Pharmacists - Senior Pharmacy Technician - Chemotherapy and Aseptic Services Band 6

  • Department Pharmacy
  • Salary £37,338.00 – £44,962 per annum
  • Closing Date 28/01/2025
  • Location Pharmacy Department, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
  • Job ref 223-SPT-028
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Secondment: 12 months
  • Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (22.5 hours per week, early starts are expected, weekend working and bank holiday working are on a rotational basis.)

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Senior Pharmacy Technician who is interested in working within Aseptic Services and Outsourcing services.

The successful applicant will have post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician along with excellent organisational skills.

We are a very friendly team and have great working relationships with the clinicians and nursing staff within cancer services.

Main duties of the job

The role will be challenging and will involve supporting the lead oncology pharmacist, oncology/haematology team and aseptic team in sustaining
and developing the systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) service.


You must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and ideally have experience in Aseptic Services.
You must be an excellent team player who is flexible and self-motivated to enhance our SACT team . You will have a professional outlook and be
able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills.


The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:
• To be a professional role model for junior staff
• To work using own initiative to meet deadlines and patient need
• Have the ability to work accurately and methodically in a busy services
• Perform effectively under pressure and have an excellent eye for detail
• Be committed to deliver a high standard in patient focused service
• Experience of staff management/supervision


The successful candidate will be expected to operational manage the provision of SACT on a daily basis with particular emphasis on sustaining
and developing the outsourced chemotherapy model. There will be regular opportunity to contribute to service development

The post holder will collaborate with Quality Control Staff to ensure high standards of practice and adherence to quality management systems.

Working for our organisation

Our Pharmacy vision is :

To provide a responsive and integrated Pharmacy service that gives outstanding patient centred care and is underpinned by a culture of innovation, safety and compassion

We’re looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

Patient focused service
Supportive and friendly team
Opportunities for personal development
A department open to new ways of working

What can SaTH offer you?

To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
Access to our Leadership Academy

We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care.

Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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