Senior Pharmacy Technician
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Job summary
Working as part of the dispensary band 5 senior technician team to provide a pharmacy service to the patients of Burton and the surrounding area. You will be responsible for the accuracy checking of out patients, inpatients and discharge medication.
Responsible for supporting the day to day organisation of the dispensary and supervision of staff.
Responsible for assisting with the planning, delivery and record keeping of dispensary training to all staff within the dispensary.
Main duties of the job
- To support the management, development and delivery of the dispensary service, including the day to day running of the service and workflow, accurate management of stock and dispensary related training of pharmacy technicians and support staff ensuring standardisation of practice and learning.
- To support the Chief Technician and Senior Technicians with service development, including the implementation of change and the development of dispensary related pharmacy technician and support staff training for new and existing roles.
- Create a culture in which learning and personal development is valued and have the ability to identify development needs in others and support and coach pre-registration technicians, new staff and staff undertaking training to meet their training needs.
Closing date of applications: 20th October 2023Date of interview: 1st November 2023
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Details
Date posted
16 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-CDCS-BUR-2694
Job locations
Queen's Hospital Burton on Trent
Belvedere Road
Burton On Trent
DE13 0RB
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen's Hospital Burton on Trent
Belvedere Road
Burton On Trent
DE13 0RB
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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