Job summary
Do you want to take the next step in your career as part of a thriving acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe, personal and effective care? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician with experience in secondary care to work within our team, predominantly at the Burnley site.
You will be trained in core areas of pharmacy, enabling you to work as a team leader, overseeing workload and resource. We are looking for pharmacy technicians who have an accredited accuracy checking qualification, and who have strong communication and leadership skills. Candidates will be highly motivated, passionate about patient care, a team player and someone that can respond to the pace of a busy acute Trust.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be able to carry out a range of supply and dispensing duties, including team lead duties once trained. We are looking for someone who will be able to oversee technical elements of our medicines management agenda, including timely supply of medicines, audit, workload management, medicines optimisation, controlled drug supply, and medicines reconciliation. The right candidate must have excellent organisational skills and be a strong communicator.
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and oversight of our dispensary at BGTH and deliver ward based services. To provide support to the BGTH the hours requirements of this role are:
09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday.
Weekends and Bank Holidays must be worked at Blackburn site on a rota, and provide a good opportunity for over time pay/or lieu time.
About us
Our dispensaries are the hubs of the department, offering a friendly and vibrant area to work and develop yourself and those around you. Our pharmacy team is big enough to meet the demands of a busy acute hospital, but small enough to be able to provide individual support and training to team members. We offer a full 4 week induction period, and tailored training plans. With the recent introduction of a full electronic patient records, our service is evolving - there has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached full job description for all duties.
The post holder will : Deputise for the Senior Pharmacy Technician as delegated and as designated in their absence Support the Assistant Directors of Pharmacy in providing a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient centred pharmacy service to the Trust
Work in partnership with the Lead Pharmacy Technician and SeniorTechnicians in the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficientpatient centred pharmacy service to the Trust Supervise the team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers (ATO) involved in the delivery of the service and medicines risk management Supervise and co-ordinate the day to day technical operation of thesection/department, ensuring that the service is provided in accordance with relevant professional, ethical, legal and locally agreed policies, procedures, guidelines and standards Ensure staffing resource is adequate for the requirement of the service on a day-to-day basis Maintain and develop the highest standards of patient-focused care in theprovision of technical services Support the governance and medicines risk management agenda locally Support the development of the technician and assistant teams to complement and facilitate multidisciplinary working Act as a role model in the field of clinical technician pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high level of pharmaceutical service in line withcorporate objectives and government initiatives Support the agreed policies and procedures for safe medicines use andsupport mechanisms to promote high quality medicine use, effective riskmanagement, clinical governance and adherence to Trust policies andguidelines concerning medicines use Contribute to the development of the service Support the professional development of pharmacy technicians and ATOs Be responsible for a key area of the pharmacy service provision
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached full job description for all duties.
The post holder will : Deputise for the Senior Pharmacy Technician as delegated and as designated in their absence Support the Assistant Directors of Pharmacy in providing a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient centred pharmacy service to the Trust
Work in partnership with the Lead Pharmacy Technician and SeniorTechnicians in the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficientpatient centred pharmacy service to the Trust Supervise the team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers (ATO) involved in the delivery of the service and medicines risk management Supervise and co-ordinate the day to day technical operation of thesection/department, ensuring that the service is provided in accordance with relevant professional, ethical, legal and locally agreed policies, procedures, guidelines and standards Ensure staffing resource is adequate for the requirement of the service on a day-to-day basis Maintain and develop the highest standards of patient-focused care in theprovision of technical services Support the governance and medicines risk management agenda locally Support the development of the technician and assistant teams to complement and facilitate multidisciplinary working Act as a role model in the field of clinical technician pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high level of pharmaceutical service in line withcorporate objectives and government initiatives Support the agreed policies and procedures for safe medicines use andsupport mechanisms to promote high quality medicine use, effective riskmanagement, clinical governance and adherence to Trust policies andguidelines concerning medicines use Contribute to the development of the service Support the professional development of pharmacy technicians and ATOs Be responsible for a key area of the pharmacy service provision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification - approved for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member GPhC
- BTec Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
Desirable
- A1 NVQ Assessor Qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification - approved for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member GPhC
- BTec Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
Desirable
- A1 NVQ Assessor Qualification
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).
