Pharmacy Technician – Rotational

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 September 2024

Job summary

Job Title: Dental Nurse

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (Rotational Late Night, Weekend and Bank Holiday Working)

Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent

Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum

Please note if you commence in post prior to October 2024, you will be paid in line with 2023/2024 agenda for change pay scales.

Closing Date: 29th September 2024

Interview Date: TBC

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.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

To carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the overall direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.

To provide a safe, efficient and comprehensive high quality pharmaceutical service, under the direction of Lead Pharmacy Technicians 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 Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.

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: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus 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.

Date posted

04 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

230-36268938-CSS-AA-A

Job locations

George Eliot Hospital Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out dispensing of prescriptions both TTOs and inpatient/ OSD supplies, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient and outpatient prescriptions in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice.

To contribute to the final accuracy checking of dispensary work on a rotational basis when required and use the prescription tracker system to monitor workflow.

To co-operate in staff rotation within the pharmacy departments of the trust, ward based working and outpatient areas.

To assist with medicines management on wards to provide medicines reconciliation and drug histories.

To assist with the discharge of patients and provide support to ward pharmacists with TTO preparation using in-house discharge systems.

For more information for this role, please see the Job Description and Personal Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out dispensing of prescriptions both TTOs and inpatient/ OSD supplies, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient and outpatient prescriptions in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice.

To contribute to the final accuracy checking of dispensary work on a rotational basis when required and use the prescription tracker system to monitor workflow.

To co-operate in staff rotation within the pharmacy departments of the trust, ward based working and outpatient areas.

To assist with medicines management on wards to provide medicines reconciliation and drug histories.

To assist with the discharge of patients and provide support to ward pharmacists with TTO preparation using in-house discharge systems.

For more information for this role, please see the Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients)
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to prioritise work
  • Ability to problem solve

Desirable

  • Community pharmacy experience

Qualification and Training

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent (e.g. BTech) or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Recognise own limitations
  • Able to work as a member of a team

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work Saturday/Sunday working on a rota basis

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to attend regularly
  • Ability to work flexibly

Desirable

  • Reliability

Trust Values

Essential

  • Effective open Communication
  • Excellence and safety in all that we do
  • Challenge but support
  • Expect respect and dignity
  • Local Healthcare that inspires confidence
Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients)
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to prioritise work
  • Ability to problem solve

Desirable

  • Community pharmacy experience

Qualification and Training

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent (e.g. BTech) or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Recognise own limitations
  • Able to work as a member of a team

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work Saturday/Sunday working on a rota basis

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to attend regularly
  • Ability to work flexibly

Desirable

  • Reliability

Trust Values

Essential

  • Effective open Communication
  • Excellence and safety in all that we do
  • Challenge but support
  • Expect respect and dignity
  • Local Healthcare that inspires confidence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot Hospital Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ


Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot Hospital Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ


Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Alistair Jones

alistair.jones@geh.nhs.uk

02476153296

Date posted

04 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

230-36268938-CSS-AA-A

Job locations

George Eliot Hospital Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ


Supporting documents

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