Main area: Pharmacy
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Fixed term: 13 months (13 months maternity leave cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 470-24-0109-CJW
Employer: Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Mary's Hospital
Town: Newport, Isle of Wight
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata, per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Senior Pharmacy Technician who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
13 month fixed term maternity cover.
Main duties of the job
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.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff? Apply to be part of our team today.
Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you, and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals, and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for the ordering, receipt and safe handling of pharmaceuticals.
You will also be responsible for the stockholding and supply of pharmaceutical products to all wards and clinic areas, stock management of pharmaceuticals in Pharmacy along with the recording, storage and handling of pharmaceutical waste.
You are expected to take part in dispensing and a wider range of pharmacy duties when required.
Monitor and report on audit initiatives regarding medical gas cylinder storage and handling to meet current guidelines.
Manage stock levels and ordering requirements for medical gas cylinders in liaison with pharmacy porters, and prepare a monthly report on medical gases expenditure.
Prepare/ensure procedures are in place for all aspects of medical gas cylinder storage and use, to ensure safe handling of medical gas cylinders.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE English, Maths, and Science or equivalent.
* Level 3 / BTEC Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent.
* Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
* Experience of training staff.
Physical Skills
* To be physically fit, able to stand for long periods of time, able to lift and manoeuvre heavy loads.
* Knowledge of office procedures.
* Good problem-solving skills.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Good telephone manner.
* Able to communicate complex information to patients/carers/drug companies in an appropriate manner to achieve understanding.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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