Pharmacy Technician (Inpatient wards and Dispensary)

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Interview will be held on 6th Feb 2025
If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a new rewarding and challenging role, come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust. We currently have a n opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team. You will deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service to our community health and mental health services across our sites in Berkshire both from the dispensary and on our in-patient wards.
We are a small friendly team , based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading where our dispensary is located . You will have the opportunity to work at our community hospitals across Berkshire including Slough, Newbury , Wokingham, Maidenhead and Reading , as well as on the mental health wards at Prospect Park hospital.
Our working hours are currently 0 9.00 – 17.00 Monday to Friday with you also work ing a late shift in the dispensary on a rota basis , which means n o nights or weekend s. We offer free parking on site.
Delivering a fast and effective pharmacy services to the wards and departments
Completing accuracy checking session(s)
Providing an admission, supply and discharge service to nominated wards.
Checking Patients’ Own Drugs (PODs).
Undertaking medicines reconciliation.
Discharge planning and supporting patients to ensure that they get the best possible outcomes from their medicines.
Providing a ward top-up service.
Working with the clozapine clinic team to ensure medicines are ready for the Trust wide clinics.
Developing skills and knowledge as part of a commitment to CPD and Clinical Supervision
Providing support to Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians and support workers while they undertake their learning.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
Good communication skills
An ability to be flexible and work creatively in accordance with service needs .
A strong patient focus and a real team player.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point - by - point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted .
We’re c ommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditation s: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed .
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sara Jackson or Josanne Jospeh on 01189605080 or email Sara.Jackson@berkshire.nhs.uk or Josanne.Joseph@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible