- Hold an NVQ L3 & BTEC certificate in Pharmacy Services or working towards completing this in the next 3 months
- Registered with the GPhC or working towards registration in the next 3 months.
- Accuracy Checking Technician Award
- Knowledge of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of data protection and patient/staff confidentiality
- Experience or knowledge of Hospital electronic prescribing systems
- A clear concept of the developing role of the Pharmacy Technician
- Understanding Patient's needs, enabling the delivery of a safe and effective service.
- Current experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician or Student Pharmacy Technician within the hospital, community or CCG sector
- Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
- Experience of training on new systems
- Ability to record data relevant to role.
- Have problem solving skills with the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Able to escalate issues and know limits of own ability.
- Able to make decisions on situations where there may be a number of courses of action
- Experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel
- Knowledge of computer based stock control, dispensing systems and associated technology
- Work effectively with colleagues as part of a team.
- Knowledge of Ascribe System
- Excellent team player
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure
- Good written and verbal English
- Adaptable to changes in working practices
- Ability to tackle routine tasks accurately
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Remain professional at all times
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- An understanding and the ability to undertake the duties outlined in the job description
- A flexible attitude to working in all areas of the pharmacy departments across sites responding willingly to the demands of the service
- Effective organisational skills
- Knowledge of Trust values
Pharmacy Technician – Parenteral Nutrition - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust for a self-motivated and confident individual to join our friendly pharmacy team who provide a range of pharmaceutical services both internally and externally.
Applicants must be registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council or working toward completion within the next 3 months. The successful candidate will support the smooth running of the Pharmacy Parenteral Nutrition (PN) service ensuring that PN is supplied safely and accurately in a timely manner. You will be required to undertake a broad range of duties and full on the job training will be provided. The post holder will work alongside the Senior Pharmacy Technician & Senior Pharmacist for PN.
The BWC Pharmacy Department is a busy department dealing with a wide range of specialities from general paediatrics to highly specialised services and women's health. We were awarded the Outstanding Clinical Team of the Year 2021 and have a high profile across the Trust. We pride ourselves on being a friendly department within a welcoming Trust with many opportunities to develop your skills, explore new ways of working and be at the forefront of new technologies.
If you are a pharmacy technician unsure of an area in which to specialise and are wanting to gain some experience & broaden their knowledge and skill-set come and have a talk to us about this great opportunity.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
You will be part of a team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focued service.
Band 4 pharmacy technician role involves:
*Dispensing for inpatients and out-patients
*Ordering, checking, and assembling of bespoke and standard PN bags
*Preparing home parenteral nutrition (HPN) prescriptions
*Stock control management
*Answering telephones queries
*Supporting the training and supervision of new starters and other support staff
*Undertaking regular audits
*Participating in late nights, weekends, and bank holidays
The required candidates must have excellent organisational and time management skills as they will be responsible for a variety of activities within the area. They will need to have good attention to detail and be happy working flexibly within a team.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
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