Progressive Band 4-5 Pharmacy Technician
Main area Clinical Support Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 188-CL290125
Site Royal South Hants Hospital / Southampton General Hospital Town Southampton Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (PA) pro rata Closing 03/02/2025 23:59 Interview date 11/02/2025
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Main duties of the job
Are you a registered pharmacy technician looking for a new role? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated band 4/5 pharmacy technicians to work as part of our Royal South Hants and University Hospital Southampton dispensary teams at University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be joining our friendly team of Pharmacy Technicians, also working alongside Pharmacy Support Workers, and Pharmacists to develop and deliver agreed services across the south of the UK. You will also be a role model for trainee staff as a teaching hospital we also train pre-registration pharmacists and technicians.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are seeking a full time (37.5hrs per week) Band 4 or 5 pharmacy technician to join our dispensary based team to support pharmaceutical services across both primary and secondary care sectors.
In a rewarding role you will be helping supply and oversee the flow of hospital discharges, inpatient medication supply, hospital Controlled Drugs as well as working independently aiding outside speciality units (Mental Health and Palliative Care).
You will have experience in prioritizing workload and optimizing workflow as well as supporting all grades of staff to aid the delivery of our services. Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be working with a wide range of people including patients, doctors, and other healthcare staff as a pharmacy representative.
You must be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician, a nationally recognised checking qualification is desirable but not essential. Successful candidates could be either based across both our dispensaries at RSH and UHS or based at one site.
Qualifications / training required
* Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC or working towards qualifications suitable for registration as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC within the next six months.
* Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A* to C or equivalent or IELTS test score 7 as required by GPhC if overseas candidate.
Previous or relevant experience necessary
* Accurate dispensing of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy or aseptics).
* Dealing with customers and/or patients.
* Maintaining continuous professional development requirements or training portfolio.
* Hospital pharmacy experience Stock control/ordering experience.
* Providing a ward-based medicines management service.
* Aseptic pharmacy experience.
* Clinical trials or research experience.
* Experience of using JAC or similar pharmacy based computer systems.
Aptitudes and skills required
* Communicate accurately and effectively in English with others both in speaking and in writing.
* Attention to detail and accurate in work e.g. dispensing, calculations.
* Able to use a range of information technology programmes effectively.
* Demonstrate times when able to work effectively under pressure.
* Able to use initiative, but know their own limitations and professional boundaries.
* Tactful and show empathy.
* Demonstrates being able to organise their and others workload and prioritise effectively.
* Effectively work as part of a team.
* Experience of supervision of staff or trainees.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Our commitment to equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
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