Hospital & Community Pharmacy Technician

3 days ago


Bury, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Hospital and Community Pharmacy TechnicianFairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary9 months fixed term contractWe are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician, with good communication and teamwork skills. If you are able to work under pressure, and keen to develop yourself, we would like to hear from you. We are keen to develop the roles of our technical staff, and to support their training and welcome applications from Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians registering in Technical Team have a great reputation for providing excellent ward based and community will need excellent organisational skills in order to undertake this role and be able to work accurately and quickly under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused you do not have the required experience / qualifications to meet the Band 5 position , you will be appointed to Band 4 Pharmacy Technician, and are expected to achieve the qualifications and experience required to progress to a Band 5 post. There will be a requirement to participate in working extended hours, late nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

You will gain experience of dispensing, ward-based medicines management duties, medication reviews in community settings and clinical will have the opportunity once trained to work as part of a clinical technical service team which will involve recording patient medication history and processing discharges at ward and community level. You will also participate in full dispensary duties.

About us

The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

BTEC Professional Development certificate in Dispensing Technician Checking

Experience

Desirable

Proven qualified hospital experience

Knowledge

Essential

Basic working knowledge of Pharmacy practice

Communication

Essential

Good written communication

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of the duties of this post

Skills

Essential

Good teamwork skills

Skills

Essential

Good customer relation skills

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