Senior Pharmacy Technician Rotational

Whittington Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health Pharmacy Department seeks a Senior Pharmacy Technician to rotate across Medicines Management, Dispensary Services and Pharmacy Technical Services, supporting patient-centred care. The post-holder will supervise Medicines Management Assistants and trainee staff while upholding medicines optimisation, policy, and safety standards on inpatient wards.

You will be involved in ward-based medicines management, near-patient dispensing, and training activities, contributing to a

Responsibilities

• Provide a medicines management service to ward specialties across the hospital site.
• Work as part of the near-patient dispensing team supplying medication during stay and at discharge.
• Liaise with ward staff and other healthcare professionals regarding medication discrepancies to improve patient care.
• Provide advice to patients regarding their medications.
• Act as a role model and help train new and junior staff.
• Participate in Accredited Checking Technician dispensary role.
• Contribute to the safe and efficient supply of medication to all wards.
• Assist and supervise in chemotherapy compounding in the Technical Services rotation and support the Chief Technician & Accountable Pharmacist.

Job description

The Pharmacy Department is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our rotational senior pharmacy technician team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to gain experience while rotating across Medicines Management, Dispensary Services, and Pharmacy Technical Services, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred pharmacy care across the Trust.

The post holder will contribute to the work of the Pharmacy Service by delivering the department’s vision of an excellent Medicines Optimisation service. They will become an effective and proactive member of the team, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care and providing advice, support, and leadership on medicines management across inpatient wards and clinical areas.

The post holder will be expected to support and supervise the work of Medicines Management Assistants, trainee pharmacy technicians, and trainee pharmacists, providing guidance and support in ward-based, dispensary, and technical services activities as part of their rotations.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated technician to develop a broad range of skills while becoming a key member of the pharmacy team. The successful candidate will help ensure that all aspects of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services are delivered in line with Trust policies, professional standards, and patient safety principles

In this rotational role the post holder will be expected -

• To provide a medicines management service to a range of specialty ward across the hospital site.
• To work as part of the near patient dispensing team supplying medication to patients both during their stay and at point of discharge.
• To liaise with all ward staff and other healthcare professionals regarding discrepancies with patients medication to improve patient care .
• To provide advise to patients regarding their medication.
• To act as a role model and help train new and junior members of staff.
• To participate in the Accredited checking technician dispensary role
• To contribute to the economic effective and efficient supply of medication to all wards.
• In the dispensary rotation: to assist the Dispensary and Distribution Manager and their deputy in running a highly efficient and safe inpatient dispensary service ensuring the safety, quality and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets are met.
• In the Technical services rotation: to assist and supervise, to a high quality, the provision of a chemotherapy compounding service and ensure the safe accurate provision of supportive medication. To support the roles of and work under the supervision of the Chief Technician & Accountable Pharmacist.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all we services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Biju Thalackal Chacko Job title: Pharmacy Operations Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 7288 2001

For more information and/or an informal chat please contact Biju Chacko