Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Community Health In-patients

Due to some additional funding, we are excited to be able to be recruit a new Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team based on community health wards at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, and West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham.
As a key member of the pharmacy clinical services team, you will contribute to the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services, key objectives and the efficient use of resources. You will work with pharmacists, and Clinical pharmacy Technicians, liaising closely with the Clinical Pharmacy Technicians Team Manager, and integrate with the ward teams to give great patient care and experience.
For this position we are looking for someone from a hospital pharmacy background who has a greater clinical knowledge and is confident in supporting more junior colleagues.
As a Trust we are big on staff development and "grow your own" and can in return offer you autonomy and variation within your role and also the chance to further develop your leadership and clinical knowledge through both internal and external fully funded courses.
The service operates 9-5 Monday to Friday and we are open to applications from both full and part time candidates., + Responsibility for the ongoing development and delivery of our Clinical Pharmacy vision
+ Ensuring effective implementation and operation of Clinical Pharmacy Technician functions
+ Support the CPPTM with the ongoing delivery and development of Clinical Pharmacy Technician services within the area, and in a coordinated way across the Trust
+ Lead by example, modelling the role of Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, and working with all other Pharmacy colleagues to ensure seamless services, Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.
Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.
Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.
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+ Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC
+ Accuracy checking qualification
+ Ward based management qualification (National or equivelent)
+ Full driving license and access to vehicle
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Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.
Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
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Benefits of working for us include:
+ Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
+ 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
+ Generous NHS pension scheme
+ Excellent learning and career development opportunities
+ 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
+ Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
+ Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
+ Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
+ Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
+ Free parking across Trust site