Registered Pharmacy Technician Rotational
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Due to expansion we have an exciting vacancy for GPhC registered Pharmacy Technicians.
Applications are welcome from those working in community pharmacy or other pharmacy sectors.
Previous hospital pharmacy experience is not essential.
This is a band 4/5 progression post. The band 5 gateway covers accredited checking if not already obtained and leadership development if ACT already held.
A comprehensive in house competency will be delivered, including supervisory and leadership training, providing the skills required for hands on line management which will be offered once competent.
If you enjoy working in a busy, fast paced environment, learning new skills and helping to improve patient experience this could be for you!
Main duties of the job
Providing excellent patient care to both inpatients, outpatients and external care units.
Working with the EPIC electronic prescribing system and Omnicell drug cabinets to provide an accurate, timely and cost effective pharmacy service.
Accurate labelling, dispensing and checking a wide range of prescription types including controlled drugs, clinical trials, total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, home IV and palliative care.
Medicines management rotations will allow direct patient contact and training in taking medications histories, medicines reconciliation, safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and patient counselling on new medications.
A competency unit will be issued for each area to ensure full training is delivered and competence is proven before you will be expected to work independently in these areas.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Date posted
19 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,405 to £36,311 a year Per annum Inc. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-SL0257-A
Job locations
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU16 7UJ
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU16 7UJ
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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