Pharmacy Technician

Full time 37.5 hours per week, over 7 days

We require a qualified GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician to join our enthusiastic and hardworking team.

You will have either a BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent and be well motivated with a professional attitude. You will be adaptable, a good communicator and easy to get on with.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include the dispensing of prescriptions and participation in the established ward and clinical pharmacy service, including the development of 'eMM and eDS dispensing for discharge' schemes.

About us

You will be a key member of staff and actively support and develop Pharmacy Services whilst facilitating prompt discharges.

Job responsibilities

Duties will include the dispensing of prescriptions and participation in the established ward and clinical pharmacy service, including the development of eMM and eDS dispensing for discharge schemes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 with BTEC in Pharmacy Services with appropriate underpinning knowledge or equivalent
• Be registered with GPhC
• Be accredited through either a previous employer or a higher educational establishment as being competent to undertake dispensing accuracy checking.
• Evidence of further education in clinical pharmacy practice
• Good all round technical knowledge and basic clinical knowledge

Experience

• Ability to work under own initiative and with supervision
• Prior experience of work in a hospital pharmacy or community pharmacy
• Able to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
• Satisfactory employment history
• Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances eg when dealing with seriously ill patients
• Experience in Ward Based Pharmacy Services eg 'PoDs', 'One-stop'

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.