• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Are you looking to make a difference in patient care?

  It is an exciting time to join our Ward Based Pharmacy Team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as we are now working in our new home, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

  We are looking for hardworking, Ward Based Technician(s) who are ready to start a career or looking for a change and excited to be a part of our team. Who can deliver high quality pharmacy services to our patients and wards. We welcome applications from current students who are due to complete and register, and/or Community, or PCN Technicians, and other sectors of pharmacy. We have a robust and detailed training programme to give you all the skills to succeed.

  So if you are innovative, ready to be challenged and interested in working in a patient facing and ultimately rewarding environment, join our team!

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder must be a qualified NVQ 3 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

  We will help you develop your skills through comprehensive training by completion of our Ward Based Training Programme. You will be required to work under direction of a Senior Pharmacy Technician within Clinical Ward Services . You will support them to manage a group of wards by prioritising your own workload. This will involve drug history taking and medicines reconciliation, undertaking audits, and liaising with other staff.

  You will be required to contribute to the ACT rota, or will be enrolled onto the course after 6 months, if not already attained. Helping the dispensaries at the end of day.

  The ability to deliver high quality care and contribute to the overall success of the team is essential. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be flexible, reliable and conscientious and be able to work in a busy, but driven environment, which may be on any site in the Trust.

  Working weekends and Bank holidays are a core part of the post and on a rota basis, which incorporates 7 day working.

  Informal enquiries may be directed to Stephanie Parkes on : 07811714741 or Katie Hart on: 07483389423.

  About us

  We are continuing to develop the pharmacy service to meet the challenges of the Hospital Transformational Plan and the Carter report. Following significant investment the Trust has successfully implemented EPMA across the whole organisation, alongside which we are leading the way working with ward based automated medication storage Omnicell. The efficiencies gained from electronic prescribing and automation, will assist the Pharmacy team in increasing our patient safety drive for Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in 2025.

  We understand that work is only one part of life. We are committed to helping colleagues achieve the best possible work/ life balance. We are proud to offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best and find support if they need it.

  As part of our commitment to Public Health all Trust premises have been smoke free from July 2019.

  Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust works with DisabledGo to provide detailed access covering all areas of the Trust, including where to park, wheelchair access and accessible facilities.

  Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals have signed the Charter for Employers Who Are positive About Mental Health

  Date posted

  23 January 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  381-CO-6908860

  Job locations

  SWB NHS Trust

  Midland Metropolitan Hospital, Grove Lane

  Birmingham

  B66 2QT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of using a pharmacy computer based stock control and dispensing system
  • Evidence of experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician or Preregistration Pharmacy Technician in a hospital or community setting
  • Working knowledge of a broad range of medicines and their safety issues
  • Experience gained in the safe handling of pharmaceutical equipment and medicines used in the dispensing process.
  • Experience of using a prescription tracking system
  • Contribution to the education of less experienced staff, students or assistants

  Desirable

  • Hospital pharmacy experience
  • Experience of using CMM/JAC dispensing and stock control systems
  • Experience of using an EPR /EPMA systems

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Evidence of NVQ level 3 & BTec certificate in pharmacy services or equivalent - must be recognised equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Evidence of Pharmacy Technician registration with the GPhC
  • Evidence of Dispensing accuracy and willingness to repeat as required
  • willingness to repeat as required Evidence of National Technician Checking Accreditation or willingness to attain
  • Accreditation or willing to attain in house Medicines Management training as required

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of using a pharmacy computer based stock control and dispensing system
  • Evidence of experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician or Preregistration Pharmacy Technician in a hospital or community setting
  • Working knowledge of a broad range of medicines and their safety issues
  • Experience gained in the safe handling of pharmaceutical equipment and medicines used in the dispensing process.
  • Experience of using a prescription tracking system
  • Contribution to the education of less experienced staff, students or assistants

  Desirable

  • Hospital pharmacy experience
  • Experience of using CMM/JAC dispensing and stock control systems
  • Experience of using an EPR /EPMA systems

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Evidence of NVQ level 3 & BTec certificate in pharmacy services or equivalent - must be recognised equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Evidence of Pharmacy Technician registration with the GPhC
  • Evidence of Dispensing accuracy and willingness to repeat as required
  • willingness to repeat as required Evidence of National Technician Checking Accreditation or willingness to attain
  • Accreditation or willing to attain in house Medicines Management training as required

  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.

  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.

  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

  Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

  Address

  SWB NHS Trust

  Midland Metropolitan Hospital, Grove Lane

  Birmingham

  B66 2QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

  Address

  SWB NHS Trust

  Midland Metropolitan Hospital, Grove Lane

  Birmingham

  B66 2QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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