Pharmacy Technician

To act as a member of the Pharmacy team, undertaking a full range of duties commensurate with the professional role of a Pharmacy Technician, under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacist whilst working within the legal requirements, Trust policies and department procedures as laid down by the department and the Trust.

Work in a ward-based setting to participate in medicines management duties including the assessment of patient of drugs, supply of medicines, drug history taking, medicines related patient counselling and transcribing.

Work in the dispensary (and where appropriate in a ward-based setting) to dispense and final accuracy check medicines.

Provide medicines related patient counselling of outpatients in the Pharmacy.

Distribution and stock control of medicines.

Daily supervision of dispensary staff.

Lead in the training and educational supervision of allocated staff.

To work flexibly, responding to the needs of the department which will include rotating through each area according to the departmental rota and participating in the weekend rota, bank holiday rota and late clinic rota.

The full list of duties can be found in the job description.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Our vibrant team consists of approximately 90 highly skilled staff who work together to empower our patients to use medicines safely and effectively to improve their health outcomes. The successful candidate will benefit from drawing on the knowledge and experience of approachable staff so you will feel supported and mentored throughout your learning journey. We pride ourselves on creating a positive, supportive and structured learning environment enabling you to strive for success.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Education and Qualifications

Essential: - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent; - Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council; - Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable: - NVQ Assessor; - Accredited Medicine Management Technician

Skills and Experience

Skills and Competencies

Values and Behaviours

Essential: - Courteous and Respectful; - Kind and Helpful; - Responsive Communication; - Effective and Professional