Job Description
Service Care Solutions are pleased to present an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician, working in partnership with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, providing support across the Dispensary based at Hollins Park Hospital in the Warrington area. This is a specialist unit supporting Adults with Learning Difficulties including ASD .
This is a LOCUM opportunity for the duration of 3 Months with the likelihood of extension. This is a full-time placement with 40 hours per week available. Part-time applications will be considered.
Job Purpose: Band 5 Pharmacy Technician
Pay Rate: £20.80 PAYE (inc) + £250 Service Care Solutions Welcome Bonus
Location : Warrington, Cheshire
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30-17:00
Key Responsibilities:
1. Work with other medicines management technicians and team managers to provide adequate cover for activities across dispensary and clinical services, prioritising and directing as required to ensure that optimum service delivery is maintained.
2. Order medicines for stock and individual patients at ward-level in preparation for discharge using the appropriate IT systems.
3. Participate in medicines management schemes on the wards including Patients Own Drugs, Self-administration, medicines reconciliation and non-stock top ups.
4. Maintain a good stock control on the wards.
5. Undertake patient counselling about their medicines and provide individualised information and advice about medicines to patients, carers, and other health professionals e.g., medical and nursing staff.
6. Involve in discharge planning for service users ensuring a seamless medicines pathway into primary care.
7. Participate in Trust wide medicines management initiatives.
8. Participate in medicines management audit projects.
9. Support the education and training for student pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists.
Requirements
10. Registered with the GPhC - Pharmacy Technician
11. Previous experience within a Dispensary setting
Benefits
12. Four weekly payroll runs
13. £250 training allowance
14. Excellent pay rates
15. Exceptional referral bonuses
16. Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact
17. Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
18. Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
19. FREE DBS Disclosures provided via fast track online services
20. FREE Occupational Health Check and Immunisations