Job summary
Job Title:Pharmacy Technician
Grade:Band 5
Trust:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Location:Stoke Mandeville Hospital, HP21 8AL
Ward:Pharmacy Operations
Pay Rates:£18.66 -£21.21 per hour
Band 5 Rate: £18.66 per hour -exc. WTD (Holiday Pay) £21.21 per hour- inc. WTD (Holiday Pay)
Shift Patterns:37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30
Why might this job interest you?
Are you a skilled and compassionate pharmacy technician ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and help us make a difference!
Main duties of the job
- Ensure you participate in the dispensary team meetings and daily set up, providing good communication, hand over and raise any concerns.
- Monitor, observe and streamline workflow using the pharmacy tracking system, proactively manage bottle necks of work and support the team. Ensuring workflow is consistently moving through the process.
- Accurately manage stock of controlled drugs, including ordering and receiving, investigating discrepancies and documenting any discrepancies/ findings to the dispensary team leader/ manager.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will assist the Dispensary
Manager in the management, development and delivery of high quality, modern,
patient centred and cost-effective pharmacy service.
To support the Dispensary manager
in the training of all staff on the dispensary IT systems, equipment and storage.
Will have or working
towards gaining the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification
(ACPT) and any further internal/ external development requirements for this role.
To maintain competence in
Medicines Optimisation or any relevant Pharmacy qualification as applicable.
To provide the supervision and
lead in implementing the training of all dispensary staff including technicians
and support workers, plus wider pharmacy staff including Trainee Pharmacists,
Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists Ensuring it is delivered
to a high standard and completed in a timely manner.
Will follow all legal and
departmental practices including Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) and all
Trust policies and procedures.
Will assist in the writing
and implementation of new SOPs and the implementation of any other procedures
and practice changes required within the department.
Will be expected to
contribute to the development of pharmaceutical services and to promote the
highest standards of professional practice, whilst always observing the
standards for pharmacy professionals as laid out by the General
Pharmaceutical Council.
Will be expected to
contribute to the development and promote the trust Standards and promises as to
set by the trust objectives.
To support appraisers in setting
achievable objectives and offering constructive feedback regarding their
training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will assist the Dispensary
Manager in the management, development and delivery of high quality, modern,
patient centred and cost-effective pharmacy service.
To support the Dispensary manager
in the training of all staff on the dispensary IT systems, equipment and storage.
Will have or working
towards gaining the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification
(ACPT) and any further internal/ external development requirements for this role.
To maintain competence in
Medicines Optimisation or any relevant Pharmacy qualification as applicable.
To provide the supervision and
lead in implementing the training of all dispensary staff including technicians
and support workers, plus wider pharmacy staff including Trainee Pharmacists,
Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists Ensuring it is delivered
to a high standard and completed in a timely manner.
Will follow all legal and
departmental practices including Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) and all
Trust policies and procedures.
Will assist in the writing
and implementation of new SOPs and the implementation of any other procedures
and practice changes required within the department.
Will be expected to
contribute to the development of pharmaceutical services and to promote the
highest standards of professional practice, whilst always observing the
standards for pharmacy professionals as laid out by the General
Pharmaceutical Council.
Will be expected to
contribute to the development and promote the trust Standards and promises as to
set by the trust objectives.
To support appraisers in setting
achievable objectives and offering constructive feedback regarding their
training and development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- ACPT accredited or willing to work towards qualification
- NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Services or Equivalent
- Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- ACPT accredited or willing to work towards qualification
- NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Services or Equivalent
- Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy
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).
