Job summary University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for a detailed job description for the role. Main duties of the job We are seeking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic, patient centred registered pharmacy technician to be part of the medicines management team at UHS. Your focus will be to help us create and develop our service for Critical Care & Theatres. You will be working closely with an experienced and supportive team of critical care pharmacists and the wider critical care MDT. Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. About us As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service. Date posted 05 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 188-CL021124 Job locations Southampton General Hospital Tremona Rd, Southampton SO16 6YD Job description Job responsibilities As this is a new role you will be able to bring your own experience or just your appetite for helping to build and shape an excellent service. If that sounds like you - wed love to hear from you A recent expansion has secured funding for 22.5hours (0.6wte) of a Band 5 pharmacy technician to help deliver our services across over 30 theatres and six critical care areas. As a regional centre for Neurology, Cardiology and Trauma patients we have a busy dept, providing care to patients far and wide.If you have a passion for ensuring patient safety, have good IT skills and enjoy problem solving, do make contact and discuss the role further.You will support the pharmacy teams with:- Drug histories.- Ordering and supplying medicines- Stock shortage management.- CD audits- Supporting the development of trainee pharmacy staff- Developing our patient safety focus- Project work.- Teaching Are your a registered pharmacy technician who is looking to do something a bit different? Would you like to support patients on the first part of their journey in hospital? Then come and join us We have a friendly and developing team consisting of registered Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Support Workers who work alongside trainees. We challenge each other to be better every single day, while improving our services to meet the ever-changing needs of our diverse patient base. The Medicines Management team operate between 8.00am and 4.30pm each day, working in the inpatient dispensary until 7pm fortnightly. You will be required to join our weekend and bank holidays rota so we can continue to offer our services every day of the year. Flexible working hours and days of working will be considered. You will get the chance to experience a wide variety of tasks, building your knowledge and skill base while providing excellent patient care. Training and study time is fully supported, as well as the opportunity to build a network of colleagues across the UK and beyond. We have a strong focus on developing our staff with in-house competencies, leadership skills and exposure to management for junior staff. As a department we have an ethos for continuing professional development and training for all our staff. The post-holder will be required to undertake further study in: In-house competencies Medicines Management course (accredited) Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician course Patient counselling course Individual personal development plans and much more - Providing medicines management or other technical information to healthcare professionals both within and externally to the trust to ensure continuity of care. Communicating with other health care professionals regarding difficulties in supplying medicines to ensure appropriate patient care is always maintained. - Achieving and maintaining accredited and/or extended competencies in area of practice as identified in local pathway documentation. - Supervising, planning, and managing day to day work of allocated staff, reviewing and reallocating tasks when necessary to meet workload demands. Deputise for operational manager and provide leadership where necessary e.g., at weekends/on late nights. To be responsible for the management of junior staff including supervision, appraisal and informal management processes. To be involved in the recruitment and induction of new staff including recruitment chair. To create and develop operating procedures and to ensure that staff arefollowing processes accordingly. - Responsible for the contribution to service improvement, evaluation, and development. Actively identifies areas of improvement. Proactivity contributes to service development and is responsible for service improvement through the application of tested improvement tools and techniques. Job description Job responsibilities As this is a new role you will be able to bring your own experience or just your appetite for helping to build and shape an excellent service. If that sounds like you - wed love to hear from you A recent expansion has secured funding for 22.5hours (0.6wte) of a Band 5 pharmacy technician to help deliver our services across over 30 theatres and six critical care areas. As a regional centre for Neurology, Cardiology and Trauma patients we have a busy dept, providing care to patients far and wide.If you have a passion for ensuring patient safety, have good IT skills and enjoy problem solving, do make contact and discuss the role further.You will support the pharmacy teams with:- Drug histories.- Ordering and supplying medicines- Stock shortage management.- CD audits- Supporting the development of trainee pharmacy staff- Developing our patient safety focus- Project work.