Overview
Are you a Hospital Pharmacy Technician or a Community Pharmacy Technician interested in working in a hospital setting or wanting to develop in a new environment? This could be the role you have been looking for. We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team.
You will primarily be working in the inpatients dispensary with an opportunity to support the Emergency Department with dispensing, enhancing your current skills whilst developing new ones. You will also be given the opportunity to complete your Practice Supervisor Training (PS).
Responsibilities
* Dispense and supply accurately medicines to inpatients and support the medicines optimisation service to the wards.
* Assess the requirements for medicines on wards and in departments in accordance with agreed stock lists.
* Dispense prescriptions for individual patients, ensuring that they are provided with the correct medicine, in the right form, in a timely manner.
* Counsel patients on the safe use of medicines.
* Rotate into the Emergency Department to support with the dispensing.
* Ensure that wastage of medicines is minimised by correct stock rotation and correct storage.
* To support 7 day working, you will be required to work at weekends, Bank Holidays and late duty according to rotas.
Qualifications & Training
* Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Have completed, or be willing to undertake, training to become an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT).
* To undertake training to support Practice Supervisor (PS) responsibilities where applicable.
Working for our organisation
We have four core values that all colleagues are expected to demonstrate in the way they work. Shaped by staff, patients and partners, our values are the guiding principles that together define who we are, what we do and what's most important to us. We are:
* Compassionate – we treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy.
* Inclusive – we are respectful, fair and open, embracing everyone's unique contribution.
* Collaborative – we work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive.
* Inspiring – we strive for the best for patients, staff and partners and are always learning and improving.
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