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Pharmacy Technician - Acute Medicine & Emergency CareThe Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust • Dudley, United Kingdom
Pharmacy Technician - Acute Medicine & Emergency Care

Pharmacy Technician - Acute Medicine & Emergency Care

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust • Dudley, United Kingdom
13 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Pharmacy Technician - Acute Medicine & Emergency Care

Job summary
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you passionate about delivering outstanding pharmacy services in a fast paced hospital environment? If so then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual that will help shape this service. As an innovative Pharmacy Department continually expanding our services we are looking to expand our qualified pharmacy technician workforce.

You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional staff, working predominantly in our ED, Acute Medical Unit, our first of its kind SDEC.

We are looking for medicines Management Pharmacy Technician with strong interpersonal skills, ideally with an ACPT qualification or be willing to work towards. We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communications skills, a patient-centre attitude, the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, and have the motivation to strive for continued improvement

Applicants should possess NVQ level 3 or equivalent, a BTEC national certificate, be registered with the GPhC and have current hospital experience. This is post offers a structured training programme.

Hours of work will be 7.5hrs on a Monday to Friday 8:50 - 5.20pm and late nights on a rota basis, late night hours will be 11:00 - 7:30pm. The post holder will be required to participate on weekends/bank holiday working on a rota basis to support a seven-day service.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include:
  • Assessment of Patient's Own Drugs (PODs)
  • Medicines Reconciliation
  • Supply
  • Discharge
  • Counselling

Training, supervising and coordinating the work of band 4 rotational pharmacy technicians, ATOs, students and support staff at ward level

A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.

There will also be a commitment to the dispensary to carry out the final accuracy checking of medication for a minimum of 2 hours per week, therefore a current and valid Accredited Pharmacy Checking (ACPT) certificate is required (consideration will be given to those candidates who are already in the process of gaining this qualification).

The post-holder will participate in our late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas.

Technicians may be asked to provide support on any of the Trust sites.

About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education - Essential
  • Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths and English
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent AND BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services

Knowledge and Training - Essential
  • Experience of the use of PMR (Patient Medical Records) or other electronic computer systems such as JAC, Proscript, Compass or alike.
  • Recent experience in either a community or Hospital pharmacy evidenced by competency-based assessment.

Experience - Desirable
  • Recent relevant experience in a hospital pharmacy evidenced by competency-based assessment.

Planning & Organisational Skills - Essential
  • Able to work during the normal working week, extended hours, weekends and bank holidays.
  • Able to manage own time well
  • Able to communicate and organize own work.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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