Job summary
Main area: Bank Pharmacy Technician
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Bank
Hours:
1. Full time
2. Part time
3. Flexible working
4. Other
Job ref: 251-BANKPTW029-CP
Employer: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Town: Winchester
Salary: £14.89 PH
Salary period: Hourly
Closing: 26/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 4
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
The Pharmacy department is looking for a Bank Pharmacy Technician to work within our friendly Pharmacy teams at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, ideally in our Outpatient Pharmacy Department.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a reliable and flexible pharmacy technician with excellent organisational skills. As a member of the Outpatient Pharmacy team, you would contribute to a range of pharmaceutical services, including issuing prescriptions and providing advice where appropriate. You will work alongside Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians and dispensers to ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal guidelines and departmental procedures to meet the needs of our patients. This post would suit someone with a hospital pharmacy background or community pharmacy experience wishing to transition into the hospital environment. Further training and development will be provided.
You must have either successfully achieved the relevant units of pharmacy services skills NVQ level 2 (QCF) or the relevant units of an equivalent GPhC accredited training programme.
Working for our organisation
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role, please see the Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
1. Registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
2. Computer literate
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy
Desirable criteria
1. Hospital Pharmacy Experience
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
1. Maintains a portfolio of practice to fulfill mandatory continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
1. Good attendance record
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
1. HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
2. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third-party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
3. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
4. In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
5. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply, you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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