Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management: Agency / Locum

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

** Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for more details on the jobs responsibilities **

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPHC
• Holds ACPT or must be working towards

Desirable criteria

• Qualified D32 / D33 or NVQ Assessor
• 4 years relevant pharmaceutical experience
• HEE Medicines Optimisation certificate / equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant and proven post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
• Proven ward based experience (minimum six months or more)
• Education and Training of Pharmacy Staff
• Supervision of Staff
• Dispensing experience including patient counselling

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of JAC computer system
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of CRS Millennium

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• Understanding of a range of work procedures and current practices in relation to job role
• Developing, structuring and scheduling plans or relevant experience
• Knowledge of CPD
• Good knowledge of stock control

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NVQ and accreditation systems
• Knowledge of regulations, legislations and GPhC standards of practice for pharmacy professionals
• Undertaken role of Practice Supervisor / Line Manager

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good written / verbal communication skills
• Good organisation and time-management skills
• Staff supervisory experience
• Good computer skills and ability to use Microsoft Excel / Word & Powerpoint

Desirable criteria

• Presentation Skills
• Involvement in project work including audit analysis / drug ordering patterns and stock issue problems

Other

Essential criteria

• Motivated / Confident / Enthusiastic / Self Starter
• Meet deadlines consistently
• Prioritise own work and delegate to others
• Role model and Team Player
• Empathy and sensitive to patient needs

Desirable criteria

• Ability to work under pressure

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Band 5 MMT JD (PDF, 853.8KB)
• CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
• Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
• CHS Accomodation (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Croydon Trust Values (PDF, 324.9KB)