Dispensary and Ward Based Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

The Horton General Hospital is looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician to join the team! This is an exciting opportunity for those who would like to gain hospital experience, working both in dispensary & on the wards.

The post holders will support both our Dispensary and Clinical services and ensure that our patients receive the best care possible. This opportunity is ideal for those would like to gain hospital pharmacy experience. Applicants must hold the NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent recognised qualification, applicants must also be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Newly qualified Technicians who have completed the Integrated Level 3 apprenticeship incorporating both ACT and MMT, will be appointed at 75% top of band 5 and receive uplift to band 5 subject to successful sign off at 6-month review.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Technician role is varied, and requires flexibility in your approach to work, supporting both dispensary, stores and ward based work on the Horton General Hospital site. The successful applicant will be required to assist in the smooth running of the dispensary, providing support to the dispensary team together with the Dispensary Coordinator & Senior Technician. You will support the training and induction of new members of the team, pharmacy apprentices, trainee technicians and pharmacists working alongside you.

This is a varied role including labelling and dispensing and checking duties, monitoring of workload and our tracking screen to support our TTO KPI, patient counselling and much more! Ward based tasks will include assessing of patients own drugs, medicines reconciliation and one stop ordering. Excellent customer service skills are essential in this role as you will answer the phone, dealing with queries from our service users, and cover both staff and out-patient reception. Stores responsibilities include supporting ward and fluid top up services to clinical areas, receipting of deliveries and stock management processes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Horton General Hospital dispensary team is a friendly and hardworking team of staff. Many of our dispensary technicians later take other roles within the wider Pharmacy team and this role is ideal for gaining that experience to progress further in your career.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with working hours of 9:00-17:15, however flexible working options would also be considered.  You will also be required to participate in weekend working on a 1:6 rota basis, bank holiday and late duty rotas as per rota.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about this role, we would be very happy to hear from you. You are welcome to call the number below, or to make an appointment so that we can show you around and answer your questions.

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.