Job overview

Are you a innovative and motivated Pharmacy Technician looking to progress your career ? Or a 2nd year Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician looking for your first Pharmacy Technician post ?  We are looking for a enthusiastic and progressive Pharmacy Technician, or soon to be Pharmacy Technician, to join our department.

Our Pharmacy is a friendly, progressive department. We pride ourselves on our high standards of pharmaceutical input and investment in innovative technologies and professional development to ensure the best possible patient care. 

We have a strong focus on the development of Pharmacy Technicians, and support our team to reach their full potential. We support staff to access leadership programmes, such as the CPPE Leading for Change and NHS Leadership Academy programme, and other Pharmacy Technician development such as the BTEC level 4 diploma in clinical pharmacy services. 

Dependant on experience, we offer a comprehensive training package to support applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians, to support development over an 18 month period to a band 5 role. 

We operate extended opening hours (9am - 8:30pm weekdays) and the successful applicant will be required to participate in a shift system to cover evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. The successful applicant will also be expected to work across all trust sites.

We are looking for Pharmacy Technicians for 6 months fixed term contracts. 

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will be accuracy checking of dispensed medicines and day to day supervision of a team in our automated dispensaries, aseptic supervision and ward based medicine optimisation duties. 

The post holder will undertake Audit and quality improvement work

The post holder will provide mentoring for other Pharmacy Technicians, PTPT's and Pharmacy assistants

The post holder will support training and education in the department

The post holder will participate in the provision of a Trust wide Pharmacy Service which operates to the highest standards and not only meets, but exceeds customer expectations

Professional Duties:

To ensure that appropriate professional standards and local policies and procedures are complied with.

To assist in the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures.

Participates in the development and maintenance of a high
quality pharmacy service to the Trust and its external customers.

To undertake personal development and continuing education and training as necessary to ensure a high level of competency in carrying out the functions of this post and maintaining registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.   

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way.  We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.   

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.