About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician Higher Level Medicines Management and Procurement who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Are you looking to join a forward-thinking, progressive Pharmacy Department? Do you want to make a real difference to patient safety and the patient journey? Why not join our team of Clinical Pharmacists, Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants to gain experience in ward-based medicines management.
The Pharmacy department is looking to recruit an experienced pharmacy technician who wants to extend their knowledge and skills, while working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician on the wards, and supporting the Purchasing team with procurement of medicines.
You must be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician or working towards it. You will have an enthusiastic approach to education and training, multidisciplinary team working and a passion for frontline patient care. Full training will be provided on medicines reconciliation and other in house procedures.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To participate and assist in the development of the medicines management process on designated wards within the hospital.
To train other technicians, pharmacists, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in the medicines management process.
To carry out general dispensing, drug distribution and associated pharmaceutical duties for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
You will help with the training of technicians, pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and assistants, junior pharmacists, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the medicines management process.
To act as an NVQ assessor for Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers (if appropriate)
To act as an accredited final checker in the dispensary and on designated wards.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent Registered with GPhC as a technician Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Current, relevant knowledge of hospital pharmacy procedures acquired though training, experience and knowledge An accreditation in Medicines Management
Desirable
National certificate in Medicines Management
Previous Experience Essential
Appropriate post qualification hospital experience Achievement of Knowledge Skills Framework for band 4 post bility to work within clearly defined occupational polices and standard operating procedures (SOPs) Proven ability to manage own workload and the workload of others, delegating supervision activities as appropriate Knowledge and experience of recording data, including sensitive information, on pharmacy computerised data record system Experience of dispensing drugs for patients, clients in specialist area, providing advice to patients, care
Desirable
Training staff Audit Experience in developing and implementing SOPs Experience in drug procurement or homecare service.
Skills Essential
Training Proven ability to undertake audit/project Proven time management skills Organisational skills Proven communication skills Good team player Able to use initiative IT skills - able to use email, word, excel
Desirable
Ability to write a procedure /guidelines Supervisory skills Flexible Creative thinker Knowledge of Pharmacy computer, including Wellsky (Careflow MM), robot
Knowledge Essential
Dispensing Pharmaceutical Law Pharmaceutical Practice Hospital Pharmacy Practice Drug Distribution, homecare and procurement Patient Counselling Completion of Stages 1 and 2 of Technician Self-Development Scheme, or equivalent CPD portfolio
Desirable
Completion of Stage 3 Technician Self Development Scheme
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day
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.
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 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Corys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)