Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Medicines Management Pharmacy Team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary as a Band 5 Technician. You will provide clinical pharmacy services, manage medication for patient use, and support a busy pharmacy environment. Benefit from a competitive NHS salary, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary based on Band 5/6/7

27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

NHS pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Holds an Accredited checking qualification.
• Trained in medicines reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Work clinically at ward level and in the Pharmacy Department.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical services including final accuracy checking.
• Support timely discharge of patients and ensure safe dispensing.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Patient assessment

Pharmaceutical services

Education

Accredited checking qualification

Pharmacy Technician registration with GPhC

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Medicines Management Pharmacy Team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary as a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician working clinically at ward level and in the Pharmacy Department.

The successful candidate will be registered with the GPhC and will hold an Accredited checking qualification.

To support the timely discharge of patients, assessing patients own drugs are suitable for use, provide specialist pharmaceutical services at an advanced level in specialist areas including audit, final accuracy checking and medicines reconciliation and support a busy pharmacy, dispensing of all types of medication/prescriptions for patient use.

To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality

pharmaceutical services for patients and staff.

To apply for this post, you will be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC, be a qualified Accredited checking Technician and medicine reconciliation trained.

NHS Benefits Include

• Competitive Salary: Pay and benefits in line with Agenda for Change Band 6/7 salary scales.
• Generous Annual Leave: 27 days plus 8 public holidays, increasing with service.
• Pension Scheme: A competitive NHS pension for financial security.
• Learning & Development: Opportunities for training, career progression, and further education, with full support for continuous professional development.
  
  

We operate from three main hospitals -the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

The RLI and FGH have a range of General Hospital services, with busy Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison Woods Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01524 584194