A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are offering an opportunity for a keen pharmacy technician who may be either already working in a medicines information service, or want to develop their skills and specialise in this area to become part of our friendly team.
We can support the right person through the Medicines Information and Advice Training Programme (MIATP) for pharmacy technicians. Enrolment on MIATP also includes attendance on the National Medicines Information Training Course. The post is advertised as a progression post moving from band 5 to 6 on completion of the MIATP training.
The service is based at York but provides a Trust-wide medicines information resource to health care professionals working in the acute and community hospitals, and a discharge helpline to colleagues in primary care.
The successful candidate will work with the Medicines Information Pharmacist in the day-to-day management, co-ordination and provision of the service.
You will have responsibility for maintaining the register of patient group directions (PGDs) which have been adopted by the Trust and will work closely with the Lead Nurse for Medicines Management.
We will support the successful candidate in gaining accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) accreditation if this is something you do not already hold.
If you are passionate about ensuring colleagues have access to high quality medicines information to help patients receive excellent care, then this is the job for you.
As this is a progression post we welcome interest from a pharmacy technician with two years post qualification. Previous experience of working in medicines information is not essential as formal training will be provided in this area, so don’t let this deter you.
You must possess excellent, adaptive communication and organisational skills to enable you to plan work and tailor written and verbal responses to a level which will be understood by users of the service.
You should have a strong clinical interest and an interest in training colleagues in enquiry answering. You will be involved in developing and maintaining SOPs to support the service and contribute to activities which are designed to assess and maintain the standards of the service.
The post includes participation in working the weekend (currently 1 in 8) and Bank Holiday (1 per year) rotas.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Jul 2024
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