Bank Pharmacy Technician

Spire Healthcare Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Spire Healthcare is seeking a Bank Pharmacy Technician to join their team at Spire Cheshire. The candidate will provide exceptional pharmaceutical care, assist in assessing health needs, support safe medicine use, and promote quality improvements. Applicants should have GPhC registration and NVQ Level 3 training.

Benefits

Bank colleagues paid weekly

Access to Spire Healthcare pension

Access to Blue Light Card discounts

Free uniform

Free DBS

Full induction and training updates

Opportunities for further training and progression

Flexible retirement options

'Spire for you' reward platform

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Good interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with administrative duties.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering pharmaceutical care to meet patients' needs.
• Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines.
• Modify and structure data for records and audits.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

GPhC Registration

Level 3 NVQ or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Bank Pharmacy Technician | Wards | Competitive Salary | Cheshire | Bank

Spire Cheshire is now recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join our warm and friendly on a bank basis

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

The Hospital covers a wide variety of surgical procedures, you will support in assessing patient's health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patient's needs. You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements, collect collate and organise data, interpret all of the information and make a justifiable assessment, making this available to relevant others.

Duties and responsibilities:

To provide an exemplary specialist technical service to support the pharmacy department and other areas of the hospital that stock medicines, working within own level of competence and in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and Spire Healthcare policies and procedures.

• Assist in delivering pharmaceutical care to meet patient's health and wellbeing needs.
• Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines, ensuring cost efficiency.
• Assist in assessing people's health and wellbeing within the context of their medicines.
• Movement and management of medicines.
• Establish and maintain communication with people about pharmacy activities and medicines.
• Modify and structure data, information, computer records and stock management documents.
• Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of services.
• Monitor and maintain health and safety and security of self and others.
• Contribute to quality improvement.
• Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.

Who we're looking for:

• A Pharmacy Technician who has the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• GPhC Registered
• Level 3 NVQ trained or equivalent
• Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
• Ability to pay attention to detail and produce and maintain accurate records.
• IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office.
• Experience of administrative duties e.g. ordering, receiving, data checking, audits.
• Community experience will be considered, and Hospital training will be provided along with full support

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact [e-mail]

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.