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Pharmacy Technician
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR417-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ipswich Hospital
Town
Ipswich
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2025 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Technician – Medicines at Home Team

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for a career development opportunity with the pharmacy Homecare team in an acute hospital trust?

We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to be based at Ipswich Hospital in our Medicines at Home and Homecare team (cross site working may occasionally be required).

You will be responsible for developing the constantly evolving Homecare Medicines services across ESNEFT which includes all Medicines at Home services and OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy). 

You will participate in the day to day running of the Pharmacy Medicines at Home service, providing medication to over 4500 patients across East Suffolk and North Essex, saving NHS economy £3.5million in the last financial year. You will work closely with clinics and Medicines at Home service providers to implement service level agreements in line with clinical governance.

You will be encouraged in your professional and personal development through on the job training and other training opportunities.

You will maintain your core role as a pharmacy technician in the dispensary and at ward level.

These posts are full time however we would consider part time.

About our Pharmacy Service

Main duties of the job

  • Work with the OPAT co-ordinator, doctor and antimicrobial pharmacist to arrange antibiotic prescribing, ordering, dispensing and supply of antibiotics to patients newly received into the OPAT service across East Suffolk and North Essex.
  • To ensure all Homecare medicines services are implemented with due process of Homecare contract tenders, service level agreements and clinical governance issues.
  • To work with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to review existing Homecare medicines services.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

 

Person specification

Experence

Essential criteria
  • Experience of supervising other staff
  • Pharmaceutical dispensing and stock control.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as a hospital pharmacy technician
  • Medicines Homecare Services
  • Experience of procurement practice related to medicines
  • Pharmacy Medicines Management (PODS and Transcribing) or working towards

Qulifications

Essential criteria
  • C&G/NVQ3/BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences - Registered or eligible to register with the GPhC.
  • Accuracy checking accreditation (or working towards)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of pharmacy standards
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Homecare Medicines Services
  • OPAT
Desirable criteria
  • Medicines Optimisation and safety
  • Hospital Formularies
  • NHS Funding streams

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kaylie Gunn
Job title
Chief Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07926066058

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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