Pharmacy Technician (Junior)

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation options

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a junior pharmacy technician to join the inpatient dispensary team. The role focuses on dispensing to inpatients, accuracy checking, and supporting discharge processes with patient counselling.

The post requires GPHC registration and the ability to work as part of a ward-based team in a busy NHS environment. Accommodation options may be available for successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacy technician with GPHC registration.
• Experience working in an inpatient/dispenser setting is desirable.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform final accuracy checking of medicines.
• Dispense medicines and calculate prescriptions.
• Supply inpatient medications to wards to support discharge.
• Provide FP10s and extemporaneous preparations.
• Counsel patients and carers on dispensed medicines.

Skills

Team working

Independent working

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Education

Qualified pharmacy technician

Tools

JAC

Wellsky

CMM systems

Job description

A 12-month post as a junior pharmacy technician in the inpatient dispensary team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working with the clinical pharmacy team. The work centres on supplying medicines to inpatients on the wards, so that discharge medication is processed without delay, through dispensing, final accuracy checks and handing out supplies with patient counselling. It also covers controlled drugs, audits, quality improvement and supporting junior support staff with training. Applicants need GPHC registration as a qualified pharmacy technician.

What the job involves

• Final accuracy checking of medicines
• Dispensing medicines, including calculations for prescriptions
• Supplying inpatient medication on the wards to support discharge
• Providing FP10s and dispensing or checking extemporaneous preparations
• Handing out dispensed medicines with patient and carer counselling
• Receiving, storing and disposing of controlled drugs with a pharmacist or authorised witness
• Managing stock
• Training and supporting junior support staff
• Supporting audits and collecting data triggered by patient safety alerts
• Quality improvement projects and meeting KPIs
• Communicating supply delays and working with ward, pharmacy and discharge teams
• Signposting patients to other healthcare professionals for advice or compliance queries

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacy technician

Registration & licences

• Registered with GPHC

Experience

• Team working
• Independent working
• Problem-solving

Skills & knowledge

• Computer literacy

Nice to have

• Experience with JAC, Wellsky or CMM systems

What’s offered

• Accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability