Senior Pharmacy Technician - Team Leader - Aseptic Services Band 4/5

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent nationally recognised qualification

Desirable criteria

• BTEC accredited accuracy checking qualification or equivalent aseptic services qualification
• A1 NVQ assessor qualification
• Leeds University Aseptic Preparation of Medicines (APDM) short course
• Relevant post qualification Aseptic Services training and courses

Registration

Essential criteria

• Registered with the GPhC

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial post qualification experience as a technician in hospital pharmacy and experience as an Aseptically trained technician
• Good working knowledge of safe dispensing and aseptic practices.
• Evidence of supervising staff and workload on a dayto-day basis
• Evidence of active involvement in service development
• General awareness of what the role involves
• Knowledge and understanding of GMP and QA and its application to Aseptic processing
• CPD development

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good Interpersonal Skills to promote good customer service.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrate good time management and organisational skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job Description - Pharmacy Technician - Band 4 (PDF, 296.8KB)
• Person Specification - Pharmacy Technician Band 4 (PDF, 138.5KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 933.7KB)
• Job Description - Pharmacy Technician - Team Leader - Band 5 (PDF, 520.6KB)
• Pharmacy Technician - Team Leader Band 5 PS Aug 2024 (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 882.5KB)