Job summary
We are looking to recruit a new Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team in providing a highly person-centred, medicines optimisation service across our Trust. This will involve dispensing, accuracy checking, ward visits, supporting our clinical trial work, and clozapine dispensing and monitoring.
The successful candidate will be flexible, open to learning, enthusiastic and driven to support our team in making sure that people using our services get the right medicines, at the right time and at the right place.
This is a key post in our team and so the individual must also have:
- BTEC and NVQ level 3 (or equivalent)
- ACPT accreditation
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Registered Pharmacy Technician
Hospital pharmacy experience is essential and previous mental health experience would be an advantage, but if you have a keen interest in this area, the pharmacy team will help you to develop your knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
Our vision statement is to help people recover and to keep people safe through optimal use of medicines. The successful candidate will be an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and keen to learn more about mental health medicines optimisation. The role will require this person to:
- Dispense and issue prescriptions
- Undertake the final accuracy checking of dispensed medicines.
- Complete medicines reconciliation for allocated wards.
- Provide medicines related information and responding to enquiries within scope of role and competence from inpatients and community teams.
- Be involved with the day to day running of the clozapine supply service.
- Be involved in clinical trials dispensing and preparation of medicines.
Suitable for someone who
- Is competent, confident, and passionate about delivering high-quality pharmacy service to our inpatient wards and community unit.
- Can work well within a team and can adopt a leadership position within that team when needed.
- Demonstrates initiative and has good organisational skills, so can work with the team to resolve various service provision issues.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and community based services ensuring the security of drugs throughout the supply process.
- To utilise the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification to perform the final accuracy check on dispensed items of prescriptions clinically screened by a pharmacist
- To be involved in the planning and organising of clozapine dispensing, updating the patient monitoring system, maintaining the clozapine database and liaising with clinical staff and patients to resolve any service provision problems.
- To assist in the safe and secure handling of Controlled Drugs within the dispensary and report any problems or discrepancies to the Dispensary Manager.
- To be acquainted with the roles of other pharmacy technicians within the department in order to provide cover for their services
- To be involved in the recruitment of operational pharmacy staff as necessary
- To be involved in day to day supervision of pharmacy support workers
- To be responsible for the monitoring and supply of individual medications to patients within a variety of in-patient units and community teams. This involves interpreting prescriptions, liaising with clinical staff and resolving service provision issues.
- To work closely with the ward pharmacist to resolve any issues arising from ward visits.
- To assist in the safe and secure handling of Controlled Drugs in Pharmacy and at ward level and report any discrepancies or problems.
- To support nursing staff around medication error incidents and ways to improve accurate medicines administration by positively encouraging and facilitating effective reporting.
- To participate in and contribute towards future Medicines Management developments.
- To participate in the technician-led Clozapine clinic analysing and uploading blood results.
- To participate in the provision of operational service to our Clinical Trials team, which would involve setting up cinical trials, dispensing and preparation of medicines.
- To participate in the pharmacy departments clinical and service audit programme
- To participate in the provision of medication education to nursing, medical and pharmacy staff as required.
- To be responsible for preparing, implementing and monitoring Standard Operating Procedures within area of expertise
- To contribute to the strategic planning of pharmacy services
- To present a positive professional image and maintain confidentiality at all times.
To undertake any other task assigned by line manager, within the scope of the Pharmacy service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and community based services ensuring the security of drugs throughout the supply process.
- To utilise the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification to perform the final accuracy check on dispensed items of prescriptions clinically screened by a pharmacist
- To be involved in the planning and organising of clozapine dispensing, updating the patient monitoring system, maintaining the clozapine database and liaising with clinical staff and patients to resolve any service provision problems.
- To assist in the safe and secure handling of Controlled Drugs within the dispensary and report any problems or discrepancies to the Dispensary Manager.
- To be acquainted with the roles of other pharmacy technicians within the department in order to provide cover for their services
- To be involved in the recruitment of operational pharmacy staff as necessary
- To be involved in day to day supervision of pharmacy support workers
- To be responsible for the monitoring and supply of individual medications to patients within a variety of in-patient units and community teams. This involves interpreting prescriptions, liaising with clinical staff and resolving service provision issues.
- To work closely with the ward pharmacist to resolve any issues arising from ward visits.
- To assist in the safe and secure handling of Controlled Drugs in Pharmacy and at ward level and report any discrepancies or problems.
- To support nursing staff around medication error incidents and ways to improve accurate medicines administration by positively encouraging and facilitating effective reporting.
- To participate in and contribute towards future Medicines Management developments.
- To participate in the technician-led Clozapine clinic analysing and uploading blood results.
- To participate in the provision of operational service to our Clinical Trials team, which would involve setting up cinical trials, dispensing and preparation of medicines.
- To participate in the pharmacy departments clinical and service audit programme
- To participate in the provision of medication education to nursing, medical and pharmacy staff as required.
- To be responsible for preparing, implementing and monitoring Standard Operating Procedures within area of expertise
- To contribute to the strategic planning of pharmacy services
- To present a positive professional image and maintain confidentiality at all times.
To undertake any other task assigned by line manager, within the scope of the Pharmacy service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC approved Pharmacy Technician course / recognised qualification
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) or equivalent
- Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent
Desirable
- Accreditation as an NVQ Assessor / Verifier
- Practice supervisor training or equivalent
- Membership of APTUK
- Membership of CMHP
Experience
Essential
- Working in a hospital pharmacy
- Working as Accredited Checking Technician
- Basic IT skills including operating a computer, mouse, printers and being able to work with Microsoft Outlook/ Word/ Powerpoint and other such software
Desirable
- Working as an NVQ Assessor / Verifier
- Working as a Practice supervisor
- Working with JAC hospital pharmacy computer system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC approved Pharmacy Technician course / recognised qualification
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) or equivalent
- Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent
Desirable
- Accreditation as an NVQ Assessor / Verifier
- Practice supervisor training or equivalent
- Membership of APTUK
- Membership of CMHP
Experience
Essential
- Working in a hospital pharmacy
- Working as Accredited Checking Technician
- Basic IT skills including operating a computer, mouse, printers and being able to work with Microsoft Outlook/ Word/ Powerpoint and other such software
Desirable
- Working as an NVQ Assessor / Verifier
- Working as a Practice supervisor
- Working with JAC hospital pharmacy computer system
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).
