Pharmacy Technician

at  NHS Professionals

JOB SUMMARY

We have flexible bank shifts and long-term placement opportunities available for GPhC registered pharmacy technicians at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will join a team of specialist and generalist clinical pharmacists, medicines optimisation technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours) post for a Band 5 pharmacy technician who will play an integral part of the medicines optimisation clinical services team providing a Pharmacy service and working closely within the multi-disciplinary team.

MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC
• Accurate dispensing of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy)
• This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy especially medicines reconciliation and medicines history taking
• Attention to detail and accurate in work
• Able to use a range information technology programmes effectively

• Have experience of working in a hospital pharmacy post registration.
• Communicating effectively with patients and/or carers, giving appropriate advice to and counselling patients and their representatives about how to use their medicines.
• Provide dispensary-based patient services to inpatients and outpatients including clinical trials.
• Providing medicines management or other technical information to healthcare professionals both within and externally to the trust to ensure continuity of care.
• Supervising day to day work of pharmacy support workers and junior staff, allocating tasks when necessary to meet workload demands.
• Responsible for the contribution to service improvement, evaluation and development.
• Responsible for the safe storage and supply of medicines.
• Carrying out any other duties as may be required by the pharmacist or senior pharmacy technician in charge of the section.