Job summary
Are you a skilled and compassionate pharmacy technician ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Princess Alexandra Hospital have exciting opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians to join their team.
Main duties of the job
1. Liaising with clinical pharmacists and nursing staff to enable development of the service.
2. Participating in audit of scheme enabling improvements and development of service as appropriate.
3. Dispensing and issuing of medicines from the pharmacy department in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the Pharmacy Team toprovide an effective pharmacy service in the Pharmacy Dispensary, at Ward leveland to support the dispensing of out-patient prescriptions.
To work as an Accredited CheckingTechnician, Medicine Management Technician, completing clinical checks andcounselling patients with their medicines.
To participate in the on-call rota.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
4. NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science
5. Regional Accredited Checking Technician qualification and/or Clinical Certificate in medicine management for Pharmacy Technicians
6. Current registration as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
Essential
7. Accuracy checking and /or Medicines Management experience
Desirable
8. Hospital Pharmacy Experience
9. Supervisory experience