Job summary
**Please Note: Previous applicants need not apply**
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician - Rotational
Hours per week: hours per week (Rotational Late Night, Weekend and Bank Holiday Working)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £26,530- £29,114 per annum
Closing Date: 8th December 2024
Interview Date: 18th December 2024 (TBC)
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email ; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
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Main duties of the job
To carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the overall direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.
To provide a safe, efficient and comprehensive high quality pharmaceutical service, under the direction of Lead Pharmacy Technicians to patients and staff of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
To undertake training and accreditation in technical skills and knowledge as identified and agreed with Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication
e x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out dispensing of prescriptions both TTOs and inpatient/ OSD supplies, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient and outpatient prescriptions in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice.
To contribute to the final accuracy checking of dispensary work on a rotational basis when required and use the prescription tracker system to monitor workflow.
To co-operate in staff rotation within the pharmacy departments of the trust, ward based working and outpatient areas.
To assist with medicines management on wards to provide medicines reconciliation and drug histories.
To assist with the discharge of patients and provide support to ward pharmacists with TTO preparation using in-house discharge systems.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
1. Ability to work Saturday/Sunday working on a rota basis.
2. Ability to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant smells and potential allergens.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
3. Able to work on own initiative.
4. Recognise own limitations.
5. Able to work as a member of a team.
Qualification and Training
Essential
6. NVQ 3 or equivalent ( BTech) or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience.
7. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
8. Evidence of CPD.
Desirable
9. Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
10. Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients).
11. Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
12. Ability to prioritise work.
13. Ability to problem solve.
Desirable
14. Community pharmacy experience.
Personal Qualities
Essential
15. Ability to attend regularly
16. Ability to work flexibly
Desirable
17. Reliability
Trust Values
Essential
18. Effective open Communication
19. Excellence and safety in all that we do
20. Challenge but support
21. Expect respect and dignity
22. Local Healthcare that inspires confidence