We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to join our friendly team of Clinical Pharmacy Technicians at Solihull Hospital.
Overview
In this role, you will play a crucial part in delivering a high‑quality medicines optimisation service, ensuring the safe and effective use of medication for patients. You will work closely with pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to support patient care, enhance medication safety, and improve service efficiency.
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to assessing and managing medication supplies, providing guidance to patients on their prescriptions, supporting clinical teams, and contributing to medicines management within intermediate care units. You will also have opportunities to engage in training, mentoring, and service development projects. In addition, you will also work within our chemotherapy satellite and Community Services team on a rotational basis. With a patient‑focused approach, you will:
* Support the pharmacy department in the provision of complete pharmaceutical care to patients.
* Deliver a high‑quality ward‑based medicines optimisation service to a multitude of areas throughout the Trust.
* Act as a role model and provide training and mentoring to junior staff members.
* Support the main pharmacy dispensary where required.
* Carry out accuracy checking commitments.
* Carry out duties within the chemotherapy satellite and Community Services team on a rotational basis.
Qualifications
* Registered pharmacy technician (GPhC) with relevant experience in a hospital or clinical setting.
* Strong organisational skills, and a passion for patient‑centred care.
* Currently practising as a registered pharmacy technician with at least one year's post‑qualification experience.
* A nationally recognised accredited accuracy checking qualification.
* A professional attitude with the ability to motivate self and others.
* The ability to remain calm under pressure.
* A flexible approach and commitment to accommodate the needs of the service.
* A strong attention to detail.
* Experience working as a clinical pharmacy technician or similar capacity.
This post offers in‑service development training and the opportunity to gain valuable skills in a clinical role. A requirement to participate in evenings, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be necessary.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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