We are looking for registered or soon‑to‑be registered pharmacy technicians to join our enthusiastic and motivated team based at Southampton General Hospital (SGH). These are progressive band 4 to 5 posts; applications from current band 5s are welcome. These exciting, fully supported posts would be ideal for pharmacy technicians soon to qualify and register with the GPhC. You must be a team player, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be keen to develop yourself. We have exciting opportunities within our dispensaries.
You will be trained through competency‑based learning to dispense, label and check accurately. Issuing medications to patients will also be covered. Ward‑based learning will involve spending time with patients, taking accurate medication history, discussing medications brought into the hospital, and offering advice.
Responsibilities
* Dispense, label and check medicines accurately in hospital, community and aseptic settings.
* Provide accurate medication history and advice to patients.
* Support medicines management through collaboration with the Medicines Management Team.
* Maintain continuous professional development and a training portfolio.
* Work anti‑social hours, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
* Travel to and work at RSH/SGH and other sites if required.
Required qualifications and experience
* Registered pharmacy technician in the UK by GPhC or working towards registration within the next six months.
* Numerate and literate – GCSE in Maths and English A to C or equivalent (or IELTS 7 for overseas candidates).
* Accurate dispensing experience (hospital, community or aseptic).
* Maintained continuous professional development requirements or training portfolio.
* Experience dealing with customers and/or patients.
* Able to use a range of information technology programmes.
* Organises own and others’ workload and prioritises effectively.
* Willing to work anti‑social hours, weekends and bank holidays.
* Willing to travel to and work at RSH/SGH and other sites if required.
Desirable qualifications
* Additional pharmacy qualifications (e.g., Completed APTUK Foundation Framework Management training, Practice supervisor or TAQA Medicines Management qualification, PIPC or ACPT).
* Hospital pharmacy experience.
* Stock control / ordering experience.
* Providing a ward‑based medicines management service.
* Aseptic pharmacy experience.
* Clinical trials or research experience.
* Experience of using JAC or similar pharmacy‑based computer systems.
* Experience supervising staff or trainees.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
We are committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible and fostering an anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory culture. All applicants are welcome and encouraged to bring a diverse range of experiences and identities to our team.
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