Pharmacy Technician
Job overview
Pharmacy Technician (Rotational) -Pharmacy Technician Band 4 or 5 dependent on experience - 37.5 hours - Permanent
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post qualification experience, who wants to make a real difference to patient care, to join our successful team and contribute towards developing our services and continuing to extend the technician role
Applicants should hold a Level 3 BTEC / NVQ Pharmacy Services certificate or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician or equivalent.
Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department as a qualified technician is desirable but not essential .
The initial banding of the postholder will depend on past experience and/or completion of a conversion competency document.
Duties will include:
Specialism within Procurement /Stock Control and Wholesaler Distribution- Dispensing and Accuracy Checking for In-patients, Outpatients and Discharge.
- Patient counselling
The post will require participation in rotas that extend into early evenings, weekends and bank holidays and those seeking part-time employment during the daytime, evening and / or weekend will be considered.
Soon to register Technicians can apply
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities:
- To co-operate with all pharmaceutical staff in providing and developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service including a comprehensive dispensing and medicines distribution service to out-patients and in-patients on all wards and departments throughout the Trust.
- To train and mentor new and existing staff undertaking in-house or external training/qualifications
- To supervise pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants on a day to day basis
- Duties are carried out under the control or direct supervision of a pharmacist or where appropriate Principal or Chief Technician.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable Criteria
Essential criteria- BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or the recognised equivalent Certificated Pharmacy Technician qualification
- Good general education , preferably Mathematics , English and 2 other subjects at GCSE level grade C or above
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Good working knowledge of pharmaceutical practice
- Good therapeutics knowledge of frequently used medicines
- Can communicate effectively verbally and in writing with patients and service users , particularly by telephone
- Able to prioritise own workload within the scope of organised rotas and use initiative
- Able to work unsupervised
- Able to work as part of a large team
- BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Technician Dispensing Accuracy Checking
- A minimum 12 month post registration Hospital experience (for Band 5 role)
- Recent experience of working in a busy Hospital Pharmacy
- Experience of ward based medicines management processes, including assessment of patients own medicines
- Experience of undertaking procurement and Distribution activities
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute.These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.
At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.
To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.
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Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below.
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