Job summary
We are looking for a dedicated Bank Pharmacy Technician to join our team and help us deliver excellent patient-centred care. In this flexible role, you will support our pharmacy team with medicines optimisation and day-to-day operations. You'll play an important part in ensuring patients receive the right medicines at the right time, while working shifts that fit around your lifestyle. This is a great opportunity for someone who values teamwork, accuracy and making a positive difference. As part of our bank workforce, you will help maintain safe and efficient pharmacy operations during periods of increased demand, staff absence, or peak activity.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilitieso Support medicines reconcilliations, including accuracy checks within scope of practice.
o Provide clear, professional advice to patients, carers, and clinical colleagues.o Assist with stock control, ordering, expiry-date checking, and inventory management.o Contribute to medicines optimisation initiatives and safe medicines management.o Work collaboratively with pharmacists, technicians, and wider clinical teams.o Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures.o Adapt to different areas of the pharmacy service depending on operational needs.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Is registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
- Professional Qualifications: BTEC Pharmaceutical Science and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy
- Qualified to administer medicines to patients using electronic prescriptions or has a willingness to work towards completing this competency
- Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
- Able to demonstrate degree level or equivalent post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
Knowlege and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of using search engines/medical databases to retrieve information
- Experience of using Pharmacy systems
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office and Excel software
- Evidence of undertaking medicine management audits
- Evidence of good analytical skills and shows attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
- Demonstrate accurate numeric skills
- Good knowledge of pharmacy practice and clinical governance initiatives relating to medicines
- Good understanding of law and ethics related to prescribing, storage and handling of pharmaceuticals
- Good knowledge of commonly prescribed drugs, their uses and main counselling points
- Demonstrate ability to maintain required competencies for medicines management duties
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in a patient facing role
- Able to demonstrate post-qualification experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrable experience of providing a pharmacy service on a hospital ward and counselling patients
- Demonstrable experience of using a range of medicines management procedures and practices
Other
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Is registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
- Professional Qualifications: BTEC Pharmaceutical Science and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy
- Qualified to administer medicines to patients using electronic prescriptions or has a willingness to work towards completing this competency
- Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
- Able to demonstrate degree level or equivalent post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
Knowlege and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of using search engines/medical databases to retrieve information
- Experience of using Pharmacy systems
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office and Excel software
- Evidence of undertaking medicine management audits
- Evidence of good analytical skills and shows attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
- Demonstrate accurate numeric skills
- Good knowledge of pharmacy practice and clinical governance initiatives relating to medicines
- Good understanding of law and ethics related to prescribing, storage and handling of pharmaceuticals
- Good knowledge of commonly prescribed drugs, their uses and main counselling points
- Demonstrate ability to maintain required competencies for medicines management duties
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in a patient facing role
- Able to demonstrate post-qualification experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrable experience of providing a pharmacy service on a hospital ward and counselling patients
- Demonstrable experience of using a range of medicines management procedures and practices
Other
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
