Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: This post will start as a Band 4 and once post holder has achieved against competency framework in 6-12 months they will move on to Band 5. Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To include on-call, some late duties, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.) Job ref 292-6672071-CSS-A
Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £26,530 - £36,483 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 24/02/2025 23:59
Pharmacy Technician Band 4-5 Progression
Band 4
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Job overview
The Pharmacy team is looking for a registered or soon-to-be registered Pharmacy Technician to join the department on a full-time, permanent basis.
This developmental role starting as a band 4 Technician will support you through a guided programme to complete competencies over a 6-12 month period in order to move to a band 5 position. This will include Final Accuracy checking, Medicines Management skills as well as other leadership and development competencies.
This is an ideal opportunity for those new to or returning to the profession.
You'll be joining a friendly, patient-centred department and will assist in the provision of Pharmacy services to the Trust's hospitals, community clinics and external providers. In doing so you will also be supporting a number of teams within Pharmacy, including the dispensary and medicines management ward based teams.
Full support and training will be given to allow you to progress within the desired time frame. We are an experienced team that are here for you and we want you to develop to your full potential.
Main duties of the job
* You will be responsible for identifying, selecting, dispensing and distributing medicines for inpatient, discharge and outpatient prescriptions, as well as pharmaceutical items including Controlled Drugs to wards and departments throughout the Trust.
* You will also act as a point of contact for patients, their families, doctors and other healthcare staff seeking information on medicines.
* As a part of a ward based team you will carry out medicines reconciliation and help prepare medicines for discharge.
This role is based at the PAH main site.
The general working pattern is 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day period, with usual working hours 9-5 Monday to Friday and will include some late standby shifts, weekend and bank holiday working. Flexible working applications would be considered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description for full details but the role will include the following duties including training for:
* Identify, select dispense and distribute drugs for in and out patients prescriptions.
* Identify dispense and distribute pharmaceutical items including Controlled Drugs and extemporaneously prepared products to wards and departments throughout the Trust according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
* Take part in patient counselling and provide information on medicines to patients, doctors and other health care staff.
* Carry out reception duties, involving dealing with patients, relatives and all grades of healthcare workers.
* Deal with telephone enquiries and handle prescription charges.
* Use the computer systems to track prescriptions.
* Accuracy check of dispensed items following completion of Regional Checking Accreditation.
* Taking part in medicines management and medicines reconciliation at ward level.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science.
* Ability to complete Regional Checking Accreditation.
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Regional Checking Accreditation.
Skills and knowledge
* Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload.
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation.
* Free car parking for our staff.
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary.
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff).
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee.
* Access to NHS Pension scheme.
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy.
* Onsite creche facilities.
* Annual appraisals with career pathways.
* In-house training courses.
* Discounted hospital restaurant.
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision.
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks.
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Hannah LeMar Job title Education, Training and Personnel Manager Email address h.lemar@nhs.net Telephone number 01279827056 Additional information
Email address Available for informal visits and phone calls mon-weds 9-1
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