Bank Pharmacy Technician
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Job overview
The Pharmacy department are looking for Bank Pharmacy Technician to work within our friendly Pharmacy teams at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, at our Winchester site, ideally to work in our Outpatient Pharmacy Department.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for reliable and flexible pharmacy technician with excellent organisational skills. As a member of the Outpatient Pharmacy team, you would contribute to the provision of a range of pharmaceutical service to include issuing prescriptions, giving advice where appropriate, working alongside Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians and dispensers to ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal guidelines and departmental procedures to meet the needs of our patients.
This post would suit somebody with a hospital pharmacy background, or with community pharmacy experience wishing to make a change into the hospital environment. Further training and development will be provided.
You must have either successfully achieved the relevant units of pharmacy services skills NVQ level 2 (QCF) or the relevant units of an equivalent GPhC accredited training programme.
Working for our organisation
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria- Registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Computer literate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria- Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy Experience
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria- Maintains a portfolio of practice to fulfil mandatory continuing professional development
- Good attendance record
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.