Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Ward/Dept: Pharmacy

Trust: Liverpool Womens Hospital

Hours: 20 hours per week

Main duties of the job

To maintain and develop Patients Own Medicine (POM) scheme on identified wards in accordance with policies, procedures and safe systems of work, which prevail at the time. To liaise with clinical pharmacists and nursing staff to enable development of the service. To participate in audit of scheme enabling improvements and development of service as appropriate. To carry out and check, if appropriate, the dispensing and issuing of medicines from the pharmacy department in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work which prevail at the time.

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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

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To maintain and develop Patients Own Medicine (POM) scheme on identified wards in accordance with policies, procedures and safe systems of work, which prevail at the time. To liaise with clinical pharmacists and nursing staff to enable development of the service. To participate in audit of scheme enabling improvements and development of service as appropriate. To carry out and check, if appropriate, the dispensing and issuing of medicines from the pharmacy department in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work which prevail at the time. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent BTEC Professional Diploma in Dispensing Checking or equivalent Accredited Technician Checker minimum one years experience

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