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Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Community Health In-patients

Job details
Posting date: 14 May 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 13 June 2024
Location: Reading, RG30 4EJ
Company: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6309176/371-TAP-CSO10583

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Summary

A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.


Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking to take the next step in your career? Are you looking for a role that can offer you autonomy but also support with your career progression?

Due to some additional funding, we are excited to be able to be recruit a new Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team based on community health wards at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, and West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham.

As a key member of the pharmacy clinical services team, you will contribute to the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services, key objectives and the efficient use of resources. You will work with pharmacists, and Clinical pharmacy Technicians, liaising closely with the Clinical Pharmacy Technicians Team Manager, and integrate with the ward teams to give great patient care and experience.

For this position we are looking for someone from a hospital pharmacy background who has a greater clinical knowledge and is confident in supporting more junior colleagues.

As a Trust we are big on staff development and “grow your own” and can in return offer you autonomy and variation within your role and also the chance to further develop your leadership and clinical knowledge through both internal and external fully funded courses.

The service operates 9-5 Monday to Friday and we are open to applications from both full and part time candidates.
• Responsibility for the ongoing development and delivery of our Clinical Pharmacy vision
• Ensuring effective implementation and operation of Clinical Pharmacy Technician functions
• Support the CPPTM with the ongoing delivery and development of Clinical Pharmacy Technician services within the area, and in a coordinated way across the Trust
• Lead by example, modelling the role of Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, and working with all other Pharmacy colleagues to ensure seamless services

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solution

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust site

The “must haves” for this role:
• Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC
• Accuracy checking qualification
• Ward based management qualification (National or equivelent)
• Full driving license and access to vehicle

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sara Jackson, Clinical Pharmacy Technician Team Manager on 07824 547420sara.jackson@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.


This advert closes on Friday 28 Jun 2024

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