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 qualified, registered pharmacy technicians or those due to qualify this year, who wish 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.
For Band 5, you will have an Accredited Checking Technician qualification and Medicines Reconciliation (or have 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. The length of development will be determined by your previous experience and the completion of appropriate 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.
We welcome calls to find out more information. Tours of the department are available upon request.
As part of your role, you will:
* Participate in providing supervision and training to other pharmacy department colleagues.
* Provide dispensing, counselling, and near-patient services in various dispensaries including inpatient, oncology, and outpatient dispensaries.
* Be an Accredited Checking Technician undertaking checking duties within the dispensary and recording dispensing errors using the right first time error reporting system.
* Work clinically on a rotational basis at ward level, providing a patient-centered approach to medicines management and taking responsibility for the pharmaceutical care of patients.
* Minimize medicines-associated risk and ensure medication safety in accordance with local and national guidance.
* Proactively support senior pharmacy colleagues to ensure that all relevant dispensary or ward issues are highlighted to appropriate departmental staff.
* Develop leadership skills by undertaking a team leader role when appropriate.
Details about our pharmacy service can be found here.
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 acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, clinics, and in patients’ homes.
As one of the largest NHS organizations in England, employing over 12,000 staff, we support our staff with extensive training, development opportunities, and flexible working options.
We offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days of annual leave (pro-rata), and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme provides various services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. We focus on improving our processes and removing delays for staff and patients.
We are investing in digital transformation with a partnership with Epic, a leading electronic patient record (EPR) system, to enhance hospital life for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you.
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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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