Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our innovative Community Services team based at Solihull Hospital. This role involves working across intermediate care units within the Solihull area, where you will play a vital role in delivering patient-centred and high-quality pharmacy services.
As a forward-thinking trust, we are deeply committed to supporting your professional growth through tailored in-service training and leadership development opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive, resilient, and skilled individual to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and supportive team.
Bringing excellent organisational and communication skills, you will thrive in both independent and collaborative settings. We encourage shortlisted candidates to arrange an informal visit to meet our team and discover how this exciting role can align with your career aspirations.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Samantha Murray, Pharmacy Operations and Performance Manager on 07721 726 846.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Community Services team, you will:
*Conduct medicines optimisation monitoring visits to intermediate care units across Solihull.
*Oversee systems related to the ordering, storage, handling, administration, and disposal of medicines, ensuring adherence to the highest standards.
*Produce detailed reports after each visit, highlighting findings, recommendations, and follow-up actions for care unit managers and the Community Services Pharmacist.
*Collaborate with key stakeholders, including the prescribing support team, BSOL CCG, and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), to address and resolve any issues identified.
To excel in this role, you will have:
*A nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification and active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
*An accredited accuracy checking qualification.
*Significant experience within a Pharmacy setting.
*A flexible approach to accommodate service needs, including participation in evening, weekend, and bank holiday rotations.
This post offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your leadership and management skills while contributing to a vital service.
For further details, please see the full job description.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have the following:
- *Professional Registration with the GPhC.
- *Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland's scheme or equivalent.
- *Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.
- Plus one of the following:
- *Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
- OR
- *BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
- OR
- *equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework)
Experience
Essential
- *Two years' work experience in Pharmacy pre-qualification
- *Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post-qualification experience within an acute setting
- *The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post
- *Significant experience within a pharmacy setting
- *Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility
- *Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload
- *Experienced in working to policies and procedures
- *Significant experience within a hospital pharmacy setting
- *Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
- *Health and Safety at Work and COSHH
- *Understanding of dispensing, stock control, supply and I.T systems and processes
- *Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care
- *Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information
- *Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job
- *Understands the need for delivering a cost effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste
Desirable
- *Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacy Technician or similar capacity
- *Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating daily work flow including situational staff management
- *Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures
- *Participation in the training and mentoring of staff
- *Understanding of ward environment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Able to demonstrate clear thinking, assess and solve simple problems
- *Takes responsibility for own work/actions and contribution to the team success
- *Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written or electronically as required
- *Able to manage own time and tasks effectively to achieve objective
- *Able to identify customer needs and deliver service to required level
- *Demonstrates IT and keyboard skills including e-mail, word-processing
- *Able to set work objectives for others supporting with training and mentoring. Managing deviation from objectives and timescales
- *Demonstrates suitable interpersonal skills to work with other healthcare professionals and meet patient needs
- *Motivates self and others
- *Has knowledge and skills to advise patients on use of medicines at an appropriate level to support their treatment/care
- *Recognises when issues/activities fall out of their scope and/or ability refers appropriately
- *Demonstrates initiative
- *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback
- *Understands need for and is able to work to defined procedures
- *Demonstrates ability to guide, support and train other members of staff
- *Adaptable to change
- *Ability to work in a team
- *Enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude
- *Good time management
- *Careful and accurate in work
- *Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy
- *Fair and objective
- *Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff
- *Good team player and able to motive others
- *Self-motivated and sound use of own initiative
- *Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician-led services
- *Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others
- *Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately
- *Ability to travel to other Trust sites
- *Flexible to work in accordance with service needs
- *Committed to abide by the Trust Vision and Values
Desirable
- *Capable of developing and implementing SOPs in conjunction with the line manager
- *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback
- *Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks
- *Demonstrates ability to instruct junior staff on dispensing of complicated drug regimens / clinical trials dispensing and unlicensed products
- *Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have the following:
- *Professional Registration with the GPhC.
- *Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland's scheme or equivalent.
- *Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.
- Plus one of the following:
- *Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
- OR
- *BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
- OR
- *equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- *Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework)
Experience
Essential
- *Two years' work experience in Pharmacy pre-qualification
- *Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post-qualification experience within an acute setting
- *The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post
- *Significant experience within a pharmacy setting
- *Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility
- *Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload
- *Experienced in working to policies and procedures
- *Significant experience within a hospital pharmacy setting
- *Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
- *Health and Safety at Work and COSHH
- *Understanding of dispensing, stock control, supply and I.T systems and processes
- *Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care
- *Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information
- *Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job
- *Understands the need for delivering a cost effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste
Desirable
- *Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacy Technician or similar capacity
- *Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating daily work flow including situational staff management
- *Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures
- *Participation in the training and mentoring of staff
- *Understanding of ward environment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Able to demonstrate clear thinking, assess and solve simple problems
- *Takes responsibility for own work/actions and contribution to the team success
- *Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written or electronically as required
- *Able to manage own time and tasks effectively to achieve objective
- *Able to identify customer needs and deliver service to required level
- *Demonstrates IT and keyboard skills including e-mail, word-processing
- *Able to set work objectives for others supporting with training and mentoring. Managing deviation from objectives and timescales
- *Demonstrates suitable interpersonal skills to work with other healthcare professionals and meet patient needs
- *Motivates self and others
- *Has knowledge and skills to advise patients on use of medicines at an appropriate level to support their treatment/care
- *Recognises when issues/activities fall out of their scope and/or ability refers appropriately
- *Demonstrates initiative
- *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback
- *Understands need for and is able to work to defined procedures
- *Demonstrates ability to guide, support and train other members of staff
- *Adaptable to change
- *Ability to work in a team
- *Enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude
- *Good time management
- *Careful and accurate in work
- *Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy
- *Fair and objective
- *Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff
- *Good team player and able to motive others
- *Self-motivated and sound use of own initiative
- *Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician-led services
- *Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others
- *Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately
- *Ability to travel to other Trust sites
- *Flexible to work in accordance with service needs
- *Committed to abide by the Trust Vision and Values
Desirable
- *Capable of developing and implementing SOPs in conjunction with the line manager
- *Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback
- *Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks
- *Demonstrates ability to instruct junior staff on dispensing of complicated drug regimens / clinical trials dispensing and unlicensed products
- *Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
