Overview
An exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, enthusiastic and committed individual to develop their dispensary knowledge and leadership skills in this senior Pharmacy Technician role based at St Thomas' inpatient dispensary.
We are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Technician with ACPT qualification to join our team; they must be GPhC registered, demonstrate a high standard of dispensing in line with CQC standards, participate in the training and development of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team, demonstrate comprehensive communication, and adapt and display proactive working within a fast paced demanding dispensary to provide a comprehensive service.
You’ll join us as we embark on the delivery of our new Pharmacy 2030 strategy, with members of the Pharmacy Technician team being integral to innovative ways of providing patient care.
We are advertising for 2 vacancies - one 1wte and one 0.8 wte
Please note the interview will be conducted using a progressive transparent interview process. Some interview questions will be sent in advance to applicants - with the aim to be truly inclusive as we recognise some of the barriers that interviews create.
Main duties of the job
* Dispense and check accurately inpatient medications in line with KPI's.
* Support the Principal Pharmacy Technician in delegating workflow and leading the team as a senior member of staff. Train and support multidisciplinary team, including but not limited to rotation Pre-registration Pharmacist and Student Pharmacy Technicians.
* Maintain, and investigate on behalf of Principal Pharmacy Technician high cost medication and controlled drugs.
* Participate in dispensary meetings and communications. To undertake CPD and attend courses in practice areas where needs are identified.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Farah Hussein Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician Email address: farah.hussein2@nhs.net Telephone number: 02071885053
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