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Pharmacy Technician Medicines Administration | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2025 |
| Location: | Halifax, HX3 0PW |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6820291/372-MED2307 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiactic and pro-active Pharmacy Technician with excellent problem solving skills who is self-motivated and organised to work as a part of the team at CRH involving Medicines Administration and Medicines Optimisation The role will involve providing a clinical pharmacy and medication administration service to the acute respiratory unit at CRH. You need to be comfortable administering to all patients in this group. You will be based on the ward for the majority of the time, administering medication and supporting the discharge process and flow of medication in the ward. This is an exciting opportunity, to learn new skills and really become part of the ward team. This is an exciting and innovative role which will enable you to develop more patient focused skills. Appropriate training and support will be provided, and you will be able to provide input into how the role develops, as well as helping to collect and present data to show the benefits of expanding pharmacy into new areas. You must be an excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills. You will need to be forward thinking and enthusiastic, with a commitment to continuing professional development.
An opportunity has arisen to become part of the Respiratory Support Unit team based on ward 5C at Calderdale Royal Hospital, the role will involve administering medicines to this cohort of patients and managing the hospital workload under the direction of the hospital pharmacy team. You will also undertake high level ward based duties including medicines reconciliation, controlled drug audits, counselling patients, training and mentorship of colleagues. The role requires an enthusiastic self motivated technician to provide excellent seamless care to our patients. The applicant must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a small team as well as independently. If you think you have these qualities, please apply for this role.
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Our values will be at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They have been developed with input from our colleagues and they provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work, set the tone for our culture, and identify what we care about.
They will help build a common purpose and understanding which will ultimately support inclusion, belonging and great working relationships.
You will see these values and behaviours pop up in your regular discussions with your manager, your appraisal, in recruitment, and your development. We will even be developing our own values and behaviours charter around how we want to support one another and our patients.
Summary of Qualifications and Skills required: Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Services Skills (NVQ) or equivalent qualification. Registered Pharmacy Technician, with significant post qualification experience. Good verbal and written command of English. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions Ability to work effectively under pressure Good communication/interpersonal skills Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to work Ability to plan own time, use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills Contributed to the implementation of changes in service, products and / or systems. Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team Computer literate
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Feb 2025
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