Job Overview
Choosing a career in Pharmacy at the RUH will open many doors for you. We will invest in your future development and this could lead you into exciting roles in, for example, Medicines Optimisation, Clinical Trials, Procurement & Distribution, Dispensary, Management, Homecare, Antimicrobials, Patient Safety, Education & Development and much more. We also work very closely with the University of Bath, where pharmacy professionals can further develop their skills.
Our Band 4 to band 5 pharmacy technician pathway includes:
- A 6 week supernumerary period (including induction and competencies)
- Progression through the nationally recognised APTUK Foundation Practice Framework for newly qualified pharmacy technicians and a gap analysis for more experienced employees
- A comprehensive education package allowing for accredited checking pharmacy technician status
- Mentorship and support
- Ability to gain experience of a variety of technical specialties
- Opportunities for further Pharmacy academic courses, or non-pharmacy formal accreditations that will support the pharmacy provision, utilisting the apprenticeship levy, up to level 7 masters degree, after at least 1 year in post
- Consideration of flexible working conditions and part time hours
Main duties of the job
We recognise how tough the past few years have been and this has enabled us to focus on our most important resource; our staff, the NHS people. We are absolutely committed to supporting you in reaching your potential, offering structured development and educational pathways.
As a GPhC registered pharmacy technician, the band role will involve:
- Dispensing and checking of pharmaceuticals for inpatients, outpatients, discharge medicines, stock items, controlled drugs and clinical trials
- Project work using the Bath Improvement System framework and engagement with Improving Together
- Offer supervision and training to pre-registration pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants
- Offering professional pharmaceutical advice to staff and patients
- Working on the wards with our nursing colleagues
- An opportunity to rotate through several areas of our Pharmacy to broaden your knowledge and experience
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person specification
registration
Essential criteria
- Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
- previous hospital experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Job Description & Person Spec - Band 4 Pharmacy Technician (PDF, 215.8KB)
- Job Description & Person Spec - Band 5 Pharmacy Technician (PDF, 195.7KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Carole Attree Job title Dispensary Manager Email address
[email protected] Telephone number 01225 824639