- Teaching Are your a registered pharmacy technician who is looking to do something a bit different? Would you like to support patients on the first part of their journey in hospital? Then come and join us We have a friendly and developing team consisting of registered Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Support Workers who work alongside trainees. We challenge each other to be better every single day, while improving our services to meet the ever-changing needs of our diverse patient base. The Medicines Management team operate between 8.00am and 4.30pm each day, working in the inpatient dispensary until 7pm fortnightly. You will be required to join our weekend and bank holidays rota so we can continue to offer our services every day of the year. Flexible working hours and days of working will be considered. You will get the chance to experience a wide variety of tasks, building your knowledge and skill base while providing excellent patient care. Training and study time is fully supported, as well as the opportunity to build a network of colleagues across the UK and beyond. We have a strong focus on developing our staff with in-house competencies, leadership skills and exposure to management for junior staff. As a department we have an ethos for continuing professional development and training for all our staff. The post-holder will be required to undertake further study in: In-house competencies Medicines Management course (accredited) Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician course Patient counselling course Individual personal development plans and much more - Providing medicines management or other technical information to healthcare professionals both within and externally to the trust to ensure continuity of care. Communicating with other health care professionals regarding difficulties in supplying medicines to ensure appropriate patient care is always maintained. - Achieving and maintaining accredited and/or extended competencies in area of practice as identified in local pathway documentation. - Supervising, planning, and managing day to day work of allocated staff, reviewing and reallocating tasks when necessary to meet workload demands. Deputise for operational manager and provide leadership where necessary e.g., at weekends/on late nights. To be responsible for the management of junior staff including supervision, appraisal and informal management processes. To be involved in the recruitment and induction of new staff including recruitment chair. To create and develop operating procedures and to ensure that staff arefollowing processes accordingly. - Responsible for the contribution to service improvement, evaluation, and development. Actively identifies areas of improvement. Proactivity contributes to service development and is responsible for service improvement through the application of tested improvement tools and techniques. Person Specification Trust Values Essential Patients First Always Improving Working Together Qualifications / training required Essential Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A to C or equivalent One of the following additional pharmacy qualifications - Accredited Checking PT (ACPT) Pre and In Processing Checking (PIPC) medicine management accreditation, TAQA assessor, CIPS level 4, foundation management or equivalent demonstrable experience of day to day operational management of staff. Experience of staff management/operational workload supervision Desirable Completion of Practice supervisor programme or equivalent. Additional pharmacy qualifications e.g.Completed APTUK Foundation Framework Foundation management or other recognised management qualification or demonstrable management experience Previous or relevant experience necessary Essential Accurate dispensing of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy or aseptics) Maintaining continuous professional development portfolio Dealing with customers/patients Desirable Hospital pharmacy experience Stock control/ordering experience Experience relevant to role applied for e.g.Providing a ward based medicines management service, Clinical Trials or research experience, Aseptic services experience Experience of JAC or similar computer labelling/ordering system Aptitudes and skills required Essential Communicate effectively with others both in speaking and in writing Good team worker Attention to detail and accurate in work e.g. dispensing, calculations Able to use a range information technology programmes effectively Able to use initiative, but know their own limitations and professional boundaries Demonstrate times when able to work effectively under pressure Tactful and show empathy Demonstrates being able to organise their and others workload and prioritise effectively Effectively work as part of a team Experience of supervision of staff or trainees Person Specification Trust Values Essential Patients First Always Improving Working Together Qualifications / training required Essential Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A to C or equivalent One of the following additional pharmacy qualifications - Accredited Checking PT (ACPT) Pre and In Processing Checking (PIPC) medicine management accreditation, TAQA assessor, CIPS level 4, foundation management or equivalent demonstrable experience of day to day operational management of staff. Experience of staff management/operational workload supervision Desirable Completion of Practice supervisor programme or equivalent. Additional pharmacy qualifications e.g.Completed APTUK Foundation Framework Foundation management or other recognised management qualification or demonstrable management experience Previous or relevant experience necessary Essential Accurate dispensing of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy or aseptics) Maintaining continuous professional development portfolio Dealing with customers/patients Desirable Hospital pharmacy experience Stock control/ordering experience Experience relevant to role applied for e.g.Providing a ward based medicines management service, Clinical Trials or research experience, Aseptic services experience Experience of JAC or similar computer labelling/ordering system Aptitudes and skills required Essential Communicate effectively with others both in speaking and in writing Good team worker Attention to detail and accurate in work e.g. dispensing, calculations Able to use a range information technology programmes effectively Able to use initiative, but know their own limitations and professional boundaries Demonstrate times when able to work effectively under pressure Tactful and show empathy Demonstrates being able to organise their and others workload and prioritise effectively Effectively work as part of a team Experience of supervision of staff or trainees Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust Address Southampton General Hospital Tremona Rd, Southampton SO16 6YD Employer's website https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)