Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Leicester seeks a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician for a permanent role. This position requires excellent communication, teamwork, and computer skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for dispensing prescriptions, participating in patient management, and ensuring compliance with medications. This is an opportunity to join a busy and friendly Pharmacy team providing essential services.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to work accurately and efficiently.
• Experience in a busy Pharmacy environment preferred.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescriptions according to operating procedures.
• Use the Pharmacy system for stock management.
• Participate in the medicines management service.
• Support patient counselling and compliance.
• Assist in the day-to-day running of the dispensary.

Skills

Computer skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Proactive attitude

Job description

Overview

We have a permanent position available for 37.5 hours per week as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with an eye for detail to join a well-established Pharmacy team. The hospital Pharmacy is a busy and friendly department providing an essential service to wards and patients in a Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Community Health setting.

Main duties

Job Description

Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

You should have good computer skills, demonstrate the ability to work accurately, have excellent communication skills and be proactive. You need to be able to work as part of a team, work in an organised manner, and have a willingness to learn.

Duties are varied but will include:

• Dispensing inpatient, outpatient, clinical trial and controlled drug prescriptions according to standard operating procedures.
• Using the Pharmacy computer system to produce dispensing labels and to make stock issues, receipt and transfers.
• Participate in the medicines management service including patients own drug schemes, assessing the availability and suitability of medicines, drug histories.
• Participate in the clozapine service.
• Accuracy checking prescriptions in a technician-led dispensary.
• Actively supporting patient counselling and compliance.
• Providing support to wards using the Trusts ePrescribing System.
• Supporting the day to day running of the dispensary workflow, trouble-shooting queries and signposting accordingly.

Job summary

We have a permanent position available for 37.5 hours per week as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with an eye for detail to join a well-established Pharmacy team. The hospital Pharmacy is a busy and friendly department providing an essential service to wards and patients in a Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Community Health setting.

For further information please contact Isabelle Girard Bancroft, Pharmacy Technician Team Manager -Medicines Management, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, on 0116 295 8372

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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Person specification

Qualifications

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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.

Employer details

Employer name: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address: LPT Pharmacy Services, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9EJ

Employer's website: https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/