Pharmacy Technician

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our Dispensary team. You will be working in our busy Pharmacy ensuring the timely flow of work through our busy dispensaries, you will be responsible for dispensing prescriptions, monitoring the receipt, dispensing and auditing of Controlled drugs and for counselling our Outpatients on the safe and effective use of their medicines. The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change. To label and dispense prescriptions, monitor the supply and use of controlled drugs and participate in the provision of a safe and effective Pharmacy Service.

About the Employer

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services include:

• Acute Care: Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
• Primary Care: Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
• Community Services: Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital supports patients needing acute hospital beds for rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services: Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital for more than 4 million people across Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme