Job summary
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials - AsepticsBand 6Based at St Bartholomew's hospital
Are you a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician with experience or a particular interest in aseptic manufacturing? Are you looking for the opportunity to develop yourself further and learn new skills?Do you want to work in an innovative friendly team which continuously strives for excellence?
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician who wants to work in our clinical trials team delivering a range of trials including ATMPs, whilst developing their specialist clinical trials skills and knowledge.
Main duties of the job
This newly established post offers an individual the opportunity to support our expanding and well-established Clinical Trials team based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. You will work with our fantastic team helping to deliver cutting edge clinical trials to Cancer patients.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a team player and keen to continue to improve quality standards within the department. This position offers the opportunity to learn new skills, develop existing ones as well as being a valued part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
You will assist the Clinical Trials team in implementing initiatives to improve and develop this ever evolving and expanding service. For further details / informal visits contact:Christopher Watson, Lead Chemotherapy Pharmacist (christopher.watson2@nhs.net)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a team player and keen to continue to improve quality standards within the department. This position offers the opportunity to learn new skills, develop existing ones as well as being a valued part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
You will assist the Clinical Trials team in implementing initiatives to improve and develop this ever evolving and expanding service. For further details / informal visits contact:Christopher Watson, Lead Chemotherapy Pharmacist (christopher.watson2@nhs.net)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
- Quality Improvement training
- Practice Supervisor
- HR training
Desirable
- Specialist technical / Management modules or equivalent experience in Aseptic preparation
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Previous significant experience of working in clinical trials
- Demonstrable experience of providing pharmacy professional training, and supporting training
- Experience with undertaking appraisals, devising PDPs, setting SMART objectives and creating action plan
- Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel
Desirable
- Experience with management of staff including experience of conducting disciplinary meetings and chairing meetings
- Previous experience of working in Aseptics
- Evidence of project management
- Experience with recruitment and selection; chairing interviews
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of GCP, GMP and QA and clinical trial legislation
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Able to solve problems to the level appropriate to the post
- Significant experience and knowledge of line managing staff
- Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
- Awareness and experience dealing with risk management issues
Desirable
- Demonstrated knowledge of aseptic practices
- Understanding of development opportunities available to pharmacy technicians
- Knowledge of using trust systems, healthroster, Trac, eforms
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates organisation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
- Able to prioritise own workload to an advanced level
- Demonstrates ability to answer complex enquiries
- Demonstrates ability to supervise processes and identify deviations.
- Time management skills
- Able to meet deadlines
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to handle hazardous materials safely according to local procedures
- Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry, and specialist pharmacy computer system
- Able to work effectively in stressful situations
- Able to design databases and files for information management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Uses emotional intelligence when dealing with others
- Able to turn conflict into positive outcomes
- Ability to undertake risk assessments and implement actions
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- The ability to meet tight deadlines and be able to respond to urgent requests concurrently
- Able to work and contribute within a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders to the department
- Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
- Ability to manage complaints
- Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive, facilitative manner to bring about the required results
- Ability to motivate and enthuse staff reporting to the post holder and also other groups the post holder works with
- Ability to lead by example to ensure the team maintains the highest possible professional and ethical standards
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking.
- Customer focused approach
- Good Team Player
- Flexible approach
- Calm under pressure
- Reliable/responsible
- Good time keeping and attendance
- Interested in expanding knowledge and self development
- Demonstrates professional attitude
Desirable
- Membership of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
- Quality Improvement training
- Practice Supervisor
- HR training
Desirable
- Specialist technical / Management modules or equivalent experience in Aseptic preparation
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Previous significant experience of working in clinical trials
- Demonstrable experience of providing pharmacy professional training, and supporting training
- Experience with undertaking appraisals, devising PDPs, setting SMART objectives and creating action plan
- Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel
Desirable
- Experience with management of staff including experience of conducting disciplinary meetings and chairing meetings
- Previous experience of working in Aseptics
- Evidence of project management
- Experience with recruitment and selection; chairing interviews
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of GCP, GMP and QA and clinical trial legislation
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g., controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Able to solve problems to the level appropriate to the post
- Significant experience and knowledge of line managing staff
- Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
- Awareness and experience dealing with risk management issues
Desirable
- Demonstrated knowledge of aseptic practices
- Understanding of development opportunities available to pharmacy technicians
- Knowledge of using trust systems, healthroster, Trac, eforms
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates organisation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
- Able to prioritise own workload to an advanced level
- Demonstrates ability to answer complex enquiries
- Demonstrates ability to supervise processes and identify deviations.
- Time management skills
- Able to meet deadlines
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to handle hazardous materials safely according to local procedures
- Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry, and specialist pharmacy computer system
- Able to work effectively in stressful situations
- Able to design databases and files for information management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Uses emotional intelligence when dealing with others
- Able to turn conflict into positive outcomes
- Ability to undertake risk assessments and implement actions
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- The ability to meet tight deadlines and be able to respond to urgent requests concurrently
- Able to work and contribute within a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders to the department
- Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
- Ability to manage complaints
- Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive, facilitative manner to bring about the required results
- Ability to motivate and enthuse staff reporting to the post holder and also other groups the post holder works with
- Ability to lead by example to ensure the team maintains the highest possible professional and ethical standards
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking.
- Customer focused approach
- Good Team Player
- Flexible approach
- Calm under pressure
- Reliable/responsible
- Good time keeping and attendance
- Interested in expanding knowledge and self development
- Demonstrates professional attitude
Desirable
- Membership of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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).
