Band 5 Pharmacy Technician

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Band 5 Medicine Management Technician. This role offers a chance to work within a dynamic team focused on patient care and medicines optimisation. Enjoy flexible shifts and opportunities for career progression while making a real difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Paid annual leave

Learning & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Active registration as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC required.
• Experience in Medicines reconciliation and ordering medication on wards.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of the Pharmacy Technicians role in Medicines Optimisation.
• Dispense, check, and supply medication to patients.
• Monitor and supervise pharmacy assistants.

Skills

Medicines Management

Medicines Reconciliation

Accuracy Checking

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Accreditation in Medicines Management

Accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job Title: Band 5 MedicineManagement Technician

Trust: North London NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Highgate mental health centre,Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5NX

Pay Rates: £17.43 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:15

Main duties of the job

Why might this job interest you?

Are you an experienced Band 5 Pharmacy Technician looking for a new opportunity? North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a talented individual to join a welcoming and highly regarded team for a temporary placement.

If youre passionate about making a difference and working within a dynamic, forward-thinking team, wed love to hear from you!

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

In thisrole you will:

-You will participate in theon-going development of the Pharmacy Technicians role in MedicinesOptimisation for both inpatient wards and community teams

-You will undertake duties of atechnical nature, including the dispensing, checking and supply of medicationto individual patients

-You will monitor and supervisethe work of pharmacy assistants and act as practice supervisors for traineepharmacy professionals

-You will take accurate medicationhistories from patients on admission and carry out medicines reconciliation

What youllneed and be able to provide evidence for:

- You must possess an activeregistration as a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

-You must possess an accreditation in Medicines Management

-You must be an accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

-You must have demonstrable experience in Medicines reconciliation

-You must have demonstrable experience in ordering medication on wards

Person Specification

Qualifications

• - You must possess an active registration as a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• - You must possess an accreditation in Medicines Management
• - You must be an accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician

Experience

• - You must have demonstrable experience in Medicines reconciliation
• - You must have demonstrable experience in ordering medication on wards

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.