Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine managment
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 340-PharTech-05-25
- Employer
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bernicia House
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 N/A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
You will be required to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines across North East Ambulance Service.
You will provide technical support to specialist areas of ambulance practice under the direction of the Medicine Management Officer and Medicines Manager and be a qualified accredited accuracy checker.
Support the Medicines Manager with the technical and operational aspects of medicines management and medicines governance across the trust which includes supply, safe storage and disposal of medicines including Controlled Drugs. Provide a medicines distribution service to ambulance stations throughout the trust, participating in the re-stocking of medicines against set parameters and the delivery and collection of medications from stations across the NEAS trust sites. Maintain computerised databases to assist with stock management, expiry date checking, stock rotation and PGD records.
Work within all medicines polices and standard operating procedures Support medicines audits and compliance.
Support quality improvement and provide technical knowledge to support transforming the way that the Trust deals with medicines to optimise their use operationally.
You will support the review and management of any alerts, incidents, serious incidents, near misses pertaining to medicines as required
Support the Chief Pharmacist to ensure that the Trust is compliant with the legal and statutory requirements for medicines management, medicines and Controlled Drugs.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to support safe, effective and efficient use of medicines across North East Ambulance Service. Providing technical support to specialist areas of ambulance practice
Supporting the Medicines Manager with technical and operational aspects of medicines management and medicines governance across the trust which includes supply, safe storage and disposal of medicines including Controlled Drugs.
Maintain computerised databases to assist with stock management, expiry date checking, stock rotation and PGD records.
Follow all medicines polices and standard operating procedures across the trust, support medicines audits and audit compliance which will provide assurance to the Medicines Optimisation Group
Respond to enquiries from healthcare professionals regarding medication governance and supply arrangements. Ensure compliance with medicines legislation for security, storage and use. Advise clinicians and other healthcare professionals on the safe storage of medicines.
Support the Chief Pharmacist to ensure that the Trust is compliant with the legal and statutory requirements for medicines management, medicines and Controlled Drugs. Ensure medicines governance and continuously improving the quality of patient care.
Working for our organisation
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
From 01/04/25 If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling £49.50, spread over first and second pay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details and responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential criteria
- • BTEC National Certificate or NVQ level III in Pharmaceutical Sciences or other recognised equivalent at the same level • Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Society • Numerate and literate 5 GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Previous employment or experience in pharmacy supply or medicines management role. • Experience and knowledge of the legislation and good governance practice and how this applies to medicines. • Stock control and ordering experience
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of training or supervising staff• Experience of working in an ambulance trust
KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE
Essential criteria
- • Accurate and consistent in work application • Good numeracy and literacy skills including; simple calculations, percentages and decimals. • Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development • Proficient in IT including Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams • Be able to access, analyse and interpret information and data • Able to produce accurate grammatically correct written material. • Excellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to large groups of clinicians or senior managers.
Desirable criteria
- • Understanding of an electronic medicines management system including ordering and stock control • Experience of using risk management reporting systems
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS / OTHER
Essential criteria
- • Full driving license • Able to travel across the North East of England to various ambulance stations/sites on a regular daily/weekly basis.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fay Ord
- Job title
- Medicines Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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