Band 4 - Rotational Registered Pharmacy Technician - Moorfields

Bank Partners; East Midlands, Stratford-upon-Avon, Ealing; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Band 4 Rotational Registered Pharmacy Technician to join their team in delivering high-quality care. This role involves dispensing medications, stock control, and providing training support in a hospital pharmacy setting. The successful candidate will rotate between various sites to ensure efficient clinical pharmacy services.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Weekly salary

NHS pension contributions

Priority of shifts over agency workers

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Minimum 6 months’ work experience in a pharmacy.
• ACPT accreditation (accuracy checking) required.

Responsibilities

• Dispense outpatient and inpatient medicines from prescriptions.
• Support stock control and maintain accurate data.
• Provide mentoring and training support to new staff.

Skills

Dispensing medications

Stock control

Training and mentoring

Liaising with stakeholders

Education

BTEC or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical services

Job description

Moorfields Eye Hospital are recruiting an experienced Band 4 Rotational Registered Pharmacy Technician to join their highly skilled and qualified team.

Moorfields is the leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. Their clinical staff take great pride in providing high-quality care to their patients across their extensive specialist clinics, including their A&E department; Paediatric clinic; Retinal Therapy Unit; Cataract, Glaucoma, Genetics, Oracular Oncology departments; and many more. It provides state-of-the-art operating facilities run by some of the UK’s leading ophthalmology surgeons, providing operative services including laser treatment, vision correction, cosmetic treatment, and various other corrective treatment for a range of eye conditions.

This post is rotational and the post holder must be prepared to travel the Moorfields North and South Divisions. Rotations will cover patient facing pharmacy dispensaries based in the North division (Ealing, Northwick Park, St. Ann’s and Stratford) and a base site at Moorfields at St. Ann’s Hospital.

The post holder will assist in the provision of a safe and an efficient patient focused clinical pharmacy service in the main dispensaries. They will support the Senior Pharmacy Technician delivering a robust and efficient pharmacy top-up service which ensures safe supply of medicines to wards and other clinical areas across the Trust. To liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and cost effective medicines supply to wards and departments within the trust. To liaise with external stakeholders regarding medication supply issues or shortages, to liaise with the Senior Pharmacy Technician when shortages have been highlighted.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

The post holder will provide support in the pharmacy dispensaries (North Divisions) in accordance with relevant SOPs.

• To receive prescriptions from patients for dispensing
• To dispense outpatient and inpatient medicines
• To give out dispensed and checked medications with appropriate instructions to patients
• To support stock control within the main dispensary including ordering and receiving stock from pharmacy distribution and stock rotation
• To maintain accurate data relating to stock balance and assisting investigations when discrepancies occur
• To process prescription and over the counter payments where applicable by cash or credit card and end of the day payment reconciliation
• To provide mentoring and training support to new and junior members of staff
• To maintain clean and tidy dispensing facilities and safe systems of work including expiry date checking and correct disposal of medication
• To manage all aspects of the safe and effective control and supply of controlled drugs
• To assist in providing a stock top up service to wards and the accident and emergency department liaising with senior nursing staff to agree stock levels
• To assist in the ordering and distribution of emergency drug boxes
• To be prepared to participate in other duties appropriate to grade at the request of the relevant manager

REQUIREMENTS:

- BTEC or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical services

- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

- Minimum 6 months’ work experience post qualification

- ACPT accreditation (accuracy checking)

- Experience working in hospital pharmacy

We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff Nurses, so are pleased to offer the following benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Weekly salary
• Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension
• Priority of shifts over all agency workers
• Competitive pay

Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.