Pharmacy Technician - Homecare & High Cost Drugs Medicines Service
Join to apply for the Pharmacy Technician - Homecare & High Cost Drugs Medicines Service role at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
About
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
The NCA is committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Key Details
Location:
Northern Care Alliance, Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Late nights, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis)
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Job Overview
We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified Registered Pharmacy Technician for a Homecare and High Cost Drugs Technician role. This is an exciting opportunity to learn new skills in a specialised area of pharmacy in order to expand your knowledge and experience within your pharmacy technician role.
Your role will include assisting in the development, provision, and maintenance of safe, efficient, and professional homecare services at Bury, Rochdale, and Oldham (BRO), part of the Northern Care Alliance, in line with national standards, guidelines, local policy, and procedures.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with good communication and teamwork skills. If you are able to work under pressure and are keen to develop yourself, we would like to hear from you.
Minimum Requirements:
As a self-motivated and enthusiastic professional, you must have a BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy Services and NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognised qualification and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Possession of the BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Dispensing Technician Checking is preferable.
There will be a requirement to participate in extended working hours, including late nights, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
Qualifications
Essential Criteria:
* BTEC National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science and NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
* BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Dispensing Technician Checking
Knowledge, Training, and Experience:
* Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy
* Pharmacy software experience.
Skills and Abilities:
* Good verbal and written communication, including by telephone and email.
* Ability to prioritise own workload (time management), use initiative and work unsupervised.
* Steady and dependable but willing to accept change readily.
* Ability to work under pressure and organisation skills.
* Microsoft Office Package.
For informal visits or calls, please contact the homecare team on 0161 778 2202.
If you have problems applying, please contact Turnpike House, Eccles New Road, Salford, M50 1SW.
#J-18808-Ljbffr