Senior Pharmacy Technician - Community Health Services

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced pharmacy technician to join our expanding and supportive Medicines Management team.

Our Medicine Management Team (MMT) is well integrated within multi-disciplinary teams combining a range of specialisms and backgrounds to offer medicines management and clinical pharmacy expertise to our patients in community health services throughout Sussex. Pharmacy services include clinical pharmacy services to bedded inpatient units, specialist pharmacy services such as rheumatology and children services, medicines supply and distribution, pharmacy advisory service, medicines safety and governance.

Based at Brighton General Hospital, the successful candidate will deliver a high quality and effective medicines management service to patients in adult beds in Brighton & Hove, be the Medicines Management lead for medical gases across the Trust, and support Trust Medicines Safety and Governance by participating in and leading on an interesting range of community health services workstreams including supporting the Trust Medicines Safety and Governance Group.

Main Duties of the Job

Working hours are currently Monday to Friday business hours, no weekends, bank holidays, or on-call. Flexible and hybrid working may be considered. The role will occasionally need to travel to other areas across Sussex and this will require you to have access to your own mode of transport (e.g. car).

To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will be registered with the GPhC and have considerable experience as a pharmacy technician including patient-facing roles, medicines management, and clinical governance.

Experience of a range of health care settings is desirable. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven team working and leadership abilities. You will be able to prioritise and manage your own workload and that of others, and will be resourceful, taking a proactive approach when delivering and coordinating workstreams. Your ongoing development will be encouraged and supported.

Qualifications Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or an equivalent pharmacy technician qualification.
• Pharmacy Technician Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) or willing to work towards ACT.
• National Medicines Management Accreditation or equivalent.
• Educational Supervisor or equivalent.
• Foundation leadership qualification e.g. Edward Jenner, NHS or equivalent.
• Leading for Change, CPPE or equivalent.

Experience Essential

• Extensive hospital pharmacy (or equivalent) experience in areas of Pharmacy Technical Services and/or Medicines Management.
• Working in an inpatient environment including wards with direct patient contact either within an acute trust or similar setting.
• Medication reconciliation processes.
• Staff training and development.

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• General knowledge of common drug therapy and their uses.
• Excellent computer skills, including keyboard skills and the ability to use IT software, e.g. Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Recognises personal limitations and boundaries of professional competence, able to identify when advice needs to be sought.

Other Essential

• Professional appearance and manner.
• Ability to work on multi-sites and to travel between multi-sites using own mode of transport.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Date posted: 19 February 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year Whole Time Equivalent per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number: 150-MT1541-COR

Job location: Brighton General Hospital, Bramber Building, Brighton, BN2 3EW