Pharmacy Technician (Inpatient Wards & Dispensary)

NHS; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare trust in Reading is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician to provide essential pharmacy services across various wards and departments. This role involves delivering fast and effective pharmacy services, ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients, and supporting a small team in a challenging yet fulfilling environment. Opportunities for career development and a supportive workplace culture await the right candidate.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at popular retailers

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking on Trust sites

Qualifications

• Qualifications in POD checking, supply, and medicines reconciliation.
• Commitment to undertake appropriate pharmacy accreditations for career progression.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development relevant to job role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fast and effective pharmacy services to wards and departments.
• Provide an admission, supply, and discharge service.
• Check and support patients' own drugs.

Skills

Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Current ward-based pharmacy technician experiences

Accuracy checking skills

Experience of hospital pharmacy

Experience in the supervision of technical and support staff

Education

Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC

Approved ward-based qualification

Formal training in Supervisory skills

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Pharmacy Technician (Inpatient Wards & Dispensary)

If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a rewarding and challenging role, come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust. We currently have an opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team. You will deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service to our community health and mental health services across all our sites in Berkshire.

We are a small friendly team, based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading where our dispensary is located. You will have the opportunity to work at our community hospitals across Berkshire including Slough, Newbury, Wokingham, Maidenhead and Reading, as well as on the mental health wards at Prospect Park hospital.

Our working hours are currently 09.00 - 17.00 Monday to Friday with you also working a late shift in the dispensary on a rota basis, which means no nights or weekends. We offer free parking on site.

Main duties of the job

This is a joint role,with time spent both inthe dispensary andourwards:

Deliveringafast and effective pharmacy services to the wards and departments

Completing accuracy checking session(s)

Providingan admission,supplyand discharge service to nominated wards.

Checking Patients' Own Drugs (PODs).

Undertaking medicines reconciliation.

Supporting patients to ensure that they get the best possible outcomes from theirmedicines.

Providing a ward top-up service.

Working withthe clozapine clinic team to ensure medicines are ready for theTrust wide clinics.

Developingskills and knowledge as part of a commitment to CPDand Clinical Supervision

Providingsupport to Pre-registration Pharmacy Techniciansand support workerswhile they undertake theirlearning.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job responsibilities

The 'must have's' for the role:

• Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC
• Approvedward-basedqualification to include POD checking, Supply and MedicinesReconciliation, orcommitmenttowork towards this.
• ApprovedAccuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician qualificationorcommitmentto work towards this.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Sara Jackson or Kirsty Hodder on 01189605080 or email: [e-mail] or [e-mail], wholl be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC
• Approved ward-based qualification to include POD checking, Supply and Medicines Reconciliation, or commitment to work towards this.
• Approved Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification or commitment to work towards this.
• Formal training in Supervisory skills

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to job role
• Commitment to undertake appropriate pharmacy accreditations as part of career progression
• Commitment to undertake in-house Pharmacy Training Programme

Previous Experience

• Current ward-based pharmacy technician experiences including POD checking, supply, and medicines reconciliation
• Current accuracy checking skills
• Experience of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of mental health pharmacy
• Experience in the supervision of technical and support staff
• Experience of using EMIS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Additional Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel between Trust locations within Berkshire in a timely manner when public transport may not be available.

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.