Band 5 Pharmacy Technician ¿ Adult Parenteral Nutrition and Intestinal Failure

Job summary

An excellent development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to gain specialised skills in a new senior role. We are looking for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our diverse team to support the provision of pharmaceutical care in Adult Parenteral Nutrition and Intestinal failure service.

Benefits of this role include the opportunity to develop the post, involvement in direct patient care, involvement with a multidisciplinary team and professional skills. Other benefits will include working in a dynamic environment where we encourage continual professional development through regular clinical supervision and peer support.

Recruiting the best talent to fulfil this role is important to the intestinal failure team. To help us achieve this, you must be an astute, flexible and resilient individual to join our busy team. You will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work effectively independently without supervision and within the existing team. You would need excellent computer skills and the ability to liaise with external contractors.

If shortlisted for interview, we recommend that you arrange an informal visit to meet our team and fully appreciate what this post has to offer.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role. For further information about the role please contact Helen Laws -- helen.laws@uhb.nhs.uk -- 0121 627 8730.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Main duties of the job

*Taking a comprehensive drug history and identifying issues for home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients including details of parenteral nutrition (PN) -- while in patients or in preparation for the pharmacist led telephone clinic.

*Counselling patients how to take medication and importance of compliance in intestinal failure particularly short bowel syndrome.

*Assist the pharmacist in providing ongoing advice and support for complex patients referred to the pharmacy team by medical or surgical staff.

*Use the external ordering platform for inpatient PN ordering and for HPN prescriptions ready for review and order by the intestinal failure pharmacist.

*Check and release PN and provide good stock rotation and relabelling to reduce waste.

*Train other pharmacy staff to check PN to allow cross cover for sickness and annual leave and work on current SOPs to ensure up to date practices.

*Prepare information for patients for alternatives where shortages arise.

*Provide training sessions for staff on enteral route administration.

> Participating in late nights, weekends and bank holidays.

The required candidates must have excellent organisational and time management skills. They will need to have good attention to detail and be happy working flexibly within a team.

UHB prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*NVQ3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent plus additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions, supervising a technical area within the pharmacy to degree or equivalent level

or

*Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level

*Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation, West Midland's scheme or equivalent

*Evidence of Continued Professional Development

*Professional Registration with the GPhC

*Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework)

Desirable

*Accredited Checking Technician (National Framework)

Experience

Essential

*Two years' work experience in Pharmacy pre-qualification

*Currently practicing as a band 4 pharmacy technician / equivalent or above with post-qualification experience within an acute setting

*The ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge and the relevant practical experience for the post.

*Significant experience within a pharmacy setting

*Experience of the specialist function for area of responsibility

*Experience of organising other grades of staff and their workload

*Experienced in working to policies and procedures.

*Significant experience within a hospital pharmacy setting

*Understanding of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)

*Health and Safety at Work and COSHH

*Understanding of dispensing, stock control, supply, and I.T systems and processes

*Knowledge of Code of Practice / Customer Care

*Knowledge of medicines, side effects and where to find further information.

*Knowledge of practices, policies and procedures associated with the job.

*Understands the need for delivering a cost-effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste.

Desirable

*Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacy Technician or similar capacity.

*Deputising for senior personnel, co-ordinating daily workflow including situational staff management.

*Experience in setting up new working practices or procedures.

*Participation in the training and mentoring of staff.

*Understanding of ward environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Able to demonstrate clear thinking, assess and solve simple problems.

*Takes responsibility for own work/actions and contribution to the team success.

*Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written or electronically as required.

*Able to manage own time and tasks effectively to achieve objective.

*Able to identify customer needs and deliver service to required level.

*Demonstrates IT and keyboard skills including e-mail, word-processing.

*Able to set work objectives for others supporting with training and mentoring. Managing deviation from objectives and timescales

*Demonstrates suitable interpersonal skills to work with other healthcare professionals and meet patient needs.

*Motivates self and others.

*Has knowledge and skills to advise patients on use of medicines at an appropriate level to support their treatment/care.

*Recognises when issues/activities fall out of their scope and/or ability refers appropriately.

*Demonstrates initiative.

*Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback.

*Understands need for and can work to defined procedures.

*Demonstrates ability to guide, support and train other members of staff.

*Adaptable to change.

*Ability to work in a team.

*Enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy and displays a mature attitude.

*Good time management

*Careful and accurate in work

*Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy.

*Fair and objective

*Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff

*Good team player and able to motive others.

*Self-motivated and sound use of own initiative

*Keen to improve and develop the pharmacy service and committed to the concept of technician-led services.

*Keen to develop own person skill and use these for the benefit of others.

*Able to demonstrate timely referral to senior staff appropriately.

*Ability to travel to other Trust sites.

*Flexible to work in accordance with service needs.

*Committed to abide by the Trust Vision and Values

Desirable

*Capable of developing and implementing SOPs in conjunction with the line manager

*Able to assess staff performance and provide constructive feedback.

*Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks.

*Demonstrates ability to instruct junior staff on dispensing of complicated drug regimens / clinical trials dispensing and unlicensed products

*Awareness of future developments within Pharmacy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Helen Laws 

Helen.laws@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213718730