Trainee Pharmacy Technician

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking a pre-registration pharmacy technician to provide high-quality pharmacy services, maintain stock, and counsel patients on medication use. Candidates should have at least 4 GCSEs including English and Maths, alongside NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services. This role requires attention to detail, computer literacy, and good time management skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to work to a high specification of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good computer literacy.
• Ability to counsel patients on medication use.

Responsibilities

• Answer telephones and deal with customers face to face.
• Maintain and issue stock, inputting data into the computer system.
• Check the accuracy of deliveries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Time management

Education

4 or more GCSEs at Grade C/Level 4 including English, Maths, and Sciences

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Job description

Responsibilities

• Answering telephones and dealing with customers face to face
• Maintaining and issuing stock, and inputting data into the computer system
• Checking the accuracy of deliveries
• Labelling and assembling medication for patients and ward stock
• Accuracy checking medication dispensed by others
• Completing medicines reconciliation meetings with patients at ward level and assessing patient's own drugs
• Counselling patients on the use of their medication
• Completing any additional training pertaining to the course, supporting the Assistant Directors of Pharmacy in providing a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient-centred pharmacy service to the Trust
• Work in partnership with the pharmacy technicians in the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient-centred pharmacy service to the Trust
• Assist in maintaining and developing the highest standards of patient focused care in the provision of technical services
• Support the governance and medicines risk management agenda locally
• Support the agreed policies and procedures for safe medicines use
• Support mechanisms to promote high quality medicine use, effective risk management, clinical governance and adherence to Trust policies and guidelines concerning medicines use
• Contribute to the development of the service
• Adhere to the learning agreements and training policies associated with the post of a pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician
• Participate in pharmacy rotas including weekend, bank holiday and late night working
• The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Qualifications and requirements

• 4 or more GCSEs at Grade C/Level 4 or above including English, Maths and Sciences, NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services, Ability to work to a high specification of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to understand the importance of confidentiality
• Computer literate
• Good time management

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Hospital or Community Pharmacy
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Be able to offer some flexibility with the working hours
• A basic knowledge of the role of the pharmacy technician

About East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS): If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.