Pharmacy Technician (Junior)

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Winchester is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the dispensary and clinical pharmacy teams. The role focuses on timely processing of discharge medications, stock management and accuracy checking to support patient flow in wards.

You will provide dispensing services, FP10s, and extemporaneous preparations where needed, while also training junior staff and contributing to audits and quality improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Final accuracy checking of medications is required.
• Dispense medications accurately and safely.
• Provide FP10s or dispense/extemporaneously prepared medications as needed.
• Train junior staff and support quality improvement projects.
• Support patient counselling and KPI achievement.

Responsibilities

• Final accuracy checking of medications.
• Dispensing medications to inpatients.
• Distribute FP10s and extemporaneous preparations as required.
• Support junior staff training.
• Counsel patients, carers or healthcare professionals on dispensed medicines.
• Handle Controlled Drugs with appropriate witnesses and documentation.

Skills

Stock management

Audits

Final accuracy checking

Dispensing medications

Staff training

Quality improvement

KPIs

Counselling patients

Tools

FP10s processing

Extemporaneous preparation

Job description

To work within the dispensary team and with the clinical pharmacy team supporting the supply of medication to inpatients on the wards, to support patient flow through timely processing of discharge medication. Duties will include but not limited to: stock management, participating in audits, final accuracy checking of medication, dispensing, training and supporting junior staff, quality improvement projects and meeting KPIs.

• Final Accuracy checking of medications
• Dispensing medications
• To provide additional pharmacy services such as providing FP10s, dispense or final accuracy check extemporaneously prepared medication
• To support with training of junior support staff
• Handing out the final dispensed product including counselling for patients, carers or healthcare professionals as required.
• Receiving, documenting, storing and disposing of Controlled Drugs with Pharmacist or authorised witnesses as per local policy

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

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We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Deters Job title: Senior Support Pharmacy Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01962 824 442