Pharmacy Technician Maternity Cover (Fixed Term)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured learning through Education/

ACPT qualification (nice to have)

Experience supervising junior staff

Audit/Quality improvement involvement

Experience supporting Homecare

Counselling patients on medicines

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a fixed-term maternity cover of 12 months in the hospital pharmacy.

You will assess and dispense prescriptions, maintain records, support ward-based services and participate in weekend and late-evening rotas. Registration with the GPhC is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• CPD evidence
• Experience in hospital pharmacy or healthcare setting
• Experience dispensing/checking processes per local procedures
• Experience communicating with patients and multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Assess, validate, dispense and accuracy check prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and specialist services, where qualified to do so
• Maintain accurate electronic medication, dispensing and prescribing records
• Dispense, check and audit controlled drugs in line with legislation and standard operating procedures
• Support ward-based services by identifying upcoming discharges, promoting use of patients' own medicines and reducing medicines waste
• Provide medicines information and counselling to patients, escalating clinical or complex queries
• Prioritise workload and support the daily coordination of team activity
• Work with pharmacy colleagues, clinical teams, wards, patients and external Homecare providers to supply medicines accurately and without delay
• Participate in weekend, bank holiday and late-evening rotas as required

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Counselling patients

Education

BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science

Job description

This fixed-term post covers maternity leave within the pharmacy team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 12 months. The technician checks and dispenses prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and specialist services, keeps medicines records, and supports ward-based work such as discharges and patients' own medicines. It suits a newly qualified technician or someone new to hospital pharmacy, with a rota that includes weekends, bank holidays and late evenings. Registration with the GPhC is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Assess, validate, dispense and accuracy check prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and specialist services, where qualified to do so
• Maintain accurate electronic medication, dispensing and prescribing records
• Dispense, check and audit controlled drugs in line with legislation and standard operating procedures
• Support ward-based services by identifying upcoming discharges, promoting use of patients' own medicines and reducing medicines waste
• Provide medicines information and counselling to patients, escalating clinical or complex queries
• Prioritise workload and support the daily coordination of team activity
• Work with pharmacy colleagues, clinical teams, wards, patients and external Homecare providers to supply medicines accurately and without delay
• Participate in weekend, bank holiday and late-evening rotas as required

What’s required

Qualifications

• BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent recognised qualification

Registration & licences

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Experience working in a hospital pharmacy or equivalent healthcare setting
• Experience of dispensing and checking processes in line with local procedures
• Experience communicating effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Professionalism in line with GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
• Reliable, organised and able to meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities

Checks & eligibility

• Appropriate DBS check
• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Commitment to patient-centred care, teamwork, continuous improvement and compliance with legal, professional and organisational standards

Nice to have

• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
• Experience training or supervising junior staff, students or apprentices
• Experience participating in audit, service improvement or quality improvement projects
• Experience supporting Homecare services
• Ability to counsel patients confidently on medicines

What’s offered

• Structured learning, guidance and development through the Education and Training team