Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacy technician to join our diverse team supporting the Critical Care service at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB).
The successful candidate will work within Pharmacy Services to support critical care and the wider pharmacy team. They will be responsible for working alongside other healthcare professionals to manage the provision and supply of medications, complete medicines reconciliation, support cost-saving initiatives, and deliver excellent patient care across the critical care service at the QEHB site. The role involves supporting drug history taking and discharge planning across the wards, as well as working closely with the dispensary team.
You must have excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills, and be able to demonstrate that you are self-motivated, able to work autonomously, and flexible in your approach to meet the needs of our developing service.
You will need to be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician who has completed the accredited accuracy checking qualification. Hospital pharmacy experience is essential; experience in critical care is desirable but not essential
Participation in late shifts, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be required.
Please contact Helen Laws (Deputy Pharmacy Operations Manager QE) (helen.laws@uhb.nhs.uk, 0121 627 8730) or Zain Hussain (Advanced Clinical Pharmacist -- Critical Care) (zain.hussain2@uhb.nhs.uk)
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities
With a patient-focused approach, you will:
*Support the Pharmacy department in providing complete pharmaceutical care to patients
*Deliver a high-quality ward-based medicines optimisation service
*Act as a role model and provide training and mentoring to junior staff
*Support the in-patient dispensary where required
*Carry out accuracy checking duties
Key person specification requirements
*A nationally recognised pharmacy technician qualification, with current GPhC registration
*Currently practising as a registered pharmacy technician with at least one year's post-qualification experience
*A nationally recognised accredited accuracy checking qualification
*A professional attitude, with the ability to motivate self and others
*The ability to remain calm under pressure
*Be able to work with complex and difficult patients
*A flexible approach and commitment to accommodate the needs of the service
*Strong attention to detail
*Experience working as a clinical pharmacy technician or in a similar capacity is desirable
This post offers in-service development training and the opportunity to gain valuable skills in a clinical role. Participation in evenings, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be required
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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
- GCSEs -- Mathematics and English (Grade
- B/5) and four other subjects including
- Science (Grade C/4)
- Or
- * GCSEs: Mathematics, English and
- Science (Grade C/4 or equivalent) and
- two other GCSEs (Grade C/4) and
- successful achievement of the pharmacy
- service skills Level 2 NVQ qualification
- (or equivalent)
- Or
- * Three A levels, one of which is a relevant
- science subject and Mathematics B/5
- (GCSE or equivalent)
- Or
- * Degree in science or humanities and
- Mathematics B/5 (GCSE or equivalent)
- * 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
- * Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation, West
- Midland's scheme or equivalent
- * Evidence of Continued Professional
- Development
- * Professional Registration with the GPhC
- * Accredited Checking Technician
- (National Framework)
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Technician (National
- Framework)
Experience
Essential
- Two years' work experience in Pharmacy
- pre-qualification
- * 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
- * Significant experience within a pharmacy
- setting
- * Experience of the specialist function for
- area of responsibility
- * Experience of organising other grades of
- staff and their workload
- * Experienced in working to policies and
- procedures
- * Significant experience within a hospital
- pharmacy setting
- * Understanding of Good Distribution
- Practice (GDP)
- * Health and Safety at Work and COSHH
- * Understanding of dispensing, stock
- control, supply and I.T systems and
- 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
Desirable
- Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacy
- Technician or similar capacity
- * Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating
- daily work flow including situational staff
- management
- * Experience in setting up new working
- practices or procedures
- * Participation in the training and mentoring of
- staff
- * Understanding of ward environment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- 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
- Awareness of future developments within
- Pharmacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSEs -- Mathematics and English (Grade
- B/5) and four other subjects including
- Science (Grade C/4)
- Or
- * GCSEs: Mathematics, English and
- Science (Grade C/4 or equivalent) and
- two other GCSEs (Grade C/4) and
- successful achievement of the pharmacy
- service skills Level 2 NVQ qualification
- (or equivalent)
- Or
- * Three A levels, one of which is a relevant
- science subject and Mathematics B/5
- (GCSE or equivalent)
- Or
- * Degree in science or humanities and
- Mathematics B/5 (GCSE or equivalent)
- * 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
- * Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation, West
- Midland's scheme or equivalent
- * Evidence of Continued Professional
- Development
- * Professional Registration with the GPhC
- * Accredited Checking Technician
- (National Framework)
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Technician (National
- Framework)
Experience
Essential
- Two years' work experience in Pharmacy
- pre-qualification
- * 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
- * Significant experience within a pharmacy
- setting
- * Experience of the specialist function for
- area of responsibility
- * Experience of organising other grades of
- staff and their workload
- * Experienced in working to policies and
- procedures
- * Significant experience within a hospital
- pharmacy setting
- * Understanding of Good Distribution
- Practice (GDP)
- * Health and Safety at Work and COSHH
- * Understanding of dispensing, stock
- control, supply and I.T systems and
- 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
Desirable
- Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacy
- Technician or similar capacity
- * Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating
- daily work flow including situational staff
- management
- * Experience in setting up new working
- practices or procedures
- * Participation in the training and mentoring of
- staff
- * Understanding of ward environment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- 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
- 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).
