Pharmacy Technician Band 4-5 Progression

at  The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

The Pharmacy team is looking for a registered or soon-to-be registered Pharmacy Technician to join the department on a full-time, permanent basis.
This developmental role starting as a band 4 Technician will support you through a guided programme to complete competencies over a 6-12 month period in order to move to a band 5 position. This will include Final Accuracy checking, Medicines Management skills as well as other leadership and development competencies.
This is an ideal opportunity for those new to or returning to the profession.
You’ll be joining a friendly, patient-centred department and will assist in the provision of Pharmacy services to the Trust’s hospitals, community clinics and external providers. In doing so you will also be supporting a number of teams within Pharmacy, including the dispensary and medicines management ward based teams.
Full support and training will be given to allow you to progress within the desired time frame. We are an experienced team that are here for you and we want to you develop to your full potential.
You will be responsible for identifying, selecting, dispensing and distributing medicines for inpatient, discharge and outpatient prescriptions, as well as pharmaceutical items including Controlled Drugs to wards and departments throughout the Trust. You will also act as a point of contact for patients, their families, doctors and other healthcare staff seeking information on medicines. As a part of a ward based team you will carry out medicines reconciliation and help prepare medicines for discharge.
This role is based at the PAH main site.
The general working pattern is 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day period, with usual working hours 9-5 Monday to Friday and will will include some late standby shifts, weekend and bank holiday working. Flexible working applications would be considered.
This is an exciting time for PAHT. Over the next five years we are on a digital transformation journey, leading us to our brand new hospital . You’ll be being part of the team supporting our organisation in a diverse and challenging role; a role which can make a significant difference to our patients, staff and the future direction of our services.
Our people demonstrate energy and commitment towards improving the care and experiences provided to our patients and the drive to be an ‘outstanding’ organisation.
It’s never been a better time to join us.
See attached job description for full details but the role will include the following duties including training for:
Identify, select dispense and distribute drugs for in and out patients prescriptions.
Identify dispense and distribute pharmaceutical items including Controlled Drugs and extemporaneously prepared products to wards and departments throughout the Trust according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
Take part in patient counselling and provide information on medicines to patients, doctors and other health care staff.
Carry out reception duties, involving dealing with patients, relatives and all grades of healthcare workers.
Deal with telephone enquiries and handle prescription charges.
Use the computer systems to track prescriptions.
Accuracy check of dispensed items following completion of Regional Checking Accreditation.
Taking part in medicines management and medicines reconciliation at ward level

Please refer the Job description for details