Job summary
We are excited to announce a brand-new opportunity for a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician to join our care homes team at our Halesfield premises in Telford. This is a full-time position on a fixed-term contract of 6 months. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will play a crucial role in enriching our multidisciplinary team (MDT) by providing essential pharmacy support to our care homes for the first time.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Care Home team, the postholder will collaborate closely with the MDT to develop and deliver a high-quality pharmaceutical and technical service for Care Home patients.Working closely with patients to make sure they get the most out of their medications and offering pharmaceutical advice and information to members of the Care Home team will be a primarypriority as well as to champion patient safety and support medication management.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled 'Job Description and Person Specification'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled 'Job Description and Person Specification'.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Pharmaceutical Science & NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy
- Current Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of providing a pharmacy service on a hospital ward and counselling patients.
- Experience of using a range of medicines management procedures and practices
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office software with proven computer literacy and IT skills
- Knowledge of using search engines/medical databases to retrieve information
- Evidence of undertaking medicine management audits
- Evidence of good analytical skills and shows attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Pharmaceutical Science & NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy
- Current Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of providing a pharmacy service on a hospital ward and counselling patients.
- Experience of using a range of medicines management procedures and practices
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office software with proven computer literacy and IT skills
- Knowledge of using search engines/medical databases to retrieve information
- Evidence of undertaking medicine management audits
- Evidence of good analytical skills and shows attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
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).
