Pharmacy Technician

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom seeks an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician. The role includes accuracy checking of medicines, team supervision, and providing training to staff. The Trust offers professional development opportunities, a range of benefits, and a focus on fostering careers in pharmacy. Applicants should be motivated and may be newly qualified or in training. A shift system will apply, and the successful candidate will work across multiple sites.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Compliance with professional standards and local policies.
• Support training and education in the department.
• Undertake audit and quality improvement work.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor Pharmacy Technicians and assistants.
• Participate in a Trust-wide Pharmacy Service.
• Ensure high quality pharmacy services to external customers.

Skills

Accuracy checking of dispensed medicines

Team supervision in automated dispensaries

Aseptic supervision

Medicine optimisation

Mentoring Pharmacy staff

Education

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

BTEC level 4 diploma in clinical pharmacy services

Job description

Our Pharmacy is a friendly, progressive department. We pride ourselves on our high standards of pharmaceutical input and investment in innovative technologies and professional development to ensure the best possible patient care.

The main duties of the role will be accuracy checking of dispensed medicines and day to day supervision of a team in our automated dispensaries, aseptic supervision and ward based medicine optimisation duties. The post holder will undertake Audit and quality improvement work. The post holder will provide mentoring for other Pharmacy Technicians, PTPTs and Pharmacy assistants, support training and education in the department and participate in the provision of a Trust wide Pharmacy Service which operates to the highest standards and not only meets but exceeds customer expectations.

Professional Duties: To ensure that appropriate professional standards and local policies and procedures are complied with; to assist in the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures; participate in the development and maintenance of a high quality pharmacy service to the Trust and its external customers; undertake personal development and continuing education and training as necessary to ensure a high level of competency in carrying out the functions of this post and maintaining registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Are you a innovative and motivated Pharmacy Technician looking to progress your career? Or a 2nd year Pre‑registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician looking for your first Pharmacy Technician post? We are looking for an enthusiastic and progressive Pharmacy Technician, or soon to be Pharmacy Technician, to join our department.

We have a strong focus on the development of Pharmacy Technicians and support our team to reach their full potential. We support staff to access leadership programmes, such as the CPPE Leading for Change and NHS Leadership Academy programme, and other Pharmacy Technician development such as the BTEC level 4 diploma in clinical pharmacy services.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. We offer a range of benefits to support our people including.

Benefits

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Band 4/5 (18 months at Band 4 dependant on experience). Dependant on experience, we offer a comprehensive training package to support applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians, to support development over an 18 month period to a band 5 role. We operate extended opening hours (9am – 8:30pm weekdays) and the successful applicant will be required to participate in a shift system to cover evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. The successful applicant will also be expected to work across all trust sites.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.