Pharmacy Technician

Churchill Medical Centre; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Kingston upon Thames is seeking a dynamic Pharmacy Technician to join their team. The successful candidate will support safe prescribing practices, work collaboratively with healthcare staff, and engage in service development while prioritizing patient outcomes. Benefits include six weeks of annual leave and NHS pension scheme membership.

Benefits

Six weeks annual leave

Membership of the NHS Pension scheme

Support for further training and development

Qualifications

• Registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician is required.
• Prior experience working in general practice or a similar role would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the practice teams with safe and effective systems for repeat prescribing.
• Work alongside prescribing clerks and clinical pharmacists.
• Engage in service development and patient-facing work.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to build effective relationships

Sound clinical knowledge

Computer literacy

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences

Job description

An excitingopportunity has arisen to work as a Pharmacy Technician in our Churchill,Canbury, Orchard and Berrylands Primary Care Network (CCOB PCN). We care for approximately 50,000 patients,based in four practices across the borough of Kingston; this role will be basedat The Churchill Medical Centre and The Orchard Practice.

This is a uniqueopportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Pharmacy Technician with excellentcommunication skills to join us. Wealready work with a team of prescribing clerks and a clinical pharmacist acrossour practices and are keen to expand our team.The role will support the practice teams within ournetwork to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems forrepeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste andmaximising patient outcomes. The Pharmacy Technicians will work alongside prescribing clerks andclinical pharmacists as well as with the GPs and Nurses based in thepractices.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Technicians will work alongside prescribing clerks and clinical pharmacists as well as with the GPs and Nurses based in the practices.

The role will be amix of in house service development with the opportunity for patient facing workand will require a commitment to improving health and putting patientsfirst. Key qualities will be the abilityto build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, communitypharmacists, hospital and PCN staff, and to work effectively as part of a team.

About us

We can offer arange of benefits to the successful candidate including six weeks annualleave, membership of the NHS Pension scheme and a competitive salary. The practices have a strong record ofsupporting further training and development for staff.If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, wewould be keen to hear from you. Informalvisits to the practice and further discussion about the role can be arranged,please contact Joanna Hoppe ([e-mail])

Job responsibilities

An excitingopportunity has arisen to work as a Pharmacy Technician in our Churchill,Canbury, Orchard and Berrylands Primary Care Network (CCOB PCN). We care for approximately 50,000 patients,based in four practices across the borough of Kingston; this role will be basedat The Churchill Medical Centre and The Orchard Practice.

This is a uniqueopportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Pharmacy Technician with excellentcommunication skills to join us. Wealready work with a team of prescribing clerks and a clinical pharmacist acrossour practices and are keen to expand our team.The role will support the practice teams within ournetwork to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems forrepeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste andmaximising patient outcomes. The Pharmacy Technicians will work alongside prescribing clerks and clinical pharmacistsas well as with the GPs and Nurses based in the practices.

The role will be amix of in house service development with the opportunity for patient facing workand will require a commitment to improving health and putting patientsfirst. Key qualities will be the abilityto build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, communitypharmacists, hospital and PCN staff, and to work effectively as part of a team.

Prior experience workingin general practice or a similar role would be an advantage, but candidatesfrom all backgrounds will be considered.

Thesuccessful candidate will need registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technicianand have a BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent inpharmaceutical sciences. A sound clinical knowledge and computer literacy isalso required.

We can offer arange of benefits to the successful candidate including six weeks annualleave, membership of the NHS Pension scheme and a competitive salary. The practices have a strong record ofsupporting further training and development for staff.If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, wewould be keen to hear from you. Informalvisits to the practice and further discussion about the role can be arranged,please contact Joanna Hoppe ([e-mail])

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to theRehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will benecessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure andBarring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminalconvictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
• Sound clinical knowledge

Experience

• Prior experience working in general practice or a similar role would be an advantage

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.