University Hospitals Birmingham
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We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking Pharmacy Technician to join us supporting the elective surgical ward following the opening of the new Elective Hub at Solihull Hospital.
Do you enjoy working on a ward with a high paced turnover of patients?
Are you proactive, able to work on your own and within a team?
Are you a good communicator, both verbally and in writing?
Would you like to be involved in the exciting challenge of developing a new service and creating innovative ways of working as a Pharmacy Technician?
If this describes you, then we would love to hear from you!
Main duties, tasks & skills required
You will be a ward-based Pharmacy Technician working independently to support patient flow on the elective surgical ward. This will include medicines reconciliation, ward-based dispensing, and patient counselling.
As the role develops you will take on more roles traditionally undertaken by Pharmacist, including clinically screening inpatient drug charts and TTOs for a defined group of patients.
There will be scope for this role to have input into pre-assessment services.
You will participate in general Pharmacy Technician duties in the wider department including dispensary and checking duties as appropriate. You will also participate in late night, weekend, and Bank Holiday rotas.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Must have the following:
* Professional Registration with the GPhC.
* Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland’s scheme or equivalent.
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
* Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent. Plus, one of the following:
* Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians
OR
* BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
OR
equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
Essential
* Significant post-qualification experience in a hospital setting as a registered Pharmacy Technician or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post.
* Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility
* Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload
* Experienced in working to policies and procedures.
* Significant experience within a hospital pharmacy setting
* Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
* Health and Safety at Work and COSHH
* Understanding of dispensing, stock control, supply, and I.T systems and processes
* Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care
* Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information.
* Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job.
* Understands the need for delivering a cost-effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.Location: Solihull
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