About this role
Job summary
We are looking to appoint a Pharmacy Technician who is interested in working within Aseptic Services but would still like to maintain their clinical skills.
You will work as part of a team and rotate supporting all areas under the remit of Aseptic and Cancer services; this includes Aseptic Services, Radiopharmacy, Pharmacy Outsourced Service and the Clinical Ward Service.
The successful applicant will have post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician along with excellent organisational skills.
This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions or as a progressional post, subject to experience, competency and suitability.
Our Pharmacy vision is :
To provide a responsive and integrated Pharmacy service that gives outstanding patient centred care and is underpinned by a culture of innovation, safety and compassion
We're looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.
We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care.
Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients.
The Clinical Ward service provides an expert support service to the clinical teams, working on the wards and supporting inpatients who have been admitted with Cancer. You will work closely with the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy team providing a medicines management service.
Main duties of the job
This role supports pharmacists and senior technicians to make sure patients receive the right medicines safely and on time. You will dispense, prepare and check medicines, including specialist treatments such as chemotherapy and sterile products. You will speak with patients and carers, explain how to use medicines safely, and help manage medicines when patients are admitted or discharged. You will work independently each day, follow strict safety and quality rules, and help keep the pharmacy running smoothly. You will support and train other staff, work as part of a team, and help improve pharmacy and cancer services. You will be flexible and take part in weekend, evening and bank holiday rotas to support safe patient care.
About us
Our Poppy's Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?
Patient focused service Supportive and friendly team Opportunities for personal development A department open to new ways of working
What can SaTH offer you?
To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills. A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services Access to our Leadership Academy
Job description Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Candidate Job Pack
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills Essential
oAttention to detail
Qualifications Essential
oNVQ Level 3/ BTEC in pharmacy Services or equivalent nationally recognised qualification oCurrent registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council oAccredited Checking Technician Qualification oGraduate level portfolio
Desirable
oLevel 3 Award in assessing competence in the work environment or equivalent (A1/2, V1/V2 D32/33/34) or commitment to attain
Experience Essential
oRecent hospital dispensing experience
Desirable
oAseptic manipulation skills oOut patient counselling oClinical ward based pharmacy
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 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address The Royal Shrewsbury hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)