BAND 5 PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Job Description:

Trust Responsibilities

• To be part of the Pharmacy team and work to enable the objectives of the Pharmacy and the Trust to be achieved.
• To communicate effectively and promptly with all members of the pharmacy teams and, where necessary, clinical multidisciplinary teams (MOTs), to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of medicines management/optimization and supply services to patients and colleagues across the local health system.

Professional Responsibilities

• To act in a professional manner consistent with the GPhC code of conduct and as is required to ensure safe, effective and timely care for patients and appropriate support for colleagues across the health system, including communication of complex and sensitive information.
• To manage technical work within defined policies and Standard Operating Procedures, and where appropriate, recommending and contributing to changes made with the agreement of more senior technicians or pharmacists.

Education and Training

• To contribute to development and training programs for all staff.
• To act as an assessor for the NVQ in Pharmacy Services (Levels 2 and 3); to demonstrate and maintain competence in this work and complete assessments in a timely manner.

Progression from Band 4 to 5

The intention of the role is to progress Pharmacy Technicians into a band 5 role once performance targets have been achieved, including:

• ACPT qualification completed via external training programme
• MMT qualification completed via external training programme
• Duty Technician/Shift manager with on-the-job experience and/or starter manager training
• Experience in role and understanding of trust and policies (minimum 1 year)