Job summaryThe James Paget Hospital Pharmacy team is looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our clinical team and contribute to our growing service. The Pharmacy department is a diverse and inclusive team.
We consider requests for flexible hours or part time/job share roles in line with our service requirements. Our vision is to provide safe, high quality seamless services delivered with courtesy and respect. The Pharmacy team work one in every six weekends to support our 7-day service. We are looking for a qualified Technician to join our Pharmacy team, providing high quality care to patients admitted to the hospital.
Main duties of the jobTo act as a member of the Pharmacy team, undertaking a full range of duties commensurate with the professional role of a Pharmacy Technician, under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacist whilst working within the legal requirements, Trust policies and department procedures as laid down by the department and the Trust.
Work in a ward-based setting to participate in medicines management duties including the assessment of patient of drugs, supply of medicines, drug history taking, medicines related patient counselling and transcribing.
Work in the dispensary (and where appropriate in a ward-based setting) to dispense and final accuracy check medicines.
Provide medicines related patient counselling of outpatients in the Pharmacy.
Distribution and stock control of medicines.
Daily supervision of dispensary staff.
Lead in the training and educational supervision of allocated staff.
To work flexibly, responding to the needs of the department which will include rotating through each area according to the departmental rota and participating in the weekend rota, bank holiday rota and late clinic rota.
The full list of duties can be found in the job description.
About usOur vibrant team consists of approximately 90 highly skilled staff who work together to empower our patients to use medicines safely and effectively to improve their health outcomes. The successful candidate will benefit from drawing on the knowledge and experience of approachable staff so you will feel supported and mentored throughout your learning journey. We pride ourselves on creating a positive, supportive and structured learning environment enabling you to strive for success.
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssential- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Technician
Desirable- NVQ Assessor
- Accredited Medicine Management Technician
Skills and ExperienceEssential- Post-qualification experience within hospital
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of hospital pharmacy and its staff skill mix
Skills and CompetenciesEssential- Computer literate
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Responsible attitude
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility within the working environment
- Ability to demonstrate supervisory skills
Values and BehavioursEssential- Courteous and Respectful
- Kind and Helpful
- Responsive Communication
- Effective and Professional
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
