About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Senior Rotational Pharmacy Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This role could be ideal for newly qualified accuracy checking technicians who want to work in a busy and dynamic hospital pharmacy. Applicants with a retail pharmacy background are welcome to apply for this post as on the job training will be provided for all aspects of the role. Any new qualified technicians without an Accuracy Checking qualification or NVQ3 will be considered for this post and a Band 4 to Band 5 developmental plan will be offered.
You will be responsible for the day to day activities within the pharmacy department at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Pharmacy such as general dispensing, drug distribution, chemotherapy desk, patient counselling and associated pharmaceutical duties.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.
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
The Senior Rotational Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for dispensing and checking of in-patient prescriptions and systemic anti-cancer treatment.
You will provide routine technical pharmacy support in a professional manner which supports a high quality, patient orientated service.
The successful candidate will participate in the purchasing of drugs and drug distribution activities.
You will be responsible for running of the Chemotherapy desk and dispatching of chemotherapy orders to wards and day units in a timely manner.
The post holder will also partake in stock control activities such as expiry date checking, stock counting and replenishing the emergency cupboard, fulfilling to-follows, conducting expiry date checks and replenishing emergency boxes as required.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and 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, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and 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
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
Qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC Educated to diploma level 3 or equivalent in a relevant medicines related subject or equivalent qualification or significant equivalent proven experience (degree level). GPhC Accredited Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) GPhC Accredited Medicines Management qualification
Desirable
Post qualification pharmacy practice experience
Previous Experience Essential
Experience in Pharmacy services Evidence of CPD and self-development
Desirable
Experience in using JAC dispensing system Previous experience in working in Hospital Pharmacy Previous experience in working with oncology patients
Skills Essential
Able to work to set procedures. Good team working and inter personal skills Demonstrates good use of initiative and self-motivation Good command of both written and spoken English language Able to deal with frequent interruptions, stressful situations or changing priorities whilst completing planned workload Good organisational, time management and workload prioritisation skills Able to work under pressure Accurate and precise attention to detail Ability to resolve routine problems Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator, including o Simple Calculations o Addition, subtraction, division and multiplication ? Percentages, decimal, fractions and ratio Able to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation
Desirable
Managing staff Leadership skill
Knowledge Essential
Computer and IT literate Need for confidentiality Preparation of written reports and procedures Writing and maintaining SOPS, reports and performing audits Role model our Trust values every day Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
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 Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Rickmansworth Road
Mount Vernon
HA6 2RN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)