Job Description

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Band 5 pharmacy technicians to join our trust bank team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.You will be working on wards alongside various clinical teams ward to assist in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department. This role may involve contributing to our out-of-hours service working in the evenings and on weekends.Main duties of the jobTo assist in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department. This includes ward-based clinical pharmacy services, working to specific clinical objectives depending on the focus of the service and patient cohort, with the possibility of contributing to the out-of-hours service in the evenings or at weekends.About usWe are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.Date posted01 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salaryxc2xa318.80 to xc2xa335.06 an hour Hourly range dependant on day of week and pension contributionContractBankWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hoursReference number196-BANK-Technician-B5Job locationsGuy's and St Thomas' sitesGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonSE1 7EHJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification documents for detailed information on the role and its requirements.***Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staffonly. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department*** Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification documents for detailed information on the role and its requirements.***Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staffonly. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department***Person SpecificationEducation / QualificationEssential

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate
• BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

• Medicine Management Accreditation or equivalent.

Core experienceEssential

• Demonstration competence of pharmacy practice skills and knowledge
• Previous experience of delivering ward pharmacy technician services, including medicines reconciliation to a specialist clinical area
• Previous experience of delivering induction and competency-based training
• Previous experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
• Previous experience of project work/audit/change management

Knowledge / Skills / AbilitiesEssential

• Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately to set standards
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and give advice to patients on their medications
• Demonstrated ability to accurately judge and assess patient's own medication
• Demonstrated ability to accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
• Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency-based training assessment
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
• Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
• Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
• Demonstrated IT skills including: oEmail oWord processing oSpreadsheets oAccurate data entry oUnderstanding of financial instructions as indicated in the job description
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Demonstrated ability to write procedures or SOP's
• Demonstrated ability to manage performance

Person SpecificationEducation / QualificationEssential

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate
• BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

• Medicine Management Accreditation or equivalent.

Core experienceEssential

• Demonstration competence of pharmacy practice skills and knowledge
• Previous experience of delivering ward pharmacy technician services, including medicines reconciliation to a specialist clinical area
• Previous experience of delivering induction and competency-based training
• Previous experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
• Previous experience of project work/audit/change management

Knowledge / Skills / AbilitiesEssential

• Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately to set standards
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and give advice to patients on their medications
• Demonstrated ability to accurately judge and assess patient's own medication
• Demonstrated ability to accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
• Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency-based training assessment
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
• Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
• Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
• Demonstrated IT skills including: oEmail oWord processing oSpreadsheets oAccurate data entry oUnderstanding of financial instructions as indicated in the job description
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Demonstrated ability to write procedures or SOP's
• Demonstrated ability to manage performance

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