Pharmacy Technician: Sponsorship Available

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We have an excellent opportunity within our friendly department for an enthusiastic and highly motivated technician to join our team.

The role will involve working in the Pharmacy Dispensary and the Pharmacy Aseptic unit. We are developing our Band 4 roles in line with the GPHC new initial education and training requirements for Pharmacy Technicians. Opportunity will be given to applicants who have qualified prior to June 2022 to upskill to this requirement.

If you have good communication skills, are keen to develop within a specialist area of Pharmacy and are able to work well within a team then this is the job for you!

Main duties of the job

In the Dispensary you will contribute to the dispensing of prescription items for in-patients, some out-patients and discharge requests. You will also provide support to the medicines management service including patient’s own drug usage schemes.

In the Aseptic unit you will participate in the preparation of CIVAs, cytotoxic medicine and TPN. You will also assist in ensuring the cleaning and monitoring of the suite is maintained at an appropriate level.

It is essential that you are registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.

Previous experience within a hospital environment is not essential as full training can be provided.

About us

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

  1. Outstanding Patient Care
  2. Brilliant Place to work
  3. Leaders in Children’s Health

We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Accuracy Checking Qualification, or willing to work towards.

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience as a technician or trainee technician in a pharmacy

Desirable

  • Hospital Pharmacy

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of Basic IT skills
  • Good training, development, and mentoring skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of Aseptic training
  • Evidence of Ward pharmacy services
  • Evidence of Paediatric pharmacy experience
  • Evidence of using CMM pharmacy system

Attributes

Essential

  • Evidence of Careful and accurate worker
  • Evidence of Able to use appropriate equipment
  • Evidence of Able to work in the aseptic suite and cabinets
  • Evidence of Physically able to perform the duties of the post

Desirable

  • Evidence of being a Good team worker
  • Evidence of being a Flexible and adaptable
  • Evidence of being a Self motivated
  • Evidence of having Good organisational abilities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 06 January 2025

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