Job summaryAre you looking for a new role where you want to feel part of the team, valued and appreciated? Come and join our friendly and motivated Medicines Management Technician (MMT) team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.Our highly skilled and established MMT team are seeking an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join the ward based team. The team work across all adult in-patient wards within surgery, medicine and admissions teams, including a regular rotation through pre-op assessment, seeing and counselling patients in the clinic environment.Main duties of the jobPlease see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role.The team work across all adult in-patient wards within surgery, medicine and admissions teams, including a regular rotation through pre-op assessment, seeing and counselling patients in the clinic environment.About usSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.ukJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe MMT team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust are highly regarded in the Trust. This role is almost entirely ward based with direct patient contact. Each team member only has 1x1hour checking slot in the dispensary each week. The rest of the time is spent in the clinical environment.We work Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5pm, with no late night rota. We work 1 in 8 weekends with 1 Bank Holiday commitment per year. The weekend hours are: Saturday- 9.00am until 1pm and Sunday- 9.30am until 1pm, with a day off the following week. Many of the team work flexible/reduced hours to maintain a happy work-life balance.Our ward work is in teams, on a rotational basis, alongside highly skilled pharmacists, always willing to share their valuable knowledge.We encourage continual learning in the team, whether that's shadowing specialist nurses to gain clinical knowledge, attending training in the education centre, or completing additional qualifications like the clinical prioritisation course. Many team members are also mental health first aiders and armed forces champions.We're a very supportive and friendly team who embrace new team members and support their organised inductions.The right candidate must have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or be joining the register imminently.If you would like to come and meet some of the team and have a tour of the department, please don't hesitate to get in touch!Person SpecificationQualification and experienceEssentialRegistered with the GPhCDesirableRelevant experience working as MMT in a Hospital settingDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameSalisbury NHS Foundation TrustAddressInpatient Hospital Pharmacy, Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisburySP2 8BJEmployer's websitehttps://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)