Rotational Pharmacy Technician

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

WHAT WE OFFER:

• 27 days holiday plus 8 paid bank holidays
• Access to over 4,000 discounts at high-street retailers with the Blue Light Card
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS pension scheme, one of the best in the UK
• On-site exercise classes such as boxing and Pilates
• Car lease scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with Care first, providing confidential counselling, advice, and support for personal and work-related issues
• And much more
  Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Community or Hospital Pharmacy Experience
• Enhanced Hospital experience
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.

As a Pharmacy Technician, your role is essential for the smooth operation of our dispensary. Here’s how you’ll contribute daily:

• Dispensary Management: Assist the chief or senior technician in overseeing dispensing services to ensure seamless operation.
• Stock Management: Maintain pharmacy stocks by ordering and requisitioning supplies from the Pharmacy Store as required.
• Patient Counselling: Provide guidance to patients and carers on medication usage, ensuring they understand their prescriptions.
• Support for Prescribing: Promote adherence to the Trust formulary and local prescribing guidelines to enhance medication effectiveness.
• Training and Mentorship: Support and supervise trainee pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists, and other pharmacy staff to foster a skilled team