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

Description

Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Band 4
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 4

Contract Permanent:
Registered with GPhC Hours Full time - 37.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 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 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.

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.

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 enhance the quality of patient care
• 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 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.
(Assistant dispensary Manager)

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.
NVQ LEVEL 3 Certificate
Community or Hospital Pharmacy Experience
Enhanced Hospital experience
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.
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.

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.

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.