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SENIOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ASEPTIC SERVICES
FULL TIME BAND 4 IN A PROGRESSION ROLE TO A BAND 5
We have an exciting opportunity for Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the pharmacy aseptic team within the Hull University teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We have a well-established Aseptic Service that is developing new innovative technical roles and we welcome staff whose aim is to work with the team to provide high quality aseptic services and bring fresh ideas.
Candidates should have experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician and some post registration experience of working within an aseptic or hospital pharmacy team is essential.
The successful applicant will initially be appointed as a band 4 Pharmacy Technician to allow them to undertake structured competencies within an agreed timeframe, and will be expected to successfully complete all objectives, training and relevant qualifications within a minimum of 2 - 3 months and a maximum of 18 months. Band 5 will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of training. Pharmacy Technicians with extensive previous experience in aseptic manufacturing may be recruited at Band 5
Main duties of the job
The Senior Aseptic technician technician will be based at the Queens Centre and will participate in the late night, on call, weekend and Bank Holiday working of the department.
You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the commitment and motivation to develop new services and undertake further training. To meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to this post may be subject to reasonable change in the future.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community
Job description Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
Registered with the GPhC Holds BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ in Pharmacy Services Level 3 (or equivalent to enable registration with the GPhC) Qualified accuracy checking Willing to participate and attain further qualifications as required by the job role
Desirable
QCF level 4 or above in a qualification relevant to this post PIPC and / or PAAP qualified or working towards Leadership / team management training programme completion IT pharmacy application system knowledge and experience IT proficient in Microsoft Office products
Knowledge, Training & Experience Essential
Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment One-year post-qualification experience working within an aseptic unit
Desirable
Knowledge / understanding of aseptic service provision. Working understanding of cGMP, GLP and / or GCP Previous experience in a supervisory roleAwareness of change control and project management
Communication & Interpersonal Skills Essential
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to adapt to the person communicating with e.g. patient or senior management Be able to work on own initiative Works well with in a team Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment / workload / patient demands Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality Experience of working unsupervised Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills Facilitates learning of others
Desirable
Demonstrates continued professional development (CPD) and maintains an understanding of the changes within the profession Willing to undertake the trust's driving assessment
Special Attributes & other Essential
Shows motivation in developing new skills High level of interpersonal skills Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy Flexible and reliable
Desirable
Has a 'can do' attitude Able to motivate other team members
Other Requirements Essential
Good timekeeper Ability to work across the trust sites as required to meet the demands of the service Able to participate in late night, weekend, bank holiday and on call rotas once competent
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 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Queens Centre for Oncology
Castle Road
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
Employer's website https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)