Senior Pharmacy Technician

Full Time

Birmingham, United Kingdom

28,407.00 to 34,581.00 £ / Year

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to gain specialised skills in a senior role. We are looking for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our diverse team to support the delivery of pharmacy services in our Chemotherapy Satellite Pharmacy.

We strive to develop the knowledge and skills of our workforce to enable them to advance personally and professionally and this is that ideal career development prospect. Therefore, recruiting the best talent to fulfil this role is really important to us.

To help us achieve this, you must be an astute and resilient individual to join our busy team. Enthusiastic and flexible, you will have excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently without supervision and within the existing team.

A commitment to working one weekend in 7-12 and one bank holiday per year on a rotational basis will be required.

With a forward-thinking approach, you will:

Be responsible for co-ordinating workflow through the dispensary providing services for inpatients, outpatients and discharge medication.

Oversee the daily operation in the main Dispensary, working towards achieving daily key performance indicators (KPIs).

Provide supervision for training, health and safety, and stock management.

Act as a role model and be responsible for the maintenance of waste management, reduction of expired medication and stock losses, and Controlled Drug regulations.

You will have:

A nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

An accredited accuracy checking qualification.

Significant experience working in a hospital Pharmacy environment.

The ability to lead a busy team and motivate others

A flexible approach to accommodate the needs of the service.

This post offers in-service development training and the opportunity to gain valuable leadership and management skills. A requirement to participate in evenings, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be necessary.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Must have the following:

* Professional Registration with the GPhC.

* Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation. West Midland’s scheme or equivalent.

* Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

* Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework) or equivalent.

Plus one of the following:

* Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians

OR

* BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

OR

* equivalent as defined by the General Pharmaceutical Council

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