Job summary
We are seeking a friendly, compassionate, and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about making a difference in patients' lives. In this role, you'll work closely with our pharmacy team and multidisciplinary teams on the wards, providing direct patient care.
Main duties of the job
At Royal Papworth, we offer extensive training and development opportunities, including rotations through key departments such as surgery, cardiology, and thoracic medicine as well as dispensary. As part of our team, you'll assist with essential services such as discharge medicine preparation, medicines reconciliation, patient consultations, and developing our current service. Depending on your experience, you may also be involved in supervising and training junior staff and pre-registration pharmacy professionals.
We pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every team member is valued for their unique contributions. At Royal Papworth, we believe that our differences enhance our ability to provide exceptional, personalised patient care.
Join us at Royal Papworth and take the next step in your pharmacy career with a team that is dedicated to innovation, excellence, and compassionate care.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- BTEC and / or NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Demonstrable numeracy and Literacy skills (GCSE level or equivalent
- Medicines Reconciliation accreditation
Desirable
- Accredited patient consultation skills
- Accredited Medicines Management skills
Experience
Essential
- Able to communicate clinical information to colleagues, patients and relatives on the phone, face to face and in written formats
- Able to plan own and other team members workload
- Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team and deal professionally with patients, relatives and colleagues
- Aware of personal and professional limitations
- Able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
- Able to respond to change and apply new developments without difficulty
Desirable
- Previous hospital experience
- Previous ward experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Advances keyboard skills (Experience of Microsoft products)
- Ability to apply the Trust's values and associated behaviour standard at all times
Desirable
- Experience of data input and output for other systems (e.g patient record databases)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- BTEC and / or NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Demonstrable numeracy and Literacy skills (GCSE level or equivalent
- Medicines Reconciliation accreditation
Desirable
- Accredited patient consultation skills
- Accredited Medicines Management skills
Experience
Essential
- Able to communicate clinical information to colleagues, patients and relatives on the phone, face to face and in written formats
- Able to plan own and other team members workload
- Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team and deal professionally with patients, relatives and colleagues
- Aware of personal and professional limitations
- Able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
- Able to respond to change and apply new developments without difficulty
Desirable
- Previous hospital experience
- Previous ward experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Advances keyboard skills (Experience of Microsoft products)
- Ability to apply the Trust's values and associated behaviour standard at all times
Desirable
- Experience of data input and output for other systems (e.g patient record databases)
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
