Medicines Management Pharmacy Tech - Acute Medicine & Emergency Care - ref. c52134603
Job overview
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you passionate about delivering outstanding pharmacy services in a fast paced hospital environment? If so then we want to hear from you!
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual that will help shape this service. As an innovative Pharmacy Department continually expanding our services we are looking to expand our qualified pharmacy technician workforce.
You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional staff, working predominantly in our ED, Acute Medical Unit, our first of its kind SDEC.
We are looking for medicines Management Pharmacy Technician with strong interpersonal skills, ideally with an ACPT qualification or be willing to work towards. We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communications skills, a patient-centre attitude, the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, and have the motivation to strive for continued improvement
Applicants should possess NVQ level 3 or equivalent, a BTEC national certificate, be registered with the GPhC and have current hospital experience. This is post offers a structured training programme.
Hours of work will be 7.5hrs on a Monday to Friday 8:50 - 5.20pm and late nights on a rota basis, late night hours will be 11:00 – 7:30pm. The post holder will be required to participate on weekends/bank holiday working on a rota basis to support a seven-day service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include:
- Assessment of Patient's Own Drugs (PODs)
- Medicines Reconciliation
- Supply
- Discharge
- Counselling
Training, supervising and coordinating the work of band 4 rotational pharmacy technicians, ATOs, students and support staff at ward level
A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.
There will also be a commitment to the dispensary to carry out the final accuracy checking of medication for a minimum of 2 hours per week, therefore a current and valid Accredited Pharmacy Checking (ACPT) certificate is required (consideration will be given to those candidates who are already in the process of gaining this qualification).
The post-holder will participate in our late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Technicians may be asked to provide support on any of the Trust sites.
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible.We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria- Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths and English
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent AND BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services
Knowledge and Training
Essential criteria- Experience of the use of PMR (Patient Medical Records) or other electronic computer systems such as JAC, Proscript, Compass or alike.
- Recent experience in either a community or Hospital pharmacy evidenced by competency-based assessment.
Experience
Desirable criteria- Recent relevant experience in a hospital pharmacy evidenced by competency-based assessment.
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential criteria- Able to work during the normal working week, extended hours, weekends and bank holidays.
- Able to manage own time well
- Able to communicate and organize own work.
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RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT
We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes .
On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.
The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust’s policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum ‘essential’ criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form.We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.
We are governed by the public sector equality duties and by our values of Care, Respect and Responsibility to ensure we eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other behaviour that is unlawful, undermines our core values and/or falls short of our Behaviour Framework.We want all of our staff to ‘call out’ any behaviour from colleagues, patients or visitors that constitutes the above and appropriate action be taken.
We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic.We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.
We have staff Networks in place to help support staff experience of diverse staff groups and inform us on the actions, interventions and support what we need to put in place to improve the working lives and daily experiences of all colleagues and all teams.Anyone can join the networks and we take pride in having Allies as part of every network within the organisation.
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