Job summary
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the Immunotherapy Clinical Pharmacy Team.The successful candidate will help to deliver pharmacy services to all our adult outpatient based clinical specialties. Also to assist in the co-ordination of complex, high risk and high cost medicines to patients in their home or the relevant day centres.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a core team member, working with a team of Highly Specialist Pharmacists across our adult clinical specialties; Allergy, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Neurology and Ophthalmology. Their clinical practice will be to deliver high quality clinical care to a cohort of medically complex patients that require their long term conditions to be managed in secondary / tertiary care
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation
Our team manages over 4000 patients that receive their medicines at home as well as 1600 patients that attend our infusion suites and day care unit every year. You will gain experience in the use of high cost/high risk medicines, clinical commissioning and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings. You will also deliver on medicines management projects across the outpatient settings to improve both the safety and overall patient experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacy departments of Guys and St Thomas provides safe and effective pharmaceutical ward and dispensary services to the many inpatients and outpatients of the Trusts many specialties. This post will sit within the Immunotherapy Clinical Pharmacy Team.
To be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and cost effective pharmacy service for Immunotherapy ward based inpatients, day case and outpatients including:
- To provide pharmaceutical support to our day case Infusion Suite and speciality Day Units
- To provide pharmaceutical support for patients receiving medication at home (homecare)
- To support the specialist pharmacists and wider Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in outpatient clinics where medicines are prescribed and administered on site
- To support the Immunotherapy Specialist Pharmacists Deliver medicines optimisation projects
- To support the set up and prescription management processes for patients receiving medications via an agreed free of charge, early access or post trial schemes
For more information on this vacancy, please contact Yesmina Begum or Scott Mercer on 020 7188 5028
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacy departments of Guys and St Thomas provides safe and effective pharmaceutical ward and dispensary services to the many inpatients and outpatients of the Trusts many specialties. This post will sit within the Immunotherapy Clinical Pharmacy Team.
To be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and cost effective pharmacy service for Immunotherapy ward based inpatients, day case and outpatients including:
- To provide pharmaceutical support to our day case Infusion Suite and speciality Day Units
- To provide pharmaceutical support for patients receiving medication at home (homecare)
- To support the specialist pharmacists and wider Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in outpatient clinics where medicines are prescribed and administered on site
- To support the Immunotherapy Specialist Pharmacists Deliver medicines optimisation projects
- To support the set up and prescription management processes for patients receiving medications via an agreed free of charge, early access or post trial schemes
For more information on this vacancy, please contact Yesmina Begum or Scott Mercer on 020 7188 5028
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified pharmacy technician with pharmacy services level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent)
- GCSE, or equivalent, Maths and English grades C or above
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Accredited technician checking qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Pharmacy technician
- Confident and proficient with IT, using MS Outlook, Excel, Word
Desirable
- Experience with 'EPIC' software.
- Stock level management and maintenance experience
- Hospital pharmacy experience
Skills
Essential
- Work accurately, methodically and efficiently
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent communication (speaking and writing) skills with the ability to relate to a diverse group of professional staff and patients.
Desirable
- Able to deal with challenging, abusive or upset individuals, calmly, politely and effectively.
- Logical thinker and able to solve problems independently
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified pharmacy technician with pharmacy services level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent)
- GCSE, or equivalent, Maths and English grades C or above
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Accredited technician checking qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Pharmacy technician
- Confident and proficient with IT, using MS Outlook, Excel, Word
Desirable
- Experience with 'EPIC' software.
- Stock level management and maintenance experience
- Hospital pharmacy experience
Skills
Essential
- Work accurately, methodically and efficiently
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent communication (speaking and writing) skills with the ability to relate to a diverse group of professional staff and patients.
Desirable
- Able to deal with challenging, abusive or upset individuals, calmly, politely and effectively.
- Logical thinker and able to solve problems independently
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).
