Job summary
Fast forward your pharmacy career at Imperial. We are seeking a highly motivated Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our expanding cardiology pharmacy team here at Hammersmith Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, forward thinking technician to make a meaningful impact on patient care across our inpatient wards and clinical areas.
In this varied and rewarding role, you will lead medicines reconciliation, support safe and effective medicines use, optimise ward based stock management, and contribute to timely discharge planning. You will work closely with clinical pharmacists, nursing teams and the wider multidisciplinary workforce to ensure high quality, patient centred pharmaceutical care.
You will also play a key part in developing the next generation of pharmacy staff by providing education, training, supervision and clinical support to trainees, technicians, assistants and other healthcare professionals. As an Accredited Checking Technician (or working towards), you will support safe dispensary operations and accuracy checking as part of the rota.
The role also includes opportunities to contribute to audits, service improvement, policy development and governance activities, helping to shape and enhance Medicines Management across the Trust.
Applicants should be a pharmacy technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You should have completed relevant accreditations.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision of a high-quality patient focused medicines management service to patients within cardiac services
- To develop, maintain and manage the safe, efficient and cost-effective supply of medicines to patients on the wards
- To co-ordinate the use of patient's own medication, individual patient dispensing, discharge planning and patient education on medicines
- To support the cardiac pharmacy team with the delivery of any service developments associated with ward-based clinical pharmacy service required to meet local and national requirements
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and relevant underpinning knowledge in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC
Desirable
- AIMMS or MOPs accreditation
- ACPT or recognised accredited pharmacy technician checking qualification
- Qualified NVQ assessor / Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- LPE&T pharmacy technician self-development scheme stage 2 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of pharmacy computer systems
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience of working as a ward based-technician
- Experience of CMM pharmacy system
- Experience of using electronic prescribing systems e.g. Cerner
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Experience of providing patient consultations with regard to medications
- Good knowledge of main roles and practice of pharmacy staff
- Able to teach and supervise others
- Able to evaluate and improve service quality
Desirable
- Demonstrates e-mail etiquette
- Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,) to an advanced level
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and relevant underpinning knowledge in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC
Desirable
- AIMMS or MOPs accreditation
- ACPT or recognised accredited pharmacy technician checking qualification
- Qualified NVQ assessor / Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- LPE&T pharmacy technician self-development scheme stage 2 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of pharmacy computer systems
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience of working as a ward based-technician
- Experience of CMM pharmacy system
- Experience of using electronic prescribing systems e.g. Cerner
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Experience of providing patient consultations with regard to medications
- Good knowledge of main roles and practice of pharmacy staff
- Able to teach and supervise others
- Able to evaluate and improve service quality
Desirable
- Demonstrates e-mail etiquette
- Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,) to an advanced level
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).
