Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-CT-7174974
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lyndon Primary Care Centre
- Town
- West Bromwich
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician
NHS AFC: Band 5
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
Are you a motivated and flexible individual looking for an innovative and rewarding role as a pharmacy technician within primary care?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen in Your Health Partnership Primary Care Network for a pharmacy technician to join our integrated Medicines Management Team.
Main duties of the job
- To work under the supervision of the Lead Pharmacist and Senior Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.
- To provide technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Clinicians.
- To support the primary care team with queries around medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to patients, primary and community staff.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant amount of post-registration experience
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC / NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services
- Completed or willing to enrol on to start 18-month training pathway (e.g. Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes)
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacy Clinical Services Professional diploma (BTEC level 4) or other relevant qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Javed Iqbal
- Job title
- Lead PCN Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01384 245949
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