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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Mon - Fri 37.5 hours per week)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)
Job ref
335-A-1621
Employer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alfreton Resource Centre
Town
Alfreton
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/11/2024 23:59

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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).


 

Job overview

To provide assistance in the provision of pharmacy and medicine management services at EMAS.

 

To assist the Pharmacy Technician Manager and Pharmacist in the provision and development of a Medicines Management service to the A&E Ambulance Operations Directorate.

 

To improve the safe and efficient supply of medicines to ambulance crews.

 

To communicate with other members of the Pharmacy and clinical team to facilitate a seamless service that does not impact 999 service delivery.

 

To assist in medication incident reporting, investigation and learning from medication incidents to promote the safe use of medication across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

To provide assistance in the provision of pharmacy and medicine management services at EMAS.

 

To assist the Pharmacy Technician Manager and Pharmacist in the provision and development of a Medicines Management service to the A&E Ambulance Operations Directorate.

 

To improve the safe and efficient supply of medicines to ambulance crews.

 

To communicate with other members of the Pharmacy and clinical team to facilitate a seamless service that does not impact 999 service delivery.

 

To assist in medication incident reporting, investigation and learning from medication incidents to promote the safe use of medication across the organisation.

Working for our organisation

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire) we have over 70 locations 500 plus vehicles, a range of specialist medical devices and 2700 employees supported by 1500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information and to see job description and main responsibilities of the role

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • pharmaceutical knowledge and experience
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Richard Needham
Job title
Head of operational support
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01773 522650
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