Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

*Post open to recently qualified technicians or those about to register*

**This is a vacancy led band 4 to 5 progression post**

Are you looking for a job who enjoys working in a team? Do you thrive working in a busy environment? Do you have excellent customer care skills and have pride in getting things right for your patients?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy technician to complete our friendly team. You will develop skills in a range of areas rotating across the Epsom and St Helier sites.

We here at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, we are always looking to grow our teams with talented people, just like you.

Main duties of the job

There is one post available as it is rotational you will be required to work cross-site.

This post is on the progression pathway from band 4 to 5. We help support your development to reach band 5 level. The progression is not automatic but vacancy led.

The post holder will spend four months in each area which includes working onwards in a medicine management capacity where you will carry out medicines reconciliations and work closely with the multidisciplinary team. You will also spend time in our in-patient/out-patient pharmacy, dispensing and counselling patients.

Applicants must have BTEC, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services and must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. ACPT and or MOP would be a great advantage.

The post includes participation in weekends (7 days), bank holidays and late duty rotas.

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Hospital Pharmacy Services
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT)
• Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP)

Experience

• Computerised dispensing and stock control
• Patient counselling
• Hospital Pharmacy Technician training
• Customer care

• Experience with CMM computer systems (formerly known as JAC)

Skills

• Good communication skills
• Ability to organise own workload