Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7055708-APST-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Band 5
Job overview
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in the UK. Our modern state of the art pharmacy with robotic and automated technology currently comprises of a dedicated team of 170 staff. The pharmacy service includes dispensing medication for in-patients and out-patients, managing a Top-up service to wards and clinics, running a satellite pharmacy service and a comprehensive ward service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person with good interpersonal and organisational skills who will enjoy being part of this friendly, dynamic team.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to support the pharmacy technician team leaders and clinical pharmacist team leaders in the provision of a ward-based pharmacy service to the clinical speciality and associated wards. This position is open to pharmacy technicians with limited or extensive experience, we would like to hear from you and full training and support will be given.
The post holder will participate in rotations through clinical teams in Neuro, Cardiac, Medicine, Surgery, Haematology/Oncology, Infectious diseases, Unplanned care, and women’s health & Paediatrics. You will work alongside a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide a core service of medicines optimisation in clinical areas.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a professional Gphc registered Pharmacy Technician whose duties will include supporting the Lead Specialist Pharmacy Technicians (Medicines Management) in developing and maintaining the medicines management service at ward level. This will include the assessment of patients own drugs, medicines reconciliation, providing original pack dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines which includes dispensing TTAs on the wards. The post holder will also support the induction and training of ward-based technicians ATO’s, Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians and Trainee pharmacists.
The candidate must hold the NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and be a professional registered Pharmacy Technician who has achieved the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification.
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and enjoy both an individual challenge and working as part of a large team
Working for our organisation
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South-West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including workforce, key functions such as medication safety, education and training and digital workstreams.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Pharmacy Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent).
- Registration with GPhC
- Accredited Pharmacy Technician
- Completed Practice Supervisor and/or Educational Supervisor course
Desirable criteria
- ACPT facilitator
Experience
Essential criteria
- Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills and knowledge and CPD
- Experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Experience of staff training
- Experience of dispensing in a specialist area e.g. clinical trials, HIV, unlicensed
- Stock control experience & knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of participation in audit, project management
- Experience of delivering induction and competency based training.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with Pharmacy IT systems
- Ability to identify and solve problems
- Competent in all areas of dispensing practice
- Good organisational and leadership skills
- Ability to accurately follow written procedures under pressure.
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a mentor
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa French
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 1763
- Additional information
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates will be contacted by email or via NHS Jobs to be informed of the shortlisting outcome.
If you are interested in this position and have all the attributes needed to ensure success for both yourself and the department, then contact Lisa French if you wish to find out more information on:
Phone: 0208 725 1763
Email: [email protected]
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