York Hospital Pharmacy department are looking to recruit a well motivated, forward-thinking professional to join our friendly team.

You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. You will need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.

You will need to hold a recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NVQ level 3 or equivalent) and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. We are recruiting Pharmacy Technicians ideally with hospital experience, but welcome applications from community technicians.

We welcome applications from those who are newly qualified technicians or students due to qualify. If successful you would start as a band 4, working your way up to band 5 within 12 months

A full induction and training will be provided to the successful candidate

Core service hours are Monday to Friday 08:45 - 17:15 and you will contribute to the weekend rota (roughly 1 in 8) and bank holiday rota (roughly 1 per year).

Main duties of the job

Your role as an MMT will involve:

Completing medicines reconciliations on patients ensuring the inpatient record is a true reflection of what the patient was taking prior to admission

Assessing Patient's Own Drugs (PODs) and checking their suitability for use

Ordering medication for patients via the dispensary to ensure patients' doses aren't missed

Counselling patients and/or carers on medication including the supply of appropriate leaflets

Supporting the timely discharge of patients

Participating in the dispensary to support with Accuracy Checking and/or dispensing duties

Acting as a role model to junior staff members as well as supervising, providing support and training

Participating in audits to support service improvement

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further informatio

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences / QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• QCF Level 4 or above in a qualification relevant to the post.

Experience & Knowledge Required

Essential

• At least one year, postqualification experience.
• Supervision and mentoring of junior staff.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Good communication & interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Participated in the implementation of changes in service, products and / or systems.
• Problem solving.
• Able to use a range of computer programmes relevant to the post
• Audit of practice and / or of the impact of a change in the way the service is delivered.
• Able to use own judgement to prioritise tasks.
• Experience in objectives setting for a team.

Aptitude & Personal Qualities

Essential

• Flexible to changing work routines
• Ability to work as part of a team and develop teamworking within the section.
• Ability to demonstrate motivation for applying for a post in this organisation.

Values, Drivers & Motivators

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: Kind - Open - Pursue Excellence

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

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