Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management Band 5

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Person specification

communication

Essential criteria

• Strengthen the bridge between primary, secondary and acute services. • Promoting good practice and effective communication within and between primary care, statutory and voluntary organisations on all matters relating to the patient. • Communicate complex information to staff, stakeholders, patients and carers where there may be barriers of understanding such as a lack of knowledge about service delivery or care pathways. • Diffuse potentially hostile, antagonistic and emotive situations with staff, patients and relatives.

Desirable criteria

• 6 months

Skills

Essential criteria

• To liaise closely with the Leads and senior clinicians in monitoring the level and quality of service provided, working within service standards and response times. • To line manage junior colleagues and unqualified staff, ensuring competencies and appraisals are completed within Trust policy. • To participate in team objectives, to lead on service development projects alongside Team Leads. • To participate at meetings where appropriate for professional and educational purposes. To chair or minute take when required.

Desirable criteria

• experience

Our mission: 'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.'

There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

FURTHER INFORMATION

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**

**PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL AND NOT BY POST. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHECK YOUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT VIA OUR WEB SITE> Work for Us > Current Vacancies > My Job Account**

For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.

If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.

ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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

• Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management (PDF, 304.4KB)
• DBS Policy (PDF, 101.1KB)
• We're here to care (DOC, 39.0KB)