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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

About

We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients.

Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements:
Clinically effective services
Safe services
The best possible experience for patients

We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.

Contact

Address: Cliftonville; Northampton; Northamptonshire; NN1 5BD
Contact Number: 01604 634700

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Ref: 265-6835693 Vacancy ID: 6835693

Assistant Technical Officer

Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Northampton General Hospital
Address: Cliftonville
Town: Northampton
Postcode: NN1 5BD
Major / Minor Region: Northamptonshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Saturday and Bank Holiday working on rotation)

Salary

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum / pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 3)

Specialty

Main area: Pharmacy

Interview date: 08/01/2025

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To dispense homecare prescriptions, process invoices and highlight discrepancies

To collect prescriptions from clinical teams

To raise orders and ‘virtually’ dispense items supplied via homecare items using the EMIS pharmacy system.

To check prescription renewals against the pharmacy homecare database to ensure appropriate and timely processing.

To forward prescriptions to homecare providers, recognising the need to arrange urgent deliveries.

To progress chase prescriptions/deliveries/invoices to ensure a timely and efficient service is provided, escalating issues to the Homecare and High-cost Medicines Support Officer as necessary.

To ‘virtually’ receive and book in homecare goods.

To check proof of delivery against prescription and invoice and resolve discrepancies where appropriate.

To highlight any discrepancies to the Homecare and High-cost Medicine Support Officer.

To contact service users or providers to resolve queries, referring to Homecare Pharmacy Technicians as necessary under the direction of the Advanced Pharmacy Technician.

To maintain invoice log and filing system.

To reconcile monthly homecare provider statements.

To monitor homecare inbox and respond to stakeholders as appropriate.

To assist in the provision of medicines for the treatment of patients
This may include the following tasks in the Dispensary, Stores or Distribution departments within Pharmacy, depending on service needs:

To accurately and promptly dispense medicines for patients whose prescriptions have been validated by a Pharmacist.

To issue prescriptions when this is appropriate.

To supply Controlled Drugs and keep appropriate records.

To participate in the Pharmacy Service to Wards and Departments

To liaise with the appropriate Pharmacy Team Leader and Principal Pharmacy Technician, Stores and Distribution to ensure that any ‘to-follow’ medicines are ordered and supplied to patients.

To inform the appropriate Pharmacist of any problems with the supply of medicines ordered

To answer the telephone and either deal with the query, take a message or re-direct the call to the appropriate person / area of the department.

To receive signed requisitions / orders from hospital staff and other customers and to forward these to the appropriate area for processing.

Other Duties

This includes the following tasks:

To assist in the training of staff.

To maintain and update medicines databases.

To assist in the maintenance of a clean and efficient environment suitable for the handling of medicine.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading.

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select “apply online now”.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.

For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS

Applicant requirements

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.