Job summary
Senior Paediatric Pharmacy Technician - Ward Services
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge to develop your career in a Paediatric NHS hospital setting pharmacy setting .
Working as part of the ward based team at the Evelina London Children's Hospital Pharmacy. You will play a role in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to a diverse group of Paediatric patients. Working in a structured environment providing support to the wider team to meet key directorate targets.
If you are seeking to expand your clinical skills and help to improve patient satisfaction and make a difference then this is your ideal job.
The post offers a chance to contribute to the continued development of pharmacy services within the children's hospital.
Shift Pattern: 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours). 9am-5pm for rostered weekends and bank holidays. Late duty as per roster 9.30am-6pm.
Closing date: 2nd March 2025 at midnight
Interview date: 11th March 2025
If applying, please make sure you are available to attend in person for an interview on this date as alternative dates cannot usually be offered.
Main duties of the job
The post is suitable for patient-focused technician with good interpersonal skills who are sensitive to the needs of the patients and their carers. You would require excellent communication and team working skills. Able to work independently and be flexible to adapt to the changing service demands meeting any set deadlines. The role is embedded in the ward teams by supporting our nursing/medical and pharmacy teams to resolve any medicines management issues.
You will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and accurate ward-based pharmacy service for hospital inpatients by liaising closely with pharmacists, nursing and medical staff on wards.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
The Pharmacy departments of Guys and St Thomas' provide safe and effective pharmaceutical ward and dispensary services to the many inpatients and outpatients of the Trust's many specialities.
The post holder must demonstrate their commitment to upholding the Trust values, within which we carry out our roles:
Caring - we put patients first
Ambitious - we innovate and strive for excellence
Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively
Job description
Job responsibilities
Tasks and responsibilities include:
- Dispensing
- Final checking of screened prescriptions
- Medicine reconciliation
- Assessing of patients own medicines
- Patients counselling
- Managing ward(s) stock control
- Audit and project work
- Supervising and training of junior team member(s)
- Participating in the weekend, bank holiday and late duty rota's
You will already hold a recognised accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) qualification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Tasks and responsibilities include:
- Dispensing
- Final checking of screened prescriptions
- Medicine reconciliation
- Assessing of patients own medicines
- Patients counselling
- Managing ward(s) stock control
- Audit and project work
- Supervising and training of junior team member(s)
- Participating in the weekend, bank holiday and late duty rota's
You will already hold a recognised accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) qualification.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Dispense accurately to set standards
- Counsel and give advice to patients/their carers on their/child's medications
- Final check of clinically screened prescriptions
- Accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
- Accurately assess suitability of patient's own medication
- Work independently and accurately under pressure
- Prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative
- Plan, organise and deliver, training and assessment
- Motivate self and others
- Communicate routine, more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding, to a diverse group of staff patients and carers
- Clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation
- Work to set procedures
- Pharmacy computer and IT skills
- Effective customer service skills
Desirable
- Write standard operating procedures
- Using Epic computer system - Electronic prescribing and medicine administrations (ePMA) records
- Delivering induction and training
- Undertake recruitment and selection of pharmacy staff
- Conduct appraisals /performance development reviews
- Working in multi-disciplinary teams
Experience
Essential
- Working in a busy hospital dispensary
- Medicines management experience at ward based
- Supervising and mentoring pharmacy staff
- Checking of medicines in a hospital pharmacy environment
Desirable
- Working in a children's hospital dispensary
- Supervising the day to day running of a dispensary
- Stock level management and maintenance
- Working with Epic computer system - Electronic prescribing and medicine administrations (ePMA) records
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge
- Holds a recognised Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
Desirable
- Practice/Educational Supervisor qualification
- Medicine Management accreditation
- Supervisory/leadership or management qualification
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Dispense accurately to set standards
- Counsel and give advice to patients/their carers on their/child's medications
- Final check of clinically screened prescriptions
- Accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
- Accurately assess suitability of patient's own medication
- Work independently and accurately under pressure
- Prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative
- Plan, organise and deliver, training and assessment
- Motivate self and others
- Communicate routine, more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding, to a diverse group of staff patients and carers
- Clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation
- Work to set procedures
- Pharmacy computer and IT skills
- Effective customer service skills
Desirable
- Write standard operating procedures
- Using Epic computer system - Electronic prescribing and medicine administrations (ePMA) records
- Delivering induction and training
- Undertake recruitment and selection of pharmacy staff
- Conduct appraisals /performance development reviews
- Working in multi-disciplinary teams
Experience
Essential
- Working in a busy hospital dispensary
- Medicines management experience at ward based
- Supervising and mentoring pharmacy staff
- Checking of medicines in a hospital pharmacy environment
Desirable
- Working in a children's hospital dispensary
- Supervising the day to day running of a dispensary
- Stock level management and maintenance
- Working with Epic computer system - Electronic prescribing and medicine administrations (ePMA) records
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge
- Holds a recognised Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
Desirable
- Practice/Educational Supervisor qualification
- Medicine Management accreditation
- Supervisory/leadership or management qualification
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).
