Job summary
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician - Ward Based Technical Services
Hours per week: hours (rotational late night, weekend and bank holiday working)
Salary :£28,407 to £34,581 per annum
Closing date: 9th May 2024
Interview date: May/June 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
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Main duties of the job
This post will involve working on the wards taking drug histories, assessment of Patient Own Drugs (PODs), One Stop Dispensing (OSD), patient counselling and helping expedite discharge.
Other duties may include ward temperature monitoring, medicine management audits, reviewing the usage of controlled drugs, dispensing and assessing drugs for return and working in the dispensary. You will also be required to provide rotational support to our outsourced outpatient pharmacy when required.
The successful candidate will need to have at least 2 years hospital experience as a qualified pharmacy technician and have experience working in medicines management.
An 'Accredited Checker Technician' qualification or working towards is required.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication
e x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits
Our benefits include but are not limited to: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the overall direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technician and the Chief Pharmacist.
To provide a safe, efficient and comprehensive high quality pharmaceutical service, under the direction of Lead Pharmacy Technician, to patients and staff of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
To undertake training and accreditation in technical skills and knowledge as identified and agreed with Lead Pharmacy Technician and the Chief Pharmacist.
To manage work of junior Technicians and others, when deputing for Lead Pharmacy Technicians.
Please read Job description & Person specification
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
1. Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients)
Desirable
2. Prior accredited learning and/or recent experience in NHS hospital pharmacy ( NVQ2, Aseptic work)
3. Community pharmacy experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
4. NVQ 3 or equivalent registered Pharmacy Technician or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience
5. Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
6. Good communication skills, both verbal and written
7. Computer skills
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
8. PODs/OSD experience
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
9. CPD
Desirable
10. Specialist skills & training in the section/activity Quality Control, Aseptic Unit, Medicines Information, Medicines Management etc or in the process of acquiring such.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
11. Good command of the English language
12. Ability to prioritise work
13. Ability to problem solve
14. Able to work as a member of a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
15. Mature and professional approach
16. Well-mannered and friendly
Desirable
17. Flexibility
Other
Essential
18. Ability to attend regularly
19. Able to undertake weekend and Bank holiday working on a rota basis.
20. Tidy and clean appearance