Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-CL350624
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £28,407.00 - £34,581.00 per annum
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/07/2024
Employer heading
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Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
Band 5
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Are you a registered pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge and a chance to expand your knowledge and experience working at ward level? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic, forward thinking team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit a band 5 pharmacy technician however would also consider a band 4 pharmacy technician looking for professional development opportunities to advance toward band 5. We are open to consider flexible working hours, secondment opportunities and part time hours if required.
Any suitable band 4 applicants will be recruited into a developmental band 4 pharmacy technician post whereby you will be given support and training in order to complete set competencies in order to become a band 5 pharmacy technician. The expected timeframe to undertake and complete relevant competencies is between 6 months to a year.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be a key member of a range of teams across the department and the hospital, supporting busy wards and clinical areas, working closely with a range of health care professionals and our extensive Pharmacist team. Your work will include:
• Initiating the Medicines Reconciliation process.
• Ensuring patients have sufficient supplies of medicines for their hospital stay and beyond.
• Counselling and educating patients on their medicines
• Playing an important and proactive role in the discharge process to facilitate safe and effective discharge.
• Extended hours and weekend working to support patient care
• Co-ordinating the dispensary workflow
• Dispensing, Labelling & Final checking of prescriptions
• Providing Controlled Drug service
• Managing stock effectively
• Training Staff
As part of this, we will provide training towards the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) course, so that the final check of prescriptions can be undertaken.
What we’re looking for
• Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC
• Hospital pharmacy experience desirable
• Demonstrates being able to organise their and others workload and prioritise effectively
• Experience of JAC or similar computer labelling/ordering system
• Work weekends, late nights and bank holidays as per rota
• Demonstrate times when able to work effectively under pressure
• Able to use initiative, but know their own limitations
• Polite and friendly
• Punctual
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC
- Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A* to C or equivalent
- One of the following additional pharmacy qualifications – Accredited Checking PT (ACPT) Pre and In Processing Checking (PIPC) medicine management accreditation, TAQA assessor, CIPS level 4, foundation management or equivalent demonstrable experience of day to day operational management of staff.
- Experience of staff management/operational workload supervision
Desirable criteria
- Completion of Practice supervisor programme or equivalent.
- Additional pharmacy qualifications e.g.Completed APTUK Foundation Framework Foundation management or other recognised management qualification or demonstrable management experience
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC
- Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A* to C or equivalent
- Dealing with customers/patients
Desirable criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Stock control/ordering experience
- Experience of JAC or similar computer labelling/ordering system
- Experience relevant to role applied for e.g.Providing a ward based medicines management service , Clinical Trials or research experience, Aseptic services experience
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tasha Woloszyniuk
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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