Job summary
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join the Mersey Care Medicines Management Team. The Executive team at Merseycare recognise the value of pharmacy services and have recently invested a significant amount of additional funding to enable the transformation and expansion of clinical inpatient and dispensary services. The Higher level pharmacy technician (dispensary) role is predominantly dispensary based, but allows for 1 day per week to be spent at ward level to support with clinical development.There is a recruitment premium attached to this post. Successful candidates will receive a £2,000 payment on joining the Trust and an additional £2,000 on completion of the first year of employment. This recruitment payment must be paid back in full if the employee leaves the Trust within two years of starting. This is solely for new employees to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This role provides an opportunity for technicians who would prefer to be dispensary based in our new modern and purpose-built pharmacy located in Maghull Health Park. As a department we are embracing the Trusts ambition to digitally transform our services and have introduced new initiatives which include Ward based automation, EPMA and within our new department three automated dispensing systems including a Blister pack robot.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North-West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The Higher level pharmacy technician (dispensary) role is predominantly dispensary based, but allows for 1 day per week to be spent at ward level to support with clinical development.
Staff will support medicines reconciliation, providing a timely discharge service, working alongside the ward and pharmacy team to provide an efficient and accurate clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service to patients.
- Assessing Patients own drugs PODS
- Developing and co-ordinating medication supplies to meet the needs of patients
- Participating in the safe systems for the supply of medication to wards and community-based teams
- Performing final accuracy checking of dispensed prescriptions
- Supporting the supply of discharge and short-term leave medication at dispensary and ward level
- Providing information to service users and their carers (where appropriate) about their medications in conjunction with the pharmacists
- Delivering training to a variety of Health Care professionals
- Completing audits and reports for example Controlled drug audits, safe and secure storage of medication audits etc.
- Validation and accuracy checking using new automation e.g., Vandenbrink Blister Machine?
- Performing medicines reconciliation
A current and valid BTEC accuracy checking qualification or other equivalent Accredited Pharmacy Checking (ACPT) certificate is required (consideration will be given to those candidates who are already in the process of gaining this qualification).
For full information regarding required qualifications and experience please refer to the job description and person specification.
The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our weekend and bank holiday rotas. Weekend/Bank Holiday opening hours are 10am-2pm and the rota is a 1 in 8-12 week rota depending on staffing numbers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Higher level pharmacy technician (dispensary) role is predominantly dispensary based, but allows for 1 day per week to be spent at ward level to support with clinical development.
Staff will support medicines reconciliation, providing a timely discharge service, working alongside the ward and pharmacy team to provide an efficient and accurate clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service to patients.
- Assessing Patients own drugs PODS
- Developing and co-ordinating medication supplies to meet the needs of patients
- Participating in the safe systems for the supply of medication to wards and community-based teams
- Performing final accuracy checking of dispensed prescriptions
- Supporting the supply of discharge and short-term leave medication at dispensary and ward level
- Providing information to service users and their carers (where appropriate) about their medications in conjunction with the pharmacists
- Delivering training to a variety of Health Care professionals
- Completing audits and reports for example Controlled drug audits, safe and secure storage of medication audits etc.
- Validation and accuracy checking using new automation e.g., Vandenbrink Blister Machine?
- Performing medicines reconciliation
A current and valid BTEC accuracy checking qualification or other equivalent Accredited Pharmacy Checking (ACPT) certificate is required (consideration will be given to those candidates who are already in the process of gaining this qualification).
For full information regarding required qualifications and experience please refer to the job description and person specification.
The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our weekend and bank holiday rotas. Weekend/Bank Holiday opening hours are 10am-2pm and the rota is a 1 in 8-12 week rota depending on staffing numbers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC level 3 in pharmaceutical science, or equivalent qualification
- Level 3 NVQ in pharmacy service skills, or equivalent qualification
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- BTEC level 4 in dispensing accuracy checking or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ A1 workplace assessor (or willingness to work towards)
- Relevant medicines management qualification or accreditation, or willingness to work towards; or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of dispensing & accuracy checking medication
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self- development and CPD
Desirable
- Experience of working within an NHS organisation
- Experience of supervising technical pharmacy staff
- Staff management and HR experience
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to multitask and change from one job to another frequently, working both independently and as part of a team Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Excellent communication skills: - written - verbal - listening
- Good IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
- Customer care skills
- To receive & manage telephone calls
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC level 3 in pharmaceutical science, or equivalent qualification
- Level 3 NVQ in pharmacy service skills, or equivalent qualification
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- BTEC level 4 in dispensing accuracy checking or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ A1 workplace assessor (or willingness to work towards)
- Relevant medicines management qualification or accreditation, or willingness to work towards; or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of dispensing & accuracy checking medication
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self- development and CPD
Desirable
- Experience of working within an NHS organisation
- Experience of supervising technical pharmacy staff
- Staff management and HR experience
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to multitask and change from one job to another frequently, working both independently and as part of a team Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Excellent communication skills: - written - verbal - listening
- Good IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
- Customer care skills
- To receive & manage telephone calls
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).
