Advanced Pharmacy Technician, Paediatrics
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Department operates 7 day working service)
Job ref: 213-CAY-6869244
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
Are you a self-motivated individual who is looking to expand your experience as a senior pharmacy technician in a specialist setting? We have an exciting position for an Advanced Pharmacy Technician working with the Women’s and Children’s Pharmacy team. You will work as part of a dynamic and fast-paced team delivering a highly complex and efficient pharmacy clinical service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across Clinical Services, liaising closely with pharmacy and other staff. The post holder’s key role will be to provide highly specialist services to paediatric patients. The post holder will have line management responsibilities for Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians based in Denmark Hill site. The post holder is a vital member of the clinical pharmacy service, deputising in the chief pharmacy technician’s absence and participating in and supporting areas such as research and audit, rota management, and the strategic development of the service.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder’s key role will be to provide quality services and to advance practice within the Child Health team and service. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician with extensive medicines management experience, IT skills, and a robust understanding of pharmacy as a whole, specifically the ward-based service. The applicant must hold ACPT accreditation as well as medicines management accreditation. This role has a variety of ad hoc demands and so it is essential the post holder is flexible and possesses excellent time management, planning skills, and is comfortable with self-direction.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services with underpinning knowledge provided by the BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences OR other recognised Pharmacy Technician Qualification meeting requirements for registration with GPhC
* Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM) or HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) qualification
Experience
* Significant experience relevant to Hospital Pharmacy Practice with assessed competencies
* Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
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: Bansri Bharania
Job title: Principal Pharmacist, Women's and Children's
Email address: b.bharania@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0203 299 9656
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