Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Reading
- Salary
- £28,407 to £34,581 per annum
- Closing date
- 8 Aug 2024
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- Profession
- Pharmacist, Pharmacy technician
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department is passionate about developing an excellent clinical pharmacy service and is looking for enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated technicians to join our team.
Due to recent developments and advancements with investment into our Clinical Pharmacy Services, we are recruiting a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for aspirational, enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate individuals to develop and advance their careers within clinical patient-facing roles.
Main duties of the job
You will be professionally registered Pharmacy Technicians, organised, resourceful, have excellent time management skills and be able to demonstrate initiative to contribute to our rapidly growing team.
We welcome applications from community or candidates from other sectors of Pharmacy seeking new experiences or are keen to develop their skills in a different area of practice.
Existing Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Management trained candidates are also welcome to apply possession of these post qualification courses is desirable.
We will provide full training and access to accredited courses that are approved against national frameworks.
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include assessment of Patient's Own Drugs (PODs), Medicines Reconciliation, Supply of medicines and counselling. A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include assessment of Patients Own Drugs (PODs), Medicines Reconciliation, Supply of medicines and counselling. A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.
See attached the job description and specification for more information.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
193-6440958NCG
Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department is passionate about developing an excellent clinical pharmacy service and is looking for enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated technicians to join our team.
Due to recent developments and advancements with investment into our Clinical Pharmacy Services, we are recruiting a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for aspirational, enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate individuals to develop and advance their careers within clinical patient-facing roles.
Main duties of the job
You will be professionally registered Pharmacy Technicians, organised, resourceful, have excellent time management skills and be able to demonstrate initiative to contribute to our rapidly growing team.
We welcome applications from community or candidates from other sectors of Pharmacy seeking new experiences or are keen to develop their skills in a different area of practice.
Existing Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Management trained candidates are also welcome to apply possession of these post qualification courses is desirable.
We will provide full training and access to accredited courses that are approved against national frameworks.
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include assessment of Patient's Own Drugs (PODs), Medicines Reconciliation, Supply of medicines and counselling. A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include assessment of Patients Own Drugs (PODs), Medicines Reconciliation, Supply of medicines and counselling. A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.
See attached the job description and specification for more information.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services & appropriate underpinning knowledge
- Accredited Checking Technician
- Accredited Medicines Optimisation qualifications
- Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Practice Supervisor accreditation (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification Pharmacy experience in Acute UK hospital/Community
- Experience or awareness of ward based or medicine management technician roles.
- Experience of patient counselling
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audit/project work
- Experience of delivering developmental feedback
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
193-6440958NCG
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