** Multiple jobs available**

Following funding approval for our clinical pharmacy service for the medical division we have a number of posts available for a Pharmacy Technician who would like to gain experience working on the wards at Royal Stoke Hospital.

This is a very exciting time for the pharmacy department due to the implementation of EPMA in 2025 and the installation of a new state of the art dispensing robot.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated Pharmacy Technician with an interest in delivering exceptional care for our patients.

We pride ourselves on supporting individuals with their own career journey and our retention of staff proves this.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a key member of the clinical pharmacy team by facilitating the implementation, monitoring, and reporting for pharmacy and a wide range of medicines-related activities in each clinical specialty. These activities will include:

• Obtaining drug histories using summary care records and reconciling against the patients prescription chart
• Assessing patients own medicines
• Co-ordinating discharge planning in conjunction with pharmacy and ward staff
• Ordering patients medicines as part of discharge preparation

The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their clinical knowledge and undertake a nationally recognised medicines management and clinical prioritisation programme.

This post offers the opportunity to gain line management and leadership experience. We offer a professionally rewarding career path with the opportunity for personal development along the way, in addition to the many other benefits you would expect from working in the NHS.

Working 1 in 4 weekends on a rota basis with a compensatory rest day the following week is a core duty. There will also be a requirement to work a late night covering ACT duties in the dispensary.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The pharmacy team are forward thinking, passionate and continually strive to improve the delivery of patient focused pharmaceutical care and optimise the use of medicines within the Trust.

Once training is complete the post holder will be able to:

• Autonomously order medicines for individual patients
• Request medication for in-patient use using the electronic order system
• Refer suitable patients for follow-up medicine support with their local pharmacies via the DMS system
• Assist with the review of ward stock lists to reduce risk and medication wastage
• Proactively advise on and ensure the safe and secure storage of medicines on the ward
• Line manage junior staff members
• Be a named mentor for trainee staff and actively support them through their training and competencies

For further details about this position, please contact the hiring manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent nationally recognised qualification
• Accredited accuracy checker
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Medicines optimisation qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post qualification experience in Pharmacy
• Experience of POD or equivalent schemes
• Experience of the use of hospital IT systems

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking audits

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice and ward based working evidencing their own competence
• Ability to present information concisely and clearly
• Supervisory skills
• Self motivated and ability to work independently

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

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205-6500880