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Pharmacy technician

NHS Professionals Limited

The closing date is 31 January 2025

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Job summary

Are you a skilled and compassionate pharmacy technician ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Princess Alexandra Hospital have exciting opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians to join their team.

Main duties of the job

  • Liaising with clinical pharmacists and nursing staff to enable development of the service.
  • Participating in audit of scheme enabling improvements and development of service as appropriate.
  • Dispensing and issuing of medicines from the pharmacy department in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work.

About us

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

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

02 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18.57 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

M0042-24-76802

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as part of the Pharmacy Team to provide an effective pharmacy service in the Pharmacy Dispensary, at Ward level and to support the dispensing of out-patient prescriptions.

To work as an Accredited Checking Technician, Medicine Management Technician, completing clinical checks and counselling patients with their medicines.

To participate in the on-call rota.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as part of the Pharmacy Team to provide an effective pharmacy service in the Pharmacy Dispensary, at Ward level and to support the dispensing of out-patient prescriptions.

To work as an Accredited Checking Technician, Medicine Management Technician, completing clinical checks and counselling patients with their medicines.

To participate in the on-call rota.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science
  • Regional Accredited Checking Technician qualification and/or Clinical Certificate in medicine management for Pharmacy Technicians
  • Current registration as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

Essential

  • Accuracy checking and /or Medicines Management experience

Desirable

  • Hospital Pharmacy Experience
  • Supervisory experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science
  • Regional Accredited Checking Technician qualification and/or Clinical Certificate in medicine management for Pharmacy Technicians
  • Current registration as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

Essential

  • Accuracy checking and /or Medicines Management experience

Desirable

  • Hospital Pharmacy Experience
  • Supervisory experience

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).

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.

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

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment consultant

Ben Dowling

ben.dowling@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Date posted

02 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18.57 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

M0042-24-76802

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX


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