Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Progression post - B4 to B5 upon completion of outlined competencies/qualifications
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 229-CS-7175455
- Employer
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hereford County Hospital
- Town
- Hereford
- Salary
- £26,530 - £36,483 pa pro rata. Progression post from B4 to B5
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Technical Services (Training)
Band 5
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Job overview
B4 to B5 Progression Post
We welcome applications from candidates at B4 who are looking to develop into a B5 role. Progression will be supported though a clear competency framework and achievement of relevant qualifications, with the expectation of development over time based on individual progress and readiness.
Criteria for progression from B4 to B5 will be:
- Completion of ACT qualification
- Completion of all operational Technician competencies
- Completion of TSET theory training
- Attendance at Aseptic Dispensing of Medicines Course (or appropriate alternative course)
The purpose of this job is to provide technical support within the Technical Services department of the Pharmacy, assisting with supervision of the work of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers.
The post holder will undertake duties involved in the provision of the clinical trials service within the pharmacy department, operating within procedures and current legislation governing the management of clinical trials and pharmaceuticals.
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description and person specification for a full list of the main duties for this role.
Working for our organisation
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent OR BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services or a recognised equivalent qualification to allow for compulsory registration OR a qualified Scientific Manufacturing Technician
- Current nationally recognised Accredited Checking Technician qualification
- Evidence of CPD
- Specialist training in Technical Services i.e. Technical Pharmacy course(s) in house
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in a hospital or aseptic pharmacy environment demonstrating expertise in pharmaceutical technical procedures
- Experience of manufacturing products aseptically and can provide evidence of aseptic validation
- Experience of leading on personnel selection, managing teams and individuals
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Ability to manage time effectively to cover all aspects of the role
- Ability to react to and manage the changing situation within the department on a daily basis and manage staff accordingly.
- IT literate in Word, PowerPoint and Excel or equivalent programs. Excellent keyboard skills
- Able to supervise and act as a role model to others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Moseley
- Job title
- Lead Technician - Technical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01432 355444
- Additional information
ext: 2220
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