Band 5 Pharmacy Technician

BHR Hospitals; Ilford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician to provide technical support across dispensaries and ward-based services at King George Hospital.

You will perform final accuracy checks, medicines reconciliation, support discharge processes and medication counselling, and collaborate with pharmacists and nurses in a busy, forward-thinking pharmacy department. Weekend and bank holiday shifts apply.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a UK Pharmacy Technician.
• Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent.
• Experience in Medicines Management including medicines reconciliation and drug histories.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and supervision to dispensaries and ward-based services.
• Train junior staff and supervise pharmacy technicians in the absence of senior staff.
• Undertake final accuracy checking, medicines reconciliation and assist discharge processes.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Education

UK Pharmacy Technician registration

Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent

Job description

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Join the Pharmacy Team at King George Hospital and help deliver high-quality patient-centred care across Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to provide technical support across dispensary and ward-based services. Working as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician, you will undertake final accuracy checking, support medicines optimisation, complete medicines reconciliation and drug histories, assess patients’ own medicines, support discharge processes, and provide medication counselling.

You will work closely with pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals, while contributing to service improvement projects, audits and staff development. This role offers the opportunity to use and develop a broad range of clinical and technical skills within a supportive and forward-thinking pharmacy department.

Applicants must hold recognised pharmacy technician qualifications, be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician, and demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and teamwork skills.

You will also be required to work weekends and bank holiday shifts via a rota.

If you would like further details, contact Claire Boswell, Dispensary Manger: [e-mail] or on 0208 970 8079.

Main duties of the job

Provide technical support and supervision to the dispensaries, and ward-based, clinical services. Provide training to junior staff and supervise pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants, in the absence of the Pharmacy Technician Specialists and Team Managers.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a UK Pharmacy Technician
• Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent

Experience/ Knowledge

• Experience of being in a Medicines Management role e.g. Assessment of Patients own medicines, drug history taking, medicines reconciliation

Personal Qualities

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Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks

Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Recruitment process

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Inclusion

BHRUT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applicants who declare a disability under the Equality Act 2010 or identify as a Care Leaver and choose to be considered under our Disability Confident or Care Leaver schemes will be guaranteed an interview where they meet the essential criteria.

Safeguarding

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