Senior Pharmacy Technician - Aseptic Services Progression

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered with the GPhC
• Holds BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ in Pharmacy Services Level 3 (or equivalent to enable registration with the GPhC)
• Qualified accuracy checking
• Willing to participate and attain further qualifications as required by the job role

Desirable criteria

• QCF level 4 or above in a qualification relevant to this post
• PIPC and / or PAAP qualified or working towards
• Leadership / team management training programme completion
• IT pharmacy application system knowledge and experience
• IT proficient in Microsoft Office products

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment
• One-year post-qualification experience working within an aseptic unit

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge / understanding of aseptic service provision.
• Working understanding of cGMP, GLP and / or GCP
• Previous experience in a supervisory roleAwareness of change control and project management

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to adapt to the person communicating with e.g. patient or senior management
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment / workload / patient demands
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Experience of working unsupervised
• Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills
• Facilitates learning of others

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates continued professional development (CPD) and maintains an understanding of the changes within the profession
• Willing to undertake the trust's driving assessment

Special Attributes & other

Essential criteria

• Shows motivation in developing new skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Desirable criteria

• Has a 'can do' attitude
• Able to motivate other team members

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Good timekeeper
• Ability to work across the trust sites as required to meet the demands of the service
• Able to participate in late night, weekend, bank holiday and on call rotas once competent

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