Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 5 Pharmacy Technician

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Job summary

At Defence Primary Healthcare we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel. Are you a Band 5 Civilian Pharmacy Technician looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities. If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high-quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at Whittingham Barracks, Lichfield, Staffs.

The vacant post is part time working 18.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Could this be the role for you. If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

Access to learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
NHS Pension
Free Parking
Cafe and Restaurant
Access to gym
Convenience store

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Technician is to provide a safe and efficient dispensary service as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team within the Medical Facility (MF), as well as dispensing or providing pharmacy support in other Wales & West (WW) Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF). To ensure the service is compliant with Joint Service Publications (JSP), DPHC policy, local policy, standards, and legislation. To provide advice to medical centre staff on pharmacy, prescribing and medicines management issues within scope of own competence. To ensure compliance with policies regarding security, safety, and patient confidentiality.

About us

Our success depends on our people our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Date posted

22 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per Annum. Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

K0003-25-0001

Job locations

Defence Medical Services Whittington

Lichfield

Staffordshire

WS14 9PY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

Provision of a safe and accurate dispensing service to patients under the care of the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) and DPHC.
Assist in the delivery of an effective medicines management service under the care of the Senior Medical Officer and DPHC.
Communicate professionally with medical and non-medical prescribers regarding any prescription anomalies, ambiguities, or supply issues.
Communicate information as needed to patients, parents and carers regarding prescribed medicines, further supplies, and prescription payments.
Management of those medicinal products supplied by nurses under Patient Group Directions(PGD) and combat medical technicians under Medicines Issuing Protocols(MIPs) as authorised by the SMO.
Procurement, receipt, safe custody, and appropriate storage of all medicinal products including Controlled Drugs following current legislation and DPHC Policy.
Housekeeping of the dispensary including stock checks, stock rotation and monitoring of time.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

Selection Process

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use ofall tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

ll employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it.

Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework

NHS Core NHSC1 Communication

NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development

NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security

NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement

NHS Core NHSC5 Quality

NHS Core NHS6 Equality and Diversity

We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

Provision of a safe and accurate dispensing service to patients under the care of the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) and DPHC.
Assist in the delivery of an effective medicines management service under the care of the Senior Medical Officer and DPHC.
Communicate professionally with medical and non-medical prescribers regarding any prescription anomalies, ambiguities, or supply issues.
Communicate information as needed to patients, parents and carers regarding prescribed medicines, further supplies, and prescription payments.
Management of those medicinal products supplied by nurses under Patient Group Directions(PGD) and combat medical technicians under Medicines Issuing Protocols(MIPs) as authorised by the SMO.
Procurement, receipt, safe custody, and appropriate storage of all medicinal products including Controlled Drugs following current legislation and DPHC Policy.
Housekeeping of the dispensary including stock checks, stock rotation and monitoring of time.