Job summary
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Band 5
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join our Cancer Services team at Bart's Health NHS Trust.
The post holder must be ready to work in a busy environment and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role will be based at St Bartholomew's Hospital and is a great opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience of this busy service and develop their existing skill set as well as learning new ones.
For further detail regarding this position, kindly contact:
Michelle Sullivan, Deputy Head of Pharmacy
Email: michelle.sullivan2@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support and supervise a team of pharmacy assistants and work with pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient focused, quality care, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.
To enable pharmacy to have patients' needs at the centre of the service, the post holder will be moving away from a traditional dispensary and medicines management services delivery model by utilising skills and knowledge from both areas to become one multi skilled team in all aspects of pharmacy service delivery - dispensary and medicines management services. They will jointly work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation as well as support the management of ward based and dose banding dispensaries.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
- LM Level 2 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
- Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- Quality Improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting.
- Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
- Education & training of staff
- Medicines management experience in a ward-based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc
- Patient consultation skills
- Updating, Reviewing and implementing SOPs for Pharmacy and other areas
- Participation in or contribution to audit work
Desirable
- Significant experience as a pharmacy technician in an acute NHS hospital setting
- Experience of supervising and training less experienced pharmacy technicians, students, other staff; carrying out basic work- based assessments
- Experience of implementation of quality improvement projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g.controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Understanding of development opportunities available to Pharmacy technicians and support staff
- Good understanding of the management of High- Cost Drugs
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Understanding of medication issues and potential problems arising as patients move between the interface of primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT skills in Teams, databases, Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and able to clearly present complex and sensitive information in an appropriate way
- Excellent consultation skills with patients and or MDT around complex situations
- Organisation and prioritisation of workload for the self, team, on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrates ability to problem solve complex problems
- Able to motivate self and others Time management skills for more complex task such as workload, small QI, line managing small number of staff
- Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
- Team leader skills
- Demonstrates diplomacy
- Excellent presentation skills
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of person-centered care and is committed to ensuring patient needs are met through flexible service delivery.
- Remains calm under pressure
- Demonstrates a professional attitude
- Demonstrates self-motivation
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to service demands
Desirable
- Member of Professional Leadership body Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
- LM Level 2 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
- Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- Quality Improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting.
- Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
- Education & training of staff
- Medicines management experience in a ward-based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc
- Patient consultation skills
- Updating, Reviewing and implementing SOPs for Pharmacy and other areas
- Participation in or contribution to audit work
Desirable
- Significant experience as a pharmacy technician in an acute NHS hospital setting
- Experience of supervising and training less experienced pharmacy technicians, students, other staff; carrying out basic work- based assessments
- Experience of implementation of quality improvement projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g.controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Understanding of development opportunities available to Pharmacy technicians and support staff
- Good understanding of the management of High- Cost Drugs
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Understanding of medication issues and potential problems arising as patients move between the interface of primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT skills in Teams, databases, Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and able to clearly present complex and sensitive information in an appropriate way
- Excellent consultation skills with patients and or MDT around complex situations
- Organisation and prioritisation of workload for the self, team, on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrates ability to problem solve complex problems
- Able to motivate self and others Time management skills for more complex task such as workload, small QI, line managing small number of staff
- Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
- Team leader skills
- Demonstrates diplomacy
- Excellent presentation skills
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of person-centered care and is committed to ensuring patient needs are met through flexible service delivery.
- Remains calm under pressure
- Demonstrates a professional attitude
- Demonstrates self-motivation
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to service demands
Desirable
- Member of Professional Leadership body Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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).
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).
