Pharmacy Technician - Leighton Buzzard Superstore

Tesco; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for their Leighton Buzzard Superstore. You'll play a vital role in dispensing medications and providing healthcare advice to customers. With a focus on community health, you'll work alongside industry experts in a supportive environment. This position offers flexible working hours, competitive pay, and a range of benefits including training and discounts.

Benefits

Annual payment of GPhC fee

Annual Bonus Scheme

Tesco store discount savings

Structured training plan for Pharmacy Leadership

Access to free wellbeing services

Competitive maternity, paternity & adoption leave

28 days Holiday + 1 personal day

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Proof of annual Continuing Professional Development completion.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing prescription medicines with attention to detail.
• Providing information and support to customers on health concerns.
• Maintaining cleanliness and organization in the pharmacy.

Skills

Customer Focus

Team Player

Education

Pharmacy Technician NVQ

Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Leighton Buzzard Superstore

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Our Pharmacy Technician rate of pay starts from £13.38 an hour; this increases to £14.59 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It’s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you’d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we’d like you to be available to work – the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you’ll have 3 weeks’ notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues, therefore if the times you’re available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we’d still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

There’s a lot more to it than dispensing medicines. Every day you’ll have the opportunity to make things better for customers in all sorts of ways, such as support for giving up smoking, reviewing customers’ use of medicines, checking blood pressure or testing for blood glucose levels. It’s very much about supporting our communities, by making the best healthcare choices available and convenient for local people.

Working alongside industry experts, you will receive local management and leadership support in whatever store you are based. Our management team comes from a variety of backgrounds so there is always a chance to learn.

About the role
Availability Window


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Mon
12:00:00
20:00:00


Tue
09:00:00
17:00:00


Wed
12:00:00
20:00:00


Fri
08:00:00
20:00:00


Sat
09:00:00
20:00:00

Our Pharmacy Technician rate of pay starts from £13.38 an hour; this increases to £14.59 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It’s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you’d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

The table shows the periods of time in the week we’d like you to be available to work – the availability windows. We will schedule your contracted hours within these times, and you’ll have 3 weeks’ notice of exactly when your shifts will be. We are happy to support flexibility for our colleagues, therefore if the times you’re available to work match closely but not exactly to the times we are advertising, we’d still love to hear from you. Click here to read more.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

There’s a lot more to it than dispensing medicines. Every day you’ll have the opportunity to make things better for customers in all sorts of ways, such as support for giving up smoking, reviewing customers’ use of medicines, checking blood pressure or testing for blood glucose levels. It’s very much about supporting our communities, by making the best healthcare choices available and convenient for local people.

Working alongside industry experts, you will receive local management and leadership support in whatever store you are based. Our management team comes from a variety of backgrounds so there is always a chance to learn.

You will be responsible for

Technicians are integral to the running of our Pharmacies. We are looking for someone who is a team player, and can take on the following responsibilities:

• Supporting the management of one of our new modern Pharmacies.
• Applying your technical skills and strong customer focus to accurately dispense medicationfor our customers.
• Dispensingprescription medicines, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy are maintained at all times.
• Talking to customers and offering information in a confident, friendly and professional manner, providing our customers with a great service, making them want tovisit our Pharmacy again.
• Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms and products.
• Takingtime to understand the customers†needs, explaining the benefits of the products in a way they understand and only selling products that are right for the customer.
• Advisingcustomers on the range of Pharmacy services available.
• Supporting and delivering Pharmacy services and the dispensing processaccording to the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assessing the legal appropriateness of dispensed prescriptions.
• Dealing with clinical and legal queries from Healthcare practitioners within area of competence.
• Responding to customer queries in relation to prescription medicines, informing the Pharmacist of any complaints.
• Ensuringall dispensary routines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
• Ensuringdispensary and consulting rooms are clean, tidy and free of clutter.
• Ensuringall prescription administration is accurate and completed on time.
• Bringing promotional activities and company initiatives within the team to life.
• Carrying out all procedures accurately to protect profit and ensure we trade safely and legally.
• Supporting the Pharmacy Manager and Duty Pharmacy Manager with the supervision and development of other members of the pharmacy team through coaching and feedback.
• Maintaining a personal development record with the GPhC and completingcorporate and departmental training.
• Keeping up to date with legal and professional developments in pharmacy.
• Maintaining annual registration with GPhC.
  

You will need

• A pharmacy technician/ accuracy checking technician NVQ (or similar) qualification
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician/Accuracy Checking Technician.
• Proof of completion ofa recognised training course for an Accuracy Checking Technician/ Pharmacy Technician.
• Proof ofcompletingyour annual Continuing Professional Development requirements.

We're committed to finding the veryPharmacy Technician/ Accuracy Checking Technicianout there.

We are looking for talented and driven professionals who can deliver the highest quality healthcare service to our customers and in return, we'll provide a supportive team, detailed industry training and a varied working environment where no two days are the same.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

Whats in it for you?

Along with providing a secure and flexible work environment, we offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work! These include but are not limited to:

• Annual payment of your GPhC fee
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Tesco store discount savings up to £2000 per year on most Tesco purchases
• An exclusive to Tesco pharmacy training programme in partnership with Diabetes UK, Cancer Research UK and British Heart Foundation) to support our customers with questions or their concerns on Cancer, Heart & Circulatory disease and Diabetes.
• Starting at 28days Holiday (including bank holidays) + 1 personal day
• Contributory pension scheme
• A structured training plan for Pharmacy Leadership, crafted by industry specialists
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• Competitive maternity, paternity & adoption leave
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
• For those requiring it, expert support and assistance through the application process for the new UK health and social care visa process
• Clickhere to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.
  

About Us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every dayâ€. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, weâ€re a place where Everyoneâ€s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. Thatâ€s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

Weâ€re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and weâ€re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please clickhere.

Please note

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaverâ€s age. To find out the school leavers age for your country pleaseclick here

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com

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