Job summary
Employer heading
Rotational Pharmacy Technician
Band 4/5
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new job role? Want to gain experience working in a hospital pharmacy environment? A chance to enhance your Pharmacy career and expand your skillset? Are you a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician looking to start your Pharmacy career? Or are you just unsure of where you’d like to specialise? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you!
This essential role provides the opportunity for Pharmacy Technicians to put their skills into practice, working with innovative technology & systems, whilst also continuing to build and develop new skills for future career progression. This role will give you a chance to develop your team leader skills, will allow you to work on CPD and revalidation, promote presentation and poster work, regular group meetings with your peers, look into project work and auditing and really advance your Pharmacy career.
Our department is proud to prioritise the inclusion of all staff and we support everyone to achieve their potential.
Please sign up to one of the drop-in sessions in the link below to speak to myself (Lottie Harries) and another member of our Rotational Pharmacy Technician team and we can answer any questions you may have prior to the advert closing.
Main duties of the job
To work on rotation in all sections of Pharmacy (as specified), within the Trust, providing services to patients and other customers in accordance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
To undertake appropriate post-qualification studies as required
We are able to offer an extensive rotational development programme which is suitable for Pharmacy Technicians joining the Trust from any Pharmacy sector. Rotations currently include Inpatient Dispensary, Aseptic Services Unit (including both the Cytotoxic & TPN suites), Clinical services (Medicines Management), Medicines information, Quality assurance, Homecare and Central Pharmacy Stores & Distribution (which includes goods in, issuing stock and procurement) and Clinical trials dispensary.
We are looking for Pharmacy Technicians with excellent organisational skills, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, motivated to support others and able to work under pressure whilst ensuring accuracy in all aspects of pharmacy for patient centred care. We welcome Pharmacy Technicians joining from other sectors and offer bespoke induction arrangements for those new to Hospital Pharmacy.
We encourage applications from pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians who are due to qualify within 6 months, and are working towards registration with the GPhC.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 29th July 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 14th August 2024
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC Pharmaceutical Science, NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent (UK qualification).
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician
- Checking Accreditation(s), ONE or all of: Accuracy Checking Accreditation (National Framework), Medicines Management Accreditation (CMMPT or National equivalent), and Preparative Services Checking Accreditation.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD (mandatory on registration) to demonstrate ability to undertake CPD self-directed to maintain registration.
- APTUK membership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of working in a Hospital Pharmacy, General Practice or Community Pharmacy.
- Experience in dispensing
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in all or one of the following Aseptics, Clinical services , Medicines information and Homecare
- Supervision of Pharmacy staff
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of and ability to follow national protocols and guidance as well as local policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of the professional leadership body
- Knowledge of the GPhC
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of clinical pharmacy in at least one speciality
- Knowledge of Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice (GGMP)
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
- Involved in implementation of relevant guidance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good computer skills and IT knowledge (Word, Excel)
- Good communication skills (verbal and written).
- Good interpersonal and consultation skills
- Good personal organisational skills (demonstrating you can manage your own workload and handle conflicting and changing workload priorities)
- Positive attitude towards personal/ self-development
- Be reliable, supportive and reflective
- Ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
- Ability to act on own initiative
- To be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to work to deadlines and to meet agreed objectives
- Ability to deal with members of the public and/ or other health care professionals in a professional manner
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise Pharmacy support workers and other staff, as appropriate.
- Able to solve problems as appropriate
- Ability to work as a team leader
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Value diversity and respect cultural differences – making sure that every person is treated fairly and with respect
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
- Lottie Harries
- Job title
- Specialist Pharmacy Technician Education/Training
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 256115
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