Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Usual working pattern 7am to 3pm, Monday to Friday although this can be negotiated at interview.)
- Job ref
- 186-1355-25-CS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highbury Hospital or Sherwood Oaks
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medicines Administration Pharmacy Technician
Band 5
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Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate registered pharmacy technician to join our multidisciplinary team working on an Adult Mental Health inpatient ward, either at Highbury Hospital or Sherwood Oaks (to be discussed at interview).
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
Supporting medicines administration rounds delivering safe, accurate and timely medicines.
Provide advice on medicines use, storage and compliance.
Promote and implement best practice in medicines optimisation and medicines management.
Reconcile medicines on admission and discharge, ensuring continuity of care.
Educate and support patients in understanding and managing their medication.
Contribute to ward-based audits and quality improvement initiatives.
Work collaboratively with pharmacists, nursing staff and other healthcare professional to improve patient outcomes.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a candidate that is confident in working in a multidisciplinary team environment who is passionate about patient-centred care. You must be organised, adaptable and able to work independently.
You should have post qualification experience working in a hospital environment. Experience in a mental health setting is desirable but not essential as full training and support will be given.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPhC approved Level 3 qualification in Pharmaceutical Sciences plus knowledge and experience of pharmacy and technical procedures
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Accuracy Checking Qualification.
Training
Essential criteria
- Previous training in core pharmacy technician roles e.g. labelling, dispensing, accuracy checking
- Previous medicines optimisation training including Medicines reconciliations training
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of medicines administration in a healthcare setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working in a pharmacy
- Experience of working within a Medicines Optimisation team in a hospital environment
- Clear understanding of the role of pharmacy technicians in prescription management
- Evidence of team working with a MDT
- Evidence of leading and/or responsible for delivering a service/function/project or development
Desirable criteria
- Experience working on an inpatient ward
- Understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience within mental health setting
- Experience of patient counselling
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organising Self to deliver required work on time
- Leadership
- Judgment on when to refer to pharmacist or senior colleague
- Organising Self to deliver required work on time
- Ability to work alone and within a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Coutts
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician - Ward Based Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 969 1300
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 671 4610 - Bank Team
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