CBC Health Federation Ltd isdedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services to our community. We areseeking a highly motivated Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our team on a 12- month fixed term contract. The post holder will deliver a high quality clinicalservice to a wide range of stakeholders, working as part of amultidisciplinary, patient facing team. The postholder will be flexible toservice changes, lead by example and work both autonomously andcollaboratively. They will act as an advocate for the service, identifyingopportunities for growth and development and working closely with theOperational Lead team to support and drive service improvement.
This is a hybrid role, offeringflexibility in how and where work is delivered, with a balanced combination ofoffice based, practice based, and remote working in line with service needs.
Salary for this role: £32,073.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached Job Descriptionfor more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required forthis role, within CBC Health Federation.
About us
Community Based Care Health Federation Ltd is a Gatesheadbased, not-for-profit organisation serving Primary Care across Gateshead andthe wider Northeast. Any surplus generated is reinvested to improve servicesfor our patients and to support GP practices and Primary Care Networks.
As a provider of high quality clinical and non-clinicalservices we are a respected and proud company that puts patients at the heartof what we do, whilst valuing and supporting our staff to grow and develop. Wehave company values developed by our staff that underpin our work and the waywe work together, and we have a staff culture club to ensure the voice of ourstaff is heard at Board level and throughout the senior management team.
Whilst we are not an NHS organisation, we are able to offeraccess to the NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance, enhancedmaternity pay and have a range of family friendly policies to support ourworkforce and flexible working.
We have been awarded Gold "People Promise" wherewe have demonstrated our commitment to supporting our workforce to keep well atwork and we are now working to maintain this.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Descriptionfor more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required forthis role, within CBC Health Federation.
Please note: CBC Health Federation donot support the use of AI in the completion of applications. All answers usedmust be supported with real examples.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services and appropriate underpinning knowledge (e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent)
* Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
* Minimum of two years post qualification experience
* Good pharmaceutical knowledge of commonly used medicines, side effects, and appropriate information sources
* Experience in supporting the implementation of prescribing changes
* Knowledge and experience of repeat prescribing processes
* IT literate, with competence in Microsoft Office applications and email
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Sound problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions
* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of healthcare professionals
* Ability to collate and analyse prescribing data
* Ability to support pharmacists in producing summary reports relating to progress against action plans and/or audit
* Self motivated and well organised
* Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and manage competing demands
* Ability to work effectively and efficiently across a range of settings
* High degree of concentration, with the ability to manage frequent interruptions
* High degree of concentration, with the ability to manage frequent interruptions
* Professional, discreet, and able to maintain confidentiality
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
* Knowledge and experience of working in primary care / general practice, including the use of GP clinical systems
* Understanding of primary care working and NHS organisational structures
* Experience of supporting and contributing to clinical audit activity
* Experience of training and/or teaching healthcare staff
* Knowledge of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection process in relation to general practice, medicines, and care homes
* Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent post graduate learning and development
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.
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