Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4 to 5 STEP
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Late Nights and Weekends - Rota)
- Job ref
- 284-25-7448633-DMUT
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £27,485 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Optimisation and IT
NHS AfC: Band 4 to 5 STEP
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust to manage and lead on the development of the various Pharmacy IT Systems.
Main duties of the job
- To lead on the day-to-day troubleshooting of IT in the department
- To liaise with the Epic team, acting as a Pharmacy representative
- To support the business and finance functions of the pharmacy department in the production of reports as required and supporting the monthly End of Month Reclaim process.
- To take a lead on the management of the Dispensing Robot, Mediwell and Temperature Monitoring Systems.
- Under the support of the Lead Pharmacy Technicians be responsible for implementing processes to promote efficient stock control in the department.
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· To support the Procurement team when required in procuring medicines in an effective and efficient manner
- Actively promote and encourage accurate stock control in the pharmacy department.
- To ensure technology associated with pharmacy is well managed and maintained and required reports and data extraction occurs in a timely and accurate manner.
- To actively help ensure that Purchasing, Distribution, Homecare and Finance areas interface harmoniously, working closely together.
- Assist in the line management of junior Pharmacy Technicians, ATOs and students
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services and BTEC (or equivalent)
- Registered (Or imminently registering) with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
- Experience of data gathering, handling, validation and reporting
- Knowledge of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of data protection and patient/staff confidentiality
- Experience of training on new systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Remain professional at all times
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to analyse data relevant to role and make suitable recommendations or actions.
- Problem solving of complex issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure
- Good written and verbal English
- Excellent Team Player
- Knowledge of computer based stock control, dispensing systems and associated technology
- Excellent health and attendance record
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Commissioning in the NHS
- Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
- Experience or knowledge of Hospital electronic prescribing systems
- An understanding of NHSE High Cost Drugs and its reclaim process
- An understanding of freedom of information requests
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Perry Coley
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician - Specialised Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213339787
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