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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Pharmacy Technician

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Job summary

Specialist Pharmacy Technician Cardiology:

Provide specialised counselling to patients newly prescribed medications, offering lifestyle guidance and support
Serve as the primary liaison for the discharge lounge and support its operations
Line management responsibilities
Managing and updating stock lists, including fridge monitoring and controlled drugs, ensuring efficient stock management
Coordinate with Cath labs to manage and oversee stock in that area
Assisting with clinical audits
Deputising for the lead pharmacist in cardiology meetings when necessary
Collaborate with discharge focus groups to enhance service development
Delivering training to nurses and new staff on commonly prescribed medications, ensuring safe and effective patient counselling

Specialist Pharmacy Technician Thoracic

Checking inhaler techniques and providing specialised counselling to patients such as those on homecare medications
Line management responsibilities
Performing adherence checks with patients using a validated questionnaire
Managing and updating stock lists, including fridge monitoring and controlled drugs, ensuring efficient stock management
Coordinating compassionate use medicines, ensuring timely tracking and distribution
Assisting with methotrexate prescriptions, which may involve reviewing blood results
Supporting the annual review process by gathering issue data to check adherence for the pharmacist
Assisting in clinical audits

Main duties of the job

In the role, you will

Dispense and accuracy checkprescriptions for clinical trials and compassionate use programs

Maintain and produce accurate documentation required for clinical trials

Be responsible for the smooth initiation, running and close of clinical trials

Implement and revise pharmacy clinical trials procedures

Provide training and supervision to student pharmacy technicians and registered technicians working in Clinical Trials Pharmacy

Deputise for the clinical trials pharmacists when necessary

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-1-PH943

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures equivalent to degree level acquired through training and experience.
NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Accredited Checking Pharmacy
Technician (ACPT) qualification
Medicines Reconciliation qualification

Desirable

Expert witness and supervisor accreditation
Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

Specialist knowledge of hospital pharmacy procedures and workflows
Experience of leading a team
Experience of embedding new ways or working within teams
Experiences of training and supervising staff

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures equivalent to degree level acquired through training and experience.
NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Accredited Checking Pharmacy
Technician (ACPT) qualification
Medicines Reconciliation qualification

Desirable

Expert witness and supervisor accreditation
Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

Specialist knowledge of hospital pharmacy procedures and workflows
Experience of leading a team
Experience of embedding new ways or working within teams
Experiences of training and supervising staff

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)