Job Description
Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician seeking a new challenge? Are you looking to join a friendly and dynamic team within the NHS?
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to support Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This is a LOCUM opportunity for the duration of 8 months with the likelihood of extension. This is a part-time pattern working 3 Days, Monday - Wednesday.
Job Purpose: Band 5 Pharmacy Technician
Pay Rate: £20.00 LTD p/h + £250 WELCOME BONUS
Location : Guildford, Surrey
Working Hours: Monday to Wednesday, 09:00 - 17:00
Key Responsibilities:
1. Work with other medicines management technicians and team managers to provide adequate cover for activities across dispensary and clinical services, prioritising and directing as required to ensure that optimum service delivery is maintained.
2. Order medicines for stock and individual patients at ward-level in preparation for discharge using the appropriate IT systems.
3. Participate in medicines management schemes on the wards including Patients Own Drugs, Self-administration, medicines reconciliation and non-stock top ups.
4. Maintain a good stock control on the wards.
5. Undertake patient counselling about their medicines and provide individualised information and advice about medicines to patients, carers, and other health professionals e.g., medical and nursing staff.
6. Involve in discharge planning for service users ensuring a seamless medicines pathway into primary care.
7. Participate in Trust wide medicines management initiatives.
8. Participate in medicines management audit projects.
9. Support the education and training for student pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists.
Requirements:
10. Registered with the GPhC
11. Previous experience working in a Hospital
12. Previous training and experience in Accuracy Checking (ACT)
13. JAC Systems Desirable
14. Essential that a candidate can commit to a Wednesday
Benefits
15. Four weekly payroll runs
16. £250 training allowance
17. Excellent pay rates
18. Exceptional referral bonuses
19. Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact
20. Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
21. Ltd & PAYE payment options available
22. Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
23. FREE DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services
24. FREE Occupational Health Check and Immunisations