Band 4/5/6 Senior Pharmacy Technician

NHS Professionals Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS staff bank is seeking a skilled Pharmacy Technician in Reading. The role involves dispensing medications, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting patient care. Candidates must be GPhC registered and have NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy services. Flexible shifts and career progression opportunities are available.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Access to learning and development opportunities

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with the GPhC required.
• Must be an Accredited Checking Technician.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy services required.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medication requests and stock supplies as per standard procedures.
• Monitor Emergency and Controlled Drug cupboards and ensure stock management.
• Provide a ward top-up service for stock medicines.

Skills

Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Accredited Checking Technician

Experience in medicine management technician roles

Education

NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Grade: Band 5

Ward: Pharmacy

Pay Rates: £15.43, £19.33, £23.82 p/h depending on experience and Band

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate PharmacyTechnician with Clinical experience? Are ready to play a crucial role inpatient care? Join our team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and help usmake a difference!

Main duties of the job

• Dispense in-patient,one-stop and discharge medication requests including stock supplies anddistribution of drugs to wards and peripheral hospitals as per standardoperating procedures.
• Dispense ward stockand TTO (to take out) controlled drugs, ensuring that prescriptions and ordersconform to the Misuse of Drugs Act.
• Be the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) and complete final accuracy checking slotswithin the dispensary if needed.
• Monitor the Emergencyand Controlled Drug cupboards. Ensuring stock and orders are placed, specimensignatures are updated, monthly stock takes are done and ward requisitions arecompleted within turnaround times and escape any discrepancies.
• Provide a ward top up service of stockmedicines if required and work with the ward manager, pharmacist and pharmacystores team to support stock list review as required.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Be an Accredited Checking Technician.
• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or SCOTVEC or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience or awareness of ward based or medicine management technician roles.

Available Bands

• Band 4 Pharmacy Technicians, Band 6 Pharmacy Technicians & Band 6 Pharmacists will be considered depending upon experience & qualifications.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.