Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
37.5 hours per week (Full time, part time and job share hours available.)
Job ref: 100-PST050-1024
Employer: Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Glangwili General Hospital
Town: Carmarthen
Salary: £30,420 - £37,030 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 19/11/2024
Pharmacy Technician Higher
Band 5
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Glangwili General Hospital.
We strive on providing high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, flexible and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
To undertake the day to day supervision and support of the regular pharmacy staff working in this area including, dispensing ATO’s and PRPT’s. To undertake the final accuracy check and release of prescriptions dispensed by other pharmacy staff as an ACPT. This involves prioritising checking workload to ensure urgent items are appropriately processed.
Undertake dispensing duties including validation and dispensing medicines for inpatients, day-patients and outpatients and patients being discharged from hospital according to the Dispensing SOP’s and labelling standards. Suggest changes to these as and when identified and implement agreed improvements cascading to the appropriate team members.
Provide a medicines management service (including medicines reconciliation) by collating information sources. This may involve searching medical notes for GP letters, repeat prescription forms, recent discharge prescriptions, taking drug histories and Medication Administration Records from care homes. It may also involve contacting GP surgeries, contacting community pharmacists, accessing clinical portal and/or obtaining and checking patients own medication. Undertake simple calculations and the monitoring of clinical test results where appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Qualified to degree or equivalent level e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills and BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science
* Checking Technician Accreditation (ACPT) or equivalent experience in primary care based work within GP Practices
* Working knowledge of current Medicines Management practice and professional issues
* Accreditation (MMPT) or equivalent experience
* A1 Assessor Award
Experience
* Extensive experience in primary or secondary care
* Extensive experience of training different staff grades
* Experience in supervision of staff
* Experience of leading a service
* Experience in Technical Services
Other
* Must maintain a professional manner
* Flexible approach to the needs of the service including weekend and bank holiday working
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Complies with the GPhC Pharmacy standards
Language Skills
* Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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