Registered Pharmacy Technician Rotational

Bidvane; Frimley; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Work-life balance

Travel between sites

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a rotational Pharmacy Technician to support accurate dispensing, labeling and checking across inpatient, outpatient and external units. The role uses the EPIC prescribing system and Omnicell cabinets, with medicines management rotations that include direct patient contact.

GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician is required. Applicants from community or other sectors are welcome; willingness to work late, weekends and across sites is needed.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician is required.
• Experience in pharmacy settings is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and accuracy are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care for inpatients, outpatients and external units.
• Dispense, label and check a wide range of prescriptions.
• Work with EPIC and Omnicell to deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective pharmacy service.
• Take medication histories and perform medicines reconciliation on rotations.
• Counsel patients on new treatments and ensure safe use of medicines.
• Complete competency units and in-house training for progression.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Initiative

Education

GPhC registration

Tools

EPIC system

Omnicell cabinets

Job description

A rotational Pharmacy Technician post at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, offered at Band 4/5 with progression to Band 5 on achieving accredited checking. The work centres on accurate dispensing, labelling and checking across inpatient, outpatient and external units, using the EPIC prescribing system and Omnicell cabinets, with medicines management rotations that bring direct patient contact. Hospital pharmacy experience is not essential, so applicants from community or other sectors are welcome, but GPhC registration and a willingness to work late, weekends and across sites are needed.

What the job involves

• Provide patient care for inpatients, outpatients and external units
• Dispense, label and check a wide range of prescriptions, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, TPN, chemotherapy, home IV therapies and palliative care medicines
• Work with EPIC and Omnicell to deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective pharmacy service
• Take medication histories and carry out medicines reconciliation on medicines management rotations
• Support the safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and counsel patients on new treatments
• Complete the competency unit for each area, with competence demonstrated before independent working
• Complete the in-house competency programme, including supervisory and leadership training
• Deliver high-quality, safe and efficient pharmacy services
• Follow established procedures, uphold professional standards and support the wider pharmacy service as needed

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Experience

• Experience of working in a pharmacy setting

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving
• Knowledge of medicines management and optimisation principles
• Computer literacy

Other

• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and independently
• Flexible hours including late evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis
• Willingness to travel between sites

Nice to have

• Recognised ACT qualification
• Medicines Management Accreditation
• Recognised Practice or Educational Supervisor qualification
• Previous experience of EPIC
• Recent experience working in hospital pharmacy
• Experience of training others

What's offered

• Development opportunities, including professional, management, leadership and clinical skills training
• Leadership development for Band 5 progression
• Support for flexible working patterns
• Emphasis on work-life balance