
Essential
- *Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post-qualification experience within an acute setting.
- *The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post.
- *Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility.
- *Significant experience within a pharmacy setting.
- *Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload.
- *Experienced in working to policies and procedures.
- *Experience within a hospital setting.
- *Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating daily workflow including situational staff management.
- *Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
- *Health and Safety at Work and COSHH.
- *Understanding of stock control and supply processes.
- *Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care.
- *Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information.
- *Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job.
- *Understands the need for delivering a cost-effective service and the required work practices to reduce
- waste.
- *Understanding of Pharmacy dispensing/stock control IT systems.
Desirable
- *Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures.
- *Participation in training of staff.
- *Experience of managing other grades of staff.
- *Participation in student technician training in a mentor relationship.
- *Understanding of ward environment.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Takes responsibility for own work/actions and contribution to the team success.
- *Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written or electronically as required.
- *Able to manage own time and tasks effectively to achieve objective.
- *Able to identify customer needs and deliver service to required level.
- *Demonstrates IT and keyboard skills including e-mail, word-processing.
- *Able to set work objectives for others supporting with training and mentoring. Managing deviation from objectives and timescales.
- *Demonstrates suitable interpersonal skills to work with other healthcare professionals and meet patient needs.
- *Motivates self and others.
- *Has knowledge and skills to advise patients on use of medicines at an appropriate level to support their treatment/care.
- *Recognises when issues/activities fall out of their scope and/or ability refers appropriately.
- *Demonstrates initiative.
- *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback.
- *Understands need for and is able to work to defined procedures.
- *Demonstrates ability to guide, support and train other members of staff.
- *Adaptable to change.
- *Ability to work in a team.
- *Enthusiastic, reliable, and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude.
- *Good time management.
- *Careful and accurate in work.
- *Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy.
- *Fair and objective.
- *Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff.
- *Good team player and able to motive others.
- *Self-motivated and sound use of own initiative.
- *Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician-led services.
- *Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others.
- *Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately.
- *Ability to travel to other Trust sites.
- *Flexible to work in accordance with service needs.
- *Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values.
Desirable
- *Capable of developing and implementing SOPs in conjunction with the line manager.
- *Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks.
- *Demonstrates ability to instruct junior staff on dispensing of complicated drug regimens / clinical trials dispensing and unlicensed products.
- *Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
