Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-NN-6266999-HS-Z
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pharmacy Department, Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician, Patient Services
Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Are you a pharmacy technician with experience working in inpatient services?
Do you want the support and learning opportunities that being part of a large, professional team brings?
Are you looking for varied, meaningful work that has a direct impact on patient care?
Yes? That’s great! We have a role perfect for you.
We are looking for an ACPT-qualified pharmacy technicians to lead on checking and maintaining the workflow of the dispensary at Epsom General Hospital.
We’re a close-knit bunch, united in our purpose to provide a first-class service to our patients, whilst looking out for one another as a first-class team!
It’s fast-paced and you’ll need a good eye for detail as well as excellent customer care skills in order to liaise effectively with our patients, and MDT members. You must be a fully qualified accredited checking technician (ACPT) in order to apply for this role.
Taking up this posts could be the start of something wonderful and the best decision you make this year. Tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification attached to the job description.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact Amy Steel, Principal Pharmacist on 01372 735 735 ext 6074 or email on [email protected].
Please note these posts participate in Saturday and Sunday working as part of our 7-day service, Bank Holiday and late duty rotas.
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To assist in the management of the day to day checking of inpatient and outpatient workload.
To ensure the safe, efficient and timely dispensing of prescriptions following departmental policy and meeting the needs of the patients and the pharmacy department.
As you know, here at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, we are always looking to grow our teams with talented people, just like you. That’s why; we are excited to announce that an additional one-off financial benefit, in addition to their salary, will be offered to the successful candidate appointed into the role of Senior Pharmacy Technician, Patient Services.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. Please also note the post is based at Epsom General Hospital.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification hospital experience
- Experience in supervision of staff
- Patient counselling
Desirable criteria
- Experience with the CMM (previously known as JAC) pharmacy computer system
- Understanding of and participation in data collection for KPIs and audit
- Dispensing/supply of clinical trials
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise own workload and that of others
- Computer literate for dispensing and stock keeping/issue purposes
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work
Desirable criteria
- Ability to manage change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Steel
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacy Technician, Patient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372 735 735
- Additional information
01372 735 735 extension number 6074
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