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Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take the next step in your career in an acute hospital pharmacy department?
We are looking for a qualified, registered pharmacy technician or someone due to qualify this year, who wishes to develop clinically in a patient-focused role with opportunities to work within dispensaries (oncology, outpatients, and in-patients) and at ward level at Colchester Hospital. This post covers maternity leave until 18/05/2025. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered a secondment basis only.
For Band 5, you will have an Accredited Checking Technician qualification, Medicines Reconciliation (or started), and relevant experience. If these are not held, you will start in a Band 4 developmental role while supported in completing the required skills and competencies. Previous experience, qualification, and accreditations will be considered.
You will be supported in relevant pharmacy courses including Medicines Management, leadership, and other professional personal development training.
To provide a high-quality service to our patients, you will be a team player with the ability to work flexibly, react positively to change, and understand the limitations of the role. Effective communication with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team is essential. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision, and complete tasks accurately within set deadlines.
As Part Of Your Role You Will
1. Participate in providing supervision and training to other pharmacy department colleagues.
2. Provide dispensing, counselling, and near-patient services in various dispensaries, including inpatient, oncology, and outpatient dispensaries.
3. Be an Accredited Checking Technician undertaking checking duties within the dispensary and recording dispensing errors using the right first-time error reporting system.
4. Work clinically on a rotational basis at ward level, providing a patient-centred approach to medicines management and taking responsibility for the pharmaceutical care of patients.
5. Minimise medicines-associated risk and ensure medication safety in accordance with local and national guidance.
6. Proactively support senior pharmacy colleagues to ensure that all relevant dispensary or ward issues are highlighted to appropriate departmental staff.
7. Develop leadership skills by undertaking a team leader role when opportunities arise.
For more information about our pharmacy service, visit: https://esneft.pagetiger.com/buqzfou/1
We are ESNEFT, providing hospital and community health services to nearly one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, clinics, and in patients’ homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organizations in England with over 12,000 staff. We support our staff with training, development, flexible working, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave (pro-rata), and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing program offers various services.
Our philosophy, "Time Matters to everyone," guides us to improve and streamline our services. We are investing in digital transformation with a partnership with Epic, bringing a world-class electronic patient record system to ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Claire Sharp
Job title: Chief Technician
Email: claire.sharp@esneft.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01206 745985
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