Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated registered Pharmacy Technician with excellent dispensing and communication skills to join our friendly pharmacy team as a Dispensary Pharmacy Technician.

This opportunity will involve working on a rotational basis across the Bournemouth and Poole hospital sites.

Upon successfully gaining 1 year's hospital experience, the post holder will progress to band 5.

This post is suitable for:

• Qualified accuracy checking technicians who would like to specialise in the dispensary
• Community-based pharmacy technicians looking for a career change

You should be able to work as part of a team but also have the ability to work flexibly and independently in a professional manner.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to participate in our weekend, bank holiday, and late night rotas.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Please note all staff being recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across our new Trust sites when service demands require it.

This role requires registration to The Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered to practice as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science
• Final Accuracy Checking course

Experience

• Working in primary or secondary care

Technical Skills

• Basic IT and keyboard skills
• Experience of training others
• Neat, accurate, and numerate

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.