NHS Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
NHS Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
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Job Summary
An exciting vacancy has arisen within Willows Health for a Pharmacist Technician. This is a full time role, offering the successful candidate a competitive wage, opportunities for career progression within the organisation, as well as being a part of a multidisciplinary and diverse team who work hard at developing and improving processes.
Job Summary
An exciting vacancy has arisen within Willows Health for a Pharmacist Technician. This is a full time role, offering the successful candidate a competitive wage, opportunities for career progression within the organisation, as well as being a part of a multidisciplinary and diverse team who work hard at developing and improving processes.
This will be dual role: 37.5 hours as a pharmacist technician for Primary care and Dispensary.
You will be working alongside two pharmacist within the surgery and alongside two dispensing assistant in the dispensary, with a dedicated team of staff at the surgery and the organisation.
Main duties of the job
* To select, label and dispense correct items in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure safe supply to patients;
* To dispense controlled drugs in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure legal compliance;
* To ensure the safe and correct supply of dispensed items to patients;
* To identify problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance;
* To create and update patient medication records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality
* To assist with stock control and inventory procedures to maximise availability and minimise waste;
* To ensure the safe and appropriate storage of medicines;
* To assist with the preparation of monitored dosage and cassette box systems to benefit patients on multiple medication regimes;
* To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of pharmacy issues for the purposes of continuing professional development;
* To support pharmacy colleagues and mentor others through the timely completion of training courses;
* To work as part of a team and actively demonstrate a willingness to support and achieve the overall business objectives.
* Support the role of clinical pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services including processing discharge/clinic letters from secondary care
About Us
Willows Health is the largest primary care provider in Leicester with over 65 000 patients across 11 sites, with caring for the health of our patients being at the forefront of what we do.
Our mission is to revolutionise healthcare across Leicester, whilst providing quality healthcare by our expertly qualified executive team and clinicians to ensure that not only do our patients receive the right treatment, but also in a timely manner.
Details
Date posted
23 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£16 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A2490-25-0000
Job locations
32 Maxwell Drive
Loughborough
LE11 4RZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To select, label and dispense correct items in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure safe supply to patients;
To dispense controlled drugs in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure legal compliance;
To ensure the safe and correct supply of dispensed items to patients;
To identify problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance;
To create and update patient medication records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality;
To assist with stock control and inventory procedures to maximise availability and minimise waste;
To ensure the safe and appropriate storage of medicines;
To assist with the preparation of monitored dosage and cassette box systems to benefit patients on multiple medication regimes;
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of pharmacy issues for the purposes of continuing professional development;
To support pharmacy colleagues and mentor others through the timely completion of training courses;
To work as part of a team and actively demonstrate a willingness to support and achieve the overall business objectives.
Support the role of clinical pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services including processing discharge/clinic letters from secondary care
Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the clinical pharmacist/s
Assist with medication safety monitoring systems (e.g. high-risk drugs)
Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries
Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to the PCNs policies, included but not limited to any other local and national prescribing policies and guidelines
Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audits
Support the clinical pharmacists in Structured Medication Reviews
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To select, label and dispense correct items in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure safe supply to patients;
To dispense controlled drugs in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure legal compliance;
To ensure the safe and correct supply of dispensed items to patients;
To identify problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance;
To create and update patient medication records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality;
To assist with stock control and inventory procedures to maximise availability and minimise waste;
To ensure the safe and appropriate storage of medicines;
To assist with the preparation of monitored dosage and cassette box systems to benefit patients on multiple medication regimes;
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of pharmacy issues for the purposes of continuing professional development;
To support pharmacy colleagues and mentor others through the timely completion of training courses;
To work as part of a team and actively demonstrate a willingness to support and achieve the overall business objectives.
Support the role of clinical pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services including processing discharge/clinic letters from secondary care
Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the clinical pharmacist/s
Assist with medication safety monitoring systems (e.g. high-risk drugs)
Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries
Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to the PCNs policies, included but not limited to any other local and national prescribing policies and guidelines
Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audits
Support the clinical pharmacists in Structured Medication Reviews
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
* Professional registration with GPhC.
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
* Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
* Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of Willows Health.
* Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
* An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues.
Desirable
* Experience working in primary care sector preferably GP Surgery.
* Experience using SystmOne.
Person Specification
Essential
* Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).
* Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy.
* Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of Willows Health.
* Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
* An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues.
Desirable
* Experience working in primary care sector preferably GP Surgery.
* Experience using SystmOne.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Dishley Grange Medical Practice
Address
32 Maxwell Drive
Loughborough
LE11 4RZ
Employer's website
https://www.willowshealthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Dishley Grange Medical Practice
Address
32 Maxwell Drive
Loughborough
LE11 4RZ
Employer's website
https://www.willowshealthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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