Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge to develop their career in a hospital pharmacy setting.
If you are seeking to expand your clinical skills and help to improve patient's satisfaction and make a difference within Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, then this is your ideal job.The post offers a chance to contribute to the continued development of pharmacy services to the Cardiovascular Pharmacy Team.
The post is suitable for a team player who is sensitive to the needs of service users. You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role is embedded in the ward teams by supporting our nurses and pharmacists to resolve any medicines management issues.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and accurate ward-based pharmacy service by liaising closely with pharmacists, nursing and medical staff. This role will help you to develop Medicines Optimisation and Patient Counselling skills.
You may also be required to support the Inpatients Pharmacy as an ACPT two hours a week. Therefore, a systematic and flexible approach to working is an essential requirement.
See JD and PS for further details.
About us
The cardiovascular services at our foundation trust are one of the largest and most comprehensive in the UK. As a key member of the cardiovascular pharmacy team, you will support the service delivery across a range of our sub specialties. We are looking for an experienced and committed pharmacy technician to support our team.
See JD and PS for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work in a structured environment providing support to the wider team to meet key directorates targets. This will include delivering pharmacy services to a range of patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, supporting and training junior staff.
Candidates should have demonstrable competencies in hospital clinical pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and commitment to pharmaceutical care. Furthermore candidates should be highly organised.
See JD and PS for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work in a structured environment providing support to the wider team to meet key directorates targets. This will include delivering pharmacy services to a range of patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, supporting and training junior staff.
Candidates should have demonstrable competencies in hospital clinical pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and commitment to pharmaceutical care. Furthermore candidates should be highly organised.
See JD and PS for further details.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ L3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) plus L3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent or GPhC equivalents prior to July 2011
- Completion of the Accreditation Checking Pharmacy Technician Scheme (ACPT)
- London Pharmacy Education and Training - Technician Self Development Programme - Stage 2 or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- A1 workplace Assessor or working towards Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- Medicine Management Accreditation or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Have worked in a pharmacy dispensary
- Have worked in a hospital pharmacy dispensary
- Have worked in a clinical ward based team
- Have worked in a role with medicines management responsibilities
- Previous experience of delivering induction and competency based training
- Previous experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Previous evaluated experience of participation in project and audit work
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives
- Previous evaluated experience of recruitment and selection of staff
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately to set standards
- Demonstrated ability to counsel and give advice to patients on their medications
- Demonstrated ability to accurately judge and assess patient's own medication
- Demonstrated ability to accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency based training assessment
- Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
- Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
- Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation.
- Demonstrated IT skills including: o Email o Word processing o Spreadsheets o Accurate data entry
- Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, including: o Complex calculations o Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication o Percentages, decimal, fractions, ratio
- Demonstrated effective customer service skills.
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS.
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to write SOP's
- Demonstrated ability to manage performance
- Familiar in using the following computer systems: o EPIC
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ L3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) plus L3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent or GPhC equivalents prior to July 2011
- Completion of the Accreditation Checking Pharmacy Technician Scheme (ACPT)
- London Pharmacy Education and Training - Technician Self Development Programme - Stage 2 or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
- A1 workplace Assessor or working towards Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- Medicine Management Accreditation or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Have worked in a pharmacy dispensary
- Have worked in a hospital pharmacy dispensary
- Have worked in a clinical ward based team
- Have worked in a role with medicines management responsibilities
- Previous experience of delivering induction and competency based training
- Previous experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Previous evaluated experience of participation in project and audit work
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives
- Previous evaluated experience of recruitment and selection of staff
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately to set standards
- Demonstrated ability to counsel and give advice to patients on their medications
- Demonstrated ability to accurately judge and assess patient's own medication
- Demonstrated ability to accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency based training assessment
- Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
- Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
- Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation.
- Demonstrated IT skills including: o Email o Word processing o Spreadsheets o Accurate data entry
- Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, including: o Complex calculations o Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication o Percentages, decimal, fractions, ratio
- Demonstrated effective customer service skills.
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS.
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to write SOP's
- Demonstrated ability to manage performance
- Familiar in using the following computer systems: o EPIC
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).
