Rotational Pharmacy Technician (Progression Role)

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician or Pre-Registration Technician working towards GPhC registration. The role involves supporting dispensary services, checking stock and prescriptions, dispensing, labelling and counselling patients on their pharmaceutical needs.

You will also support ward-based activities, medicines reconciliation, discharge liaison and work closely with ward pharmacists, medical and nursing teams to improve patient

Qualifications

• GPhC registration or progressing toward registration is required.
• Strong focus on accuracy in dispensing and labelling.
• Ability to counsel patients on their pharmaceutical needs.

Responsibilities

• Support dispensary services by checking stock and prescriptions, ordering medicines, dispensing, labelling and counselling patients.
• Assist ward-based activities including stock control, medicines supply and reconciliation.
• Expedite medicines for patient discharge and liaise with ward pharmacists and clinical teams.
• Communicate with patients to inform and coach them about healthcare requirements.
• Contribute to improvements in patient safety and staff wellbeing.

Skills

GPhC registered

Patient counselling

Stock control

Dispensing accuracy

Medicines reconciliation

Education

GPhC registration or in training

Pre-registration trainee

Job description

At West Suffolk, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality and safest care to our local communities and need committed and skilled people to help us achieve this.

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician or Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician working towards qualification and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)?

Are you dynamic, pro-active and enthusiastic about providing exceptional care and experience for patients?, Aspects of the role include:

Support dispensary services by checking stock and prescriptions, ordering medicines, dispensing, labelling, accuracy checking and counselling patients on their pharmaceutical needs.

Support ward-based activities by undertaking stock control, medication supply, medicines reconciliation, expediting medicines for patient discharge and utilising close liaison with ward pharmacists, medical and nursing teams.

Communication with patients to inform and coach them about their healthcare requirements.

Support improvements in patient safety, staff support and health and wellbeing.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.