Rotational Pharmacy Technician

at  Liverpool Heart Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered or soon-to-be registered Pharmacy Technician to join the department on a full-time, permanent basis, to join our well established, friendly Pharmacy team based at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. In doing so you will also be supporting a number of teams within Pharmacy, including the dispensary, medicines management ward technicians and aseptics.
This developmental role starting as a band 4 Technician will support you through a guided programme to complete competencies over a 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.
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.
Band 4 Pharmacy Technicians participate in rotations in dispensary, controlled drug dispensing, ward drug safety checks, aseptics and supporting the homecare technician in homecare prescription management.
Band 5 Pharmacy Technicians – in addition to band 4 duties - participate in rotations in dispensary, ward based duties including medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, and TTO teach back. Ward based duties cover wards at LHCH and SLA sites.
Both Band 4 and 5 pharmacy technicians based in the dispensary are required to dispense and check prescriptions. Checking is dependant on the checking qualification held and additional training and/or competencies might be required to meet the standards of the BTEC
The General working pattern is 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day period, with usual working hours 8:45am-5pm Monday to Friday and that will include weekend and bank holiday working,
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision ‘to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation’.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
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JOB SUMMARY

To co-operate in the provision of patient focused pharmaceutical care with emphasis on the technical aspects of ordering, dispensing, issuing, distribution and stock control of medicines.
Band 4 Pharmacy Technicians participate in rotations in dispensary, controlled drug dispensing, ward drug safety checks, aseptics and supporting the homecare technician in homecare prescription management.
Band 5 Pharmacy Technicians – in addition to band 4 duties - participate in rotations in dispensary, ward based duties including medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, and TTO teach back. Ward based duties cover wards at LHCH and SLA sites.
Both Band 4 and 5 pharmacy technicians based in the dispensary are required to dispense and check prescriptions. Checking is dependant on the checking qualification held and additional training and/or competencies might be required to meet the standards of the BTEC Professional Diploma in Dispensing Checking.

Ø EDUCATION AND TRAINING

o To participate in student technician, trainee pharmacist, new pharmacist and new technician training as required.
o Participate in the counselling of patients on the use of their drugs and any devices required to deliver those drugs in order to improve drug compliance.
To keep up to date with all mandatory training

Ø Band 5 Duties (in addition to band 4 duties)

• To carry out a ward based pharmaceutical technician service to designated ward areas (both LHCH and SLA wards) which will include the following

Band 5 duties

• To deputise for certain aspects of the work of the Senior Technicians during periods of absenc