Do you want to take the next step in your career as part of a thriving acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe, personal and effective care? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.
Due to service expansion, we are looking for a Pharmacy Technician with current homecare experience, or a willingness to learn, to work within our pharmacy homecare services team. Training will be provided, which will enable you to become an integral part of the homecare team. We are looking for a pharmacy technician who has strong communication skills and who is confident working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams and external providers. Candidates will be highly motivated, a team player and someone that can respond to the pace of a busy acute Trust.
This is a desk-based role and could be a great opportunity for a pharmacy technician looking to make the move into a hospital setting, or perhaps a change in direction. Our homecare team have patient contact mainly via telephone and are heavily involved in prescription management. Once trained, the successful candidate will be able to carry out a range of homecare operational duties, including team supervision and deputisation for the lead pharmacy homecare technician.
We are looking for someone who will be able to oversee technical elements of our homecare service, including:
* timely processing of prescriptions
* monthly monitoring of supplier KPI's
* audit contribution
* invoice processing
* prescription tracking
* record keeping
* supply issues
* and workload management.
You will have a good understanding of the RPS homecare professional standards. The right candidate must have excellent organisational skills, be a strong communicator and confident using IT systems.
To provide team support, the standard hours requirements of this role are:
* Monday to Friday 8:30/09:00 to 17:00 /17:30
* Weekends and Bank Holidays to be worked at Royal Blackburn Hospital on a rota.
The position is predominantly based at the Royal Blackburn site.
This is a band 4-5 post, depending on experience with the opportunity to work towards a band 5 as experience and competency is gained.
Working for our organisation
The successful candidate will be supported to develop themselves as well as the service they are responsible for, in a friendly and forward-thinking organisation.
If you want to make a difference, are passionate about patient care, then there has never been a better time to join our dedicated pharmacy homecare team.
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