About this role
Job summary
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Band 5
Are you looking for a challenge & the opportunity to develop yourself further? Do you want to work in an innovative friendly team which continuously strives for excellence? We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician who would like to develop their specialist medicines management skills. The position will be working with the clinical pharmacy team in the respiratory and cardiac service at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The post holder will be a team player and keen to continue to improve clinical quality standards within the department.
This position offers the opportunity to learn new skills, develop existing ones and gain experience supervising staff and being part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will assist the site team in developing medicines optimisation further through research and innovation. You will gain experience in counselling patients, conducting audits and ensuring optimal medicines management within the clinical areas on site.
Main duties of the job
Deliver quality care to patients at ward level through the implementation of an efficient medicines management system. This will include the assessment of patient's own drugs, original pack dispensing, patient consultation skills and coordinating the supply of discharge medication. The role will also involve some dispensary-based responsibilities.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma Pharmacy Principles and Practice 2020 - L3 Pharmacy Principles and Practice 2020 (inclusive Accuracy checking and Medicines Optimisation)
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- ILM Level 2 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
- Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
- Quality Improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting.
- Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
- Education & training of staff
- Medicines management experience in a ward-based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc
- Patient consultation skills
- Updating, Reviewing and implementing SOPs for Pharmacy and other areas
- Participation in or contribution to audit work
Desirable
- Significant experience as a pharmacy technician in an acute NHS hospital setting
- Experience of supervising and training less experienced pharmacy technicians, students, other staff; carrying out basic work- based assessments
- Experience of implementation of quality improvement projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
- Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g.controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
- Understanding of stock control systems
- Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
- Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
- Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
- Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
- Understanding of development opportunities available to Pharmacy technicians and support staff
- Good understanding of the management of High- Cost Drugs
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
Desirable
- Understanding of medication issues and potential problems arising as patients move between the interface of primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates organisation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and able to clearly present complex and sensitive information in an appropriate way
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
- Able to prioritise own workload to an advanced level. Demonstrates ability to answer complex enquiries
- Demonstrates ability to supervise processes and identify deviations
- Time management skills for more complex task such as workload, QI, line managing small number of staff.
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline
- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to handle hazardous materials safely according to local procedures
- Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry, and specialist pharmacy computer system.
- Able to work effectively in stressful situations.
- Demonstrates ability to write standard operating procedures.
- Good numeracy skills. Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations.
Desirable
- Demonstrates effective persuasive skills.
- Demonstrates ability to delegate effectively
- Demonstrates ability to analyse complex management information - workload and error reports.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of person-centered care and is committed to ensuring patient needs are met through flexible service delivery.
- Remains calm under pressure
- Demonstrates a professional attitude
- Demonstrates self-motivation
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to service demands
Desirable
- Member of Professional Leadership body Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London
EC1A 7BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)