Specialist Pharmacy Technician - London, United Kingdom - Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Description

Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Band 4

Band 4

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Registered with GPhC Hours Full time hours per week Job ref 199-NN APST-B

Site Croydon University Hospital Town Thornton Heath Salary £29,460 - £31,909 per annum inclusive of HCAS ( outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 29/04/2024 23:59

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon Job overview

Specialist Pharmacy Technician Dispensary - Band 4

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed Pharmacy Technician to join Dispensary Team at Croydon University Hospital

This may be an ideal opportunity for newly qualified Pharmacy Technicians or a Trainee Pharmacy Technician who has worked in community pharmacy / hospital pharmacy and would like to join our friendly and dedicated Pharmacy team in our technologically equipped Pharmacy Department at CUH.

This role will not only enable you to develop your skills within dispensary it will also enable you to build skills and experience in supervising workflow on a day-to-day basis.

You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be well organised, have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, be able to adapt to changing demands and be committed to providing a high quality patient focused service.

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

The role of the successful candidate will include:

· Provide technical support to the dispensary, including the labelling and dispensing of inpatient requests, outpatient and discharge prescriptions, controlled drugs and clinical trials.

· Ensure a high standard of stock control and stock rotation maintained within dispensary

· Assist pharmacists in providing a comprehensive patient counselling service to all outpatients To optimise patient knowledge of their drugs

· Provide technical support in the dispensary assisting senior dispensary technician in inpatient requests, dispensing and labelling for TTA's. Completion of in-house accreditations in the dispensary.

· Work effectively as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary and pharmacy environment, and maintain rapport with medical and other colleagues.

· Assist in the training of junior staff e.g. Trainee pharmacists, Pharmacy students and Student technicians.

· To counsel patients on their medicines in accordance with departmental standards

· To enhance the quality of patient care

· To demonstrate a whole-system patient focused approach

· The above list is not exhausted please see Job description for further details

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after for people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset

We are able to support the professional development of our Pharmacy Technicians in all areas of dispensary including candidate working towards Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technicians

We are committed to developing our staff and supporting a robust and skilled workforce in the interest of patient safety.

Candidates must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, hold a BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science and an NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.

The successful applicant will contribute to late duty and weekend working.

To discuss this post further or to arrange visit please contact on ext. 4376 or via email (Assistant dispensary Manager)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is a qualified registered Pharmacy Technician who performs a range of routine and non-routine work activities based on a broad foundation from which further skill development is possible.

The post holder is accountable for meeting the General Pharmaceutical Council Code of Ethics/Standards for Pharmacy Professionals, practising safely and effectively at all times.

Under the supervision of the Chief and Senior Technicians to help ensure the provision of a high quality, customer focused pharmaceutical service to in-patients, discharge patients, accident and emergency patients and private patients

Actively participate in a Continuing Professional Development programme developing professional knowledge and competence.

The post holder will work towards developing the skills of a Pharmacy Technician Higher Level.

Person specification Certificate

• NVQ LEVEL 3 Certificate
• Good Social and Communication Skills
• Community or Hospital Pharmacy Experience
• Enhanced Hospital experience

Experince of working in a busy environment

• NVQ LEVEL 3 Certificate

We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is anunder-representationatsenior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS

Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application.

If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub @

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In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed.

WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

TIER 2 CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. Please note, we are unable to sponsor a candidate for a visa on a bank contract.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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