Pharmacy Technician - Nottingham Bstn Extra

Tesco; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Nottingham is seeking a Pharmacy Technician responsible for dispensing medications and providing valuable healthcare advice to customers. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ qualification in Pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. This role offers a competitive hourly rate and a variety of benefits, including annual bonuses and discounts. Join us in improving community health and making healthcare choices accessible to our customers.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Store discount savings up to £2000 per year

Structured training plan for Pharmacy Leadership

Access to free wellbeing services

Qualifications

• NVQ qualification in Pharmacy Technician or similar.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completion of a recognized training course for Pharmacy Technicians.

Responsibilities

• Support management of a modern Pharmacy.
• Accurately dispense medication for customers.
• Provide information and advice to customers on Pharmacy services.

Skills

Customer Focus

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

NVQ in Pharmacy Technician

Registration with GPhC

Job description

About the role

Availability Window Days From time To time Sun 11:00:00 17:00:00 Mon 14:00:00 20:00:00 Sat 14:00:00 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

• Supporting the management of one of our new modern Pharmacies.
• Applying your technical skills and strong customer focus to accurately dispense medication for our customers.
• Dispensing prescription 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 to visit our Pharmacy again.
• Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms and products.
• Taking time 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.
• Advising customers on the range of Pharmacy services available.
• Supporting and delivering Pharmacy services and the dispensing process according 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.
• Ensuring all dispensary routines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
• Ensuring dispensary and consulting rooms are clean, tidy and free of clutter.
• Ensuring all 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 completing corporate 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 of a recognised training course for an Accuracy Checking Technician/ Pharmacy Technician.
• Proof of completing your annual Continuing Professional Development requirements.

What’s in it for you

• 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 28 days 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
• Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.

About us

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.

We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

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