Join our Pharmacy team as a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician. You'll collaborate with the lead pharmacist to develop and grow the high-cost drugs (HCD) and homecare service, serving over 2000 patients.
Key responsibilities include:
* Managing and developing the homecare service
* Liaising with stakeholders (finance, homecare companies, pharmacy colleagues, clinical teams, commissioners)
* Ensuring efficient HCD stock management
* Implementing systems for accurate monthly commissioning reports
Skills Required:
* Initiative, problem-solving, decision-making
* Computer literacy and attention to detail
Benefits:
* Personal development opportunities
* Good work-life balance
* Hybrid working options
* Flexible working requests considered
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Regular attendance.
* Ability to work weekends / bank holidays / late nights
Desirable
* Car owner with current driving licence
* Telephone owner
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge within a specialism
* Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures
* Knowledge and experience of pharmacy homecare services and high cost drugs
Qualifications
Essential
* Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
* Other additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions, supervising a technical area within the pharmacy to degree or equivalent level or Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
* GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English, and Science
* GCSE Grade A or B in maths (or equivalent)
* Clinical Qualification in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Further training
Essential
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
* Significant hospital pharmacy experience.
* Excellent IT / Keyboard Skills
* Working knowledge of Excel
Desirable
* Supervisory Ability
* Training ability
* Accreditation for checking dispensed prescriptions of others or equivalence supervisory experience
* Experience of database use
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Rd
Sutton-in-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
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