Pharmacy Technician - Aseptic Services and Cancer
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Pharmacy Technician who is interested in working within Aseptic Services but would still like to maintain their clinical skills.
You will work as part of a team and rotate supporting all areas under the remit of Aseptic and Cancer services; this includes Aseptic Services, Radiopharmacy, Pharmacy Outsourced Service and the Clinical Ward Service.
The successful applicant will have post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician along with excellent organisational skills.
We are a very friendly team and have great working relationships with the clinicians and nursing staff within cancer services.
This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions or as a progressional post, subject to experience, competency and suitability.
Main duties of the job
The main duties include:
- Supports the duties of the Senior Pharmacy Technicians and the Quality Systems Specialist who lead on the following services: Aseptic Services, Radiopharmacy, Clinical Services, Quality Assurance and Pharmacy Outsourced Service, in liaison with the Pharmacy Team Leader
- Cancer Services and Pharmacy Team Lead
- Aseptic Services and Clinical Nutrition.
- Participates in the preparation activities of a wide range of aseptic products including cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal agents, TPN and radiopharmaceuticals.
- Collaborates with Quality Assurance staff to ensure compliance with good manufacturing practise (GMP)
- Supports and supervises appropriate trainees, including Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs), Pharmacy Technicians, Foundation Year trainee Pharmacists and Pharmacists, as required.
Working for our organisation
Our Pharmacy vision is :
To provide a responsive and integrated Pharmacy service that gives outstanding patient centred care and is underpinned by a culture of innovation, safety and compassion
We're looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.
What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?- Patient focused service
- Supportive and friendly team
- Opportunities for personal development
- A department open to new ways of working
- To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
- A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
- A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
- Access to our Leadership Academy
We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care.
Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients.
The Clinical Ward service provides an expert support service to the clinical teams, working on the wards and supporting inpatients who have been admitted with Cancer. You will work closely with the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy team providing a medicines management service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Recent qualification experience in hospital pharmacy, evidenced by a competency-based assessment
- Recent operational experience working within a conventional Aseptic Unit
- Outpatient counselling
- Clinical ward-based pharmacy and medicines management experience
Attainment
Essential criteria- NVQ Level 3/ BTEC in pharmacy Services or equivalent nationally recognised qualification
- Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Medicines management qualification
- Validated operator in Aseptic Services
- Pre and In-Process Checking (PIP-C) qualification
By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.
If successful, by completing your application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.
If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider.Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.
If you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402.
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.