Job summary
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive,
dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled
personnel.
Are you a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician Higher Level 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 the Cambrai Lines, Munster Barracks, Catterick Garrison.
The vacant post is full time working 37.5 hours per week. Requests
to work flexibly and/or part time 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
- Use of gym
Main duties of the job
Pharmaceutical services contribute to the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) mission by the provision of a clinical and professional service at
Medical Centre (MC) level. The post holder
will be required to work across two Dispensaries in the Catterick Medical
Centre (CMC) and the Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick as part of a team
of Pharmacy Technicians. The main location will be the CMC Catterick as part of
a 34-person team rotating through the ITC Catterick as necessary. The post is unsupervised
and requires the post holder to jointly manage the day to day running of the
dispensary at CMC Catterick or ITC Catterick.
The post holder
is responsible for delivering a consistently high-quality dispensary service
and assists in the delivery of an effective medicines management service to
entitled personnel within the multi-disciplinary medical centre and on behalf
of the Senior Medical Officers.
The post holder will have knowledge of pharmaceutical
technical procedures acquired through training at National
Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 3 level, supervising a
technical area within the dispensary and knowledge of medicines management,
including relevant legislation and policies acquired through National
Vocational Qualification (NVQ 3) training.
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.
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 Defence
Primary Healthcare.
- Communicate professionally with medical and
non-medical prescribers regarding any prescription anomalies, ambiguities or
supply issues.
- Housekeeping of the dispensary including stock
checks, stock rotation and monitoring of time expiry drugs to minimise wastage
as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Joint lead for temperature controlled cold chain
and ambient items within the Medical Centre.
- Joint lead for the ordering and stock management of
pharmaceuticals and sundries within the medical centre.
Please refer to the
attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
The sift will be completed within
5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date
to be confirmed.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the
required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
The selection at sift stage will
be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following 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 NHSC6 Equality and
Diversity
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
There will be no reimbursement
for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or
part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Please note the salary will be
pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
All 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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is
available to the successful candidate.
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
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.
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.
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 post does NOT offer relocation
expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package,
subject to eligibility.
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.
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.
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 Defence
Primary Healthcare.
- Communicate professionally with medical and
non-medical prescribers regarding any prescription anomalies, ambiguities or
supply issues.
- Housekeeping of the dispensary including stock
checks, stock rotation and monitoring of time expiry drugs to minimise wastage
as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Joint lead for temperature controlled cold chain
and ambient items within the Medical Centre.
- Joint lead for the ordering and stock management of
pharmaceuticals and sundries within the medical centre.
Please refer to the
attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
The sift will be completed within
5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date
to be confirmed.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the
required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
The selection at sift stage will
be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following 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 NHSC6 Equality and
Diversity
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
There will be no reimbursement
for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or
part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Please note the salary will be
pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
All 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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is
available to the successful candidate.
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
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.
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.
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 post does NOT offer relocation
expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package,
subject to eligibility.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Vocational Qualification Level 3 Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent.
- Degree, diploma or appropriate training as recognised by professional body (NMC/HCPC etc) in a relevant area.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Registered or able to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Please provide your membership registration number.
- You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
- Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience to be able to operate in a singleton post. Plus other additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions without further reference.
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Vocational Qualification Level 3 Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent.
- Degree, diploma or appropriate training as recognised by professional body (NMC/HCPC etc) in a relevant area.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Registered or able to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Please provide your membership registration number.
- You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
- Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience to be able to operate in a singleton post. Plus other additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions without further reference.
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
