Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Grade: Band 5

Ward/Dept: Pharmacy

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, RG1 5AN

Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours per week, 09:00 - 17:45 Monday to Friday

Pay rate: Day £17.69

Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician? Are you available to start immediately in a new role?

NHS Professionals have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to help our client trust. You will be responsible for accurately and safely providing necessary care to patients engaging with the service in the Trust. You will maintain key relationships with co-workers and other health care professionals across the Trust to ensure an effective service.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital foundation Trusts in the country, serving a population of more than 500,000 people and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire.

Main Responsibilities:

To assist the dispensary and stores manager (and their deputies) to deliver a safe and efficient pharmacy service.

To dispense in-patient, one-stop and discharge medication requests including stock supplies and distribution of drugs to wards and peripheral hospitals as per standard operating procedures.

To dispense ward stock and TTO (to take out) controlled drugs, ensuring that prescriptions and orders conform to the Misuse of Drugs Act..

To supervise the day to day running of distribution by managing assistants and ensuring the availability of appropriate levels of staff at all times and break times are monitored

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician through membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council

NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or SCOTVEC or equivalent

Accredited Checking Technician or willing to work towards it

Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician or willing to work towards it

Post qualification Pharmacy experience in Acute UK hospital/Community Pharmacy/CCG/GP practice/HMP

Experience of stock control

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

Who are NHS Professionals?

If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a Bank of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.

Why NHS Professionals?

We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

Dedicated consultants

Flexible working options

Free DBS and free training

Build holiday allowance

Support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03332 407552

Stakeholder pension scheme

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician through membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or SCOTVEC or equivalent
• Accredited Checking Technician or willing to work towards it
• Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician or willing to work towards it
• Post qualification Pharmacy experience in Acute UK hospital/Community Pharmacy/CCG/GP practice/HMP

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)