Inpatient Pharmacy Technician — Dispensing & Ward Support

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a pharmacy technician to support inpatient and outpatient dispensing at Berrywood Hospital. You will manage stock, promote efficient workflows, and counsel patients on medications.

Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, ward-based medicines management, and liaison with medical staff and community providers. NHS experience preferred.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Accredited checking pharmacy technician.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional learning.
• Current GPhC registration and membership as a pharmacy technician.
• Post-qualification NHS experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Experience liaising with other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and final check inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.
• Carry out distribution and stock control of medicines.
• Manage the daily dispensary workflow with the dispensary team to keep medicines supply efficient.
• Act as first point of call on a rota, resolving medication and prescription issues, coordinating discharges and supporting staff and patients.
• Carry out medicines reconciliation and manage medicine supply for inpatients and community patients, including stock, non-stock, discharge, leave and self-medication.
• Remove, dispose of and keep records of unwanted medicines from inpatient areas.
• Assess patients' own medicines brought into hospital for potential re-use.
• Inform and counsel patients about their medication, including supporting self-administration.
• Provide pharmacy technician support and advice at ward level to wards away from the main site in Northampton and West Northants.
• Liaise with patients, relatives, medical and nursing staff, third-party providers, acute trusts, community pharmacies and GP surgeries.

Skills

Dispensing prescriptions

Final checking prescriptions

Stock control

Ward-based medicines management

Liaising with healthcare professionals

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Accredited checking pharmacy technician

Evidence of recent continuing professional learning

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a pharmacy technician to support inpatient and outpatient dispensing at Berrywood Hospital. You will manage stock, promote efficient workflows, and counsel patients on medications.

Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, ward-based medicines management, and liaison with medical staff and community providers. NHS experience preferred.