Pharmacy Despenser - Bank/Flexi Contract

The Methodist Church in Britain; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Practice Plus Group Hospital in Southampton is seeking a pharmacy technician to support medicines management across the site. The role involves dispensing, procurement, stock control, medicines reconciliation, and patient medicines support, working with the site lead pharmacist and a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should have GPhC registration and ACT accreditation or be willing to work towards it, with post-qualification experience and strong organisational and communication skills to

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• ACT accreditation or willingness to work towards it
• GPhC registration as a pharmacy technician
• Post-qualification pharmacy experience

Responsibilities

• Support safe and effective medicines management across the hospital
• Dispensing, procurement and stock control
• Carry out medicines reconciliation
• Support patients with their medicines
• Contribute to medicines management audits
• Support controlled drug processes
• Collaborate with clinical teams to improve services
• Deliver high-quality patient-focused pharmacy service with the site lead pharmacist and multidisciplinary team

Skills

Medicines management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3/BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Bank and flexi post for a pharmacy technician in medicines management at Practice Plus Group Hospital in Southampton, working closely with the site lead pharmacist. Shifts are booked around existing commitments. The work covers dispensing, procurement, stock control and medicines reconciliation, plus patient medicines support, controlled drug processes and audits. Applicants need GPhC registration and the Accredited Checking Technician accreditation, or a willingness to work towards it.

What the job involves

• Support the safe and effective management of medicines across the hospital, including dispensing
• Carry out procurement and stock control
• Carry out medicines reconciliation
• Support patients with their medicines
• Contribute to medicines management audits
• Support controlled drug processes
• Work with clinical teams to continuously improve pharmacy services
• Deliver a high-quality, patient-focused pharmacy and medicines management service alongside the site lead pharmacist and multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or an equivalent pharmacy technician qualification
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) accreditation, or willingness to work towards it

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration as a pharmacy technician

Experience

• Post-qualification pharmacy experience

Skills & knowledge

• Good knowledge of medicines management
• Strong organisational and communication skills

Checks & eligibility

• Satisfactory pre-employment checks
• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Reliable and enthusiastic
• Comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team