Job summary
Join our forward-thinking team as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician within our dynamic Critical Care and Theatre services at the Luton and Dunstable site.

This exciting role offers the opportunity to support clinical pharmacy services within a 22-bed critical care unit, caring for patients with complex needs requiring multi-organ support. You will work closely with specialist pharmacists to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across both critical care and operating theatres.

You will play a key role in maintaining and developing the clinical pharmacy service, alongside contributing to management and training responsibilities within the team. This is a varied and rewarding position that offers excellent scope to build on your existing skills.

We are seeking a motivated, organised and proactive technician with experience working collaboratively across clinical specialties. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential, as you will be working closely with nursing and pharmacy colleagues to ensure safe and effective patient care.

We are committed to your professional development and will provide support for further training and qualifications to help you progress and grow within your career.

Main duties of the job

• To support the delivery of a high quality medicines management service to the Critical Care and Anaesthetics Clinical Service Line including dispensing and issuing prescriptions as the need arises. This will involve accredited checking of prescriptions, drug history taking, patient counselling and providing advice to other healthcare professionals
• To undertake a supervisory role and line management responsibility of Senior and Medicines Management Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants within the pharmacy department
• To provide training in pharmacy procedures and pharmacy stock control and electronic prescribing systems use to all members of staff.
• To provide straightforward advice on pharmaceutical products and supply and work closely with other healthcare professionals at ward level.
• To support with recruitment and selection process for Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants
• To provide induction training to new staff clinical staff
• To act as a professional role model for Senior and Medicines Management and pharmacy assistants, actively demonstrating integrity, ownership and leadership in all aspects of the role
• To support the relevant Principal, Lead and Specialist Pharmacists and the Principal Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Services as appropriate

About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to main job description for full summary of roles and responsibilities. If you have any questions about the role, please contact the recruitment officer.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Worked as a ward-based medicines management technican
• Experience of supervising staff

Desirable

• Experience of developing and delivering staff education and training
• Experience of developing SOPs
• Experience of participating in Quality Improvement work

Skills
Essential

• Ability to organise day to day work tasks for self and others
• Self-motivated and organised
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to deal sensitively with challenging situations
• Ability to work within a larger team

Desirable

• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Level 3 NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

• AIMM accreditation or relevant equivalent
• Train the trainer
• Member of APTUK

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Luton and Dunstable Hospital
Lewsey Road
Luton
LU4 0DZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Principal Pharmacist-Critical Care, Surgery and GI
Alastair Hill
alastair.hill@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk
07823690218