The Pharmacy Department at Furness General Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Pharmacy Technician to join their team. This varied post covers duties within the main dispensary as well as Emergency Department (ED), Hospital ward-based activities, the Community Wellness Centre and also provides an excellent opportunity for career development. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm with rotational Weekend and Bank Holiday work. To support the work of a busy pharmacy and undertake dispensing of all types of medication/prescriptions for patient use. To provide specialist pharmaceutical services at an advanced level in specialist areas including audit, final accuracy checking and medicines reconciliation. To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services for patients and staff. To apply for this post, you will be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC, be a qualified Accredited checking Technician and medicine reconciliation trained or willing to work towards these qualifications (applicants will start on a Band 4 then receive Band 5 grade on successful completion of these qualifications). We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay. Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Ward Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician Email address: elizabeth.ward@mbht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01229 4043633 Joanne Hare Senior Pharmacy Technician joanne.hare@mbht.nhs.uk 01229 4043633