Pharmacy Technician Higher Level

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician Higher Level Medicine Optimistation

Grade: Band 5

Trust: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Dewsbury, Pinderfields, Pontefract Hospitals

Hours: 15-21 Hours Per Week (TBC)

TRUST VALUES

To provide high quality healthcare services at home, in the community and in the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals, to improve the quality of peoples lives, and to achieve excellent patient experience each and every time.

CORE VALUES

Caring: Ensuring quality of care is at the heart of everything done.

High Standards: Taking responsibility for providing the best services and patient experience.

Improving: Always looking for ways to improve what they do. Mid Yorks encourage involvement, value contributions and listen to, and positively act on, feedback.

Respect: Showing value and respect for everyone and treating others as you would wish to be treated.

JOB PURPOSE

• Undertake a wide range of duties at both dispensary and ward level, including contributing to medicines optimisation.

• Check dispensed items for accuracy as an accredited checker.

• Contribute to the efficient delivery of the Pharmaceutical Service to Patients, Wards and Departments both within the Trust and to other healthcare organisations.

• Supervise the work of other staff in Dispensary Services section

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services, BTEC in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent qualification approved by GPhC.

• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.

• Certificate of Accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Technician.

• Significant post-qualification experience.

• Dispensing of medicines.

• Physically able to perform the duties of the post e.g. visit wards across all hospital sites.

• Must be able to work methodically and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail.

• Able to communicate well verbally with other healthcare professionals and patients some of whom may have barriers to understanding.

Why NHS Professionals?

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

• Dedicated consultants

• Flexible working options

• Free DBS and free training

• Build holiday allowance

• Support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03330 407552

• Stakeholder pension scheme

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services, BTEC in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent qualification approved by GPhC.
• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Certificate of Accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Technician.
• Significant post-qualification experience.
• Dispensing of medicines.
• Physically able to perform the duties of the post e.g. visit wards across all hospital sites.
• Must be able to work methodically and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail.
• Able to communicate well verbally with other healthcare professionals and patients some of whom may have barriers to understanding.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Aberford Road

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)