Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services

Our Senior Pharmacy technician team support medicines optimisation across the Trust in critical care, the emergency department and inpatient wards. As a tertiary centre, our specialist wards include respiratory, cardiology, neurology, transplant, haematology, oncology, maternity and paediatrics.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy technician to join our Woman & Children's team, to support the division in the delivery of our Medicines Optimisation strategy with the area.
This leadership role provides the opportunity for experienced Pharmacy technicians to put their existing skills into practice, working with innovative technology and systems, whilst also continuing to build further skills to enable future career progression. You will participate in the medicines reconciliation process, supply of medication during inpatient stay, support effective & timely discharge and patient counselling. You will also support the development of rotational staff working within your area and support with quality improvement.
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We are excited to host TWO virtual on-line visits via Teams (link below), which we will run before this vacancy closes, during the visit you will have the opportunity to meet the team., To improve the quality of care to patients in clinical & ward areas by means of an efficient medicines management system. This will include the use of patient's own drugs (PODs), providing in-patient supply dispensing, near-patient discharge systems and counselling patients about their medicines
To support the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy Services, Chief Pharmacy Technician and Principal Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services in the delivery of the departmental medicines management strategy via provision of technical ward based pharmacy services.
To contribute to the strategic and operational planning of technical ward based services in Acute & General Medicine / Woman's & Childrens
To provide training for all pharmacy staff on all aspects of technical medicines management, including medicines reconciliation (MR) as required and act as an 'Educational Supervisor' for Pharmacy technicians training within the clinical services team, As a senior member of the Clinical Pharmacy Technician Team, you will participate in the day to day management of clinical staff, responding to the needs of the organisation, facilitating and supporting patient flow throughout the hospital. The Clinical Pharmacy Technician Team also provide and deliver training, undertake clinical audit and service evaluations, contributing to service planning and development.
We provide excellent education and development opportunities including, national recognised accreditations in Medicines Reconciliation, Medicines Management and Accuracy Checking, with further Leadership training also available.
We are looking for highly motivated registered Pharmacy Technicians with excellent organisational and training skills, able to work under pressure whilst ensuring accuracy in all aspects of technical pharmacy. Please note there is one full time permanent role.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 19th December 2024
Interviews are due to be held week commencing 6th January 2025
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
Our Virtual Open Days are: Tuesday 17th December at 1pm and Wednesday 18th December at 1pm
Here is the link to register:
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Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

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