Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity
Band 4 to 5 STEP Technician- Parenteral Nutrition
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Opportunity at BWC NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen at the BWC NHS Foundation Trust for a self-motivated and confident individual to join our friendly pharmacy team who provide a range of pharmaceutical services both internally and externally. It is an exciting time to be joining the Trust as we are currently ready to Go Live with our new EPR in May 2025.
Requirements
Applicants must be registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The successful candidate will support the smooth running of the Pharmacy Parenteral Nutrition (PN) service ensuring that PN is supplied safely and accurately in a timely manner. You will be required to undertake a broad range of duties and full on-the-job training will be provided. The post holder will work alongside the Pharmacy PN team; including Senior Pharmacist-PN.
About the Department
The BWC Pharmacy Department is a busy department dealing with a wide range of specialities from general paediatrics to highly specialised services and women's health. We were awarded the Outstanding Clinical Team of the Year 2021 and have a high profile across the Trust. We pride ourselves on being a friendly department within a welcoming Trust with many opportunities to develop your skills, explore new ways of working and be at the forefront of new technologies.
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Main Duties
You will be part of a team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focused service.
The Pharmacy Technician Role Involves
- Dispensing for inpatients and out-patients
- Ordering, checking, and assembling of bespoke and standard PN bags
- Preparing home parenteral nutrition (HPN) prescriptions
- Stock control management
- Answering telephones queries
- Supporting the training and supervision of new starters and other support staff
- Undertaking regular audits
- Participating in late nights, weekends, and bank holidays
The required candidates must have excellent organisational and time management skills as they will be responsible for a variety of activities within the area. They will need to have good attention to detail and be happy working flexibly within a team.
About the Trust
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
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Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: James Murphy
Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician - Technical Services
Email address: james.murphy31@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0121 333 9786
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