Senior Rotational Pharmacy Technician
We are recruiting for a Senior Rotational Pharmacy Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This role could be ideal for newly qualified accuracy checking technicians who want to work in a busy and dynamic hospital pharmacy. Applicants with a retail pharmacy background are welcome to apply for this post as on the job training will be provided for all aspects of the role. Any new qualified technicians without an Accuracy Checking qualification or NVQ3 will be considered for this post and a Band 4 to Band 5 developmental plan will be offered.
You will be responsible for the day to day activities within the pharmacy department at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Pharmacy such as general dispensing, drug distribution, chemotherapy desk, patient counselling and associated pharmaceutical duties.
In addition, you will receive a High‑Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
The Senior Rotational Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for dispensing and checking of in‑patient prescriptions and systemic anti‑cancer treatment.
You will provide routine technical pharmacy support in a professional manner which supports a high quality, patient oriented service.
The successful candidate will participate in the purchasing of drugs and drug distribution activities.
You will be responsible for running of the Chemotherapy desk and dispatching of chemotherapy orders to wards and day units in a timely manner.
The post holder will also partake in stock control activities such as expiry date checking, stock counting and replenishing the emergency cupboard, fulfilling to‑follows, conducting expiry date checks and replenishing emergency boxes as required.
Hospital Locations
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gita Kavia
Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician - Operational Services
Email address: gita.kavia1@nhs.net
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