Job summary
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician - Ward Based Technical Services
Hours per week: 37.5 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.
Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'
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:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local 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
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
- Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients)
Desirable
- Prior accredited learning and/or recent experience in NHS hospital pharmacy (e.g. NVQ2, Aseptic work)
- Community pharmacy experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 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
- Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Computer skills
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
Desirable
- 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
- Good command of the English language
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to problem solve
- Able to work as a member of a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Mature and professional approach
- Well-mannered and friendly
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to attend regularly
- Able to undertake weekend and Bank holiday working on a rota basis.
- Tidy and clean appearance
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients)
Desirable
- Prior accredited learning and/or recent experience in NHS hospital pharmacy (e.g. NVQ2, Aseptic work)
- Community pharmacy experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 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
- Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Computer skills
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
Desirable
- 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
- Good command of the English language
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to problem solve
- Able to work as a member of a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Mature and professional approach
- Well-mannered and friendly
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to attend regularly
- Able to undertake weekend and Bank holiday working on a rota basis.
- Tidy and clean appearance
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
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).
