Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

The Pharmacy Department at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacy technician with good communication and interpersonal skills to join the dispensary and medicines management team.

In particular we are looking for someone who will take an active role in driving change and meeting operational targets.

Key tasks include reconciling patients medication history, assessing patients own drugs, transcribing medicines, patient counselling, dispensing and final accuracy checking.

You must have the ability to plan and prioritise your workload to meet tight deadlines and be a team player.

You will be required to participate in weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty working on rotation in the dispensary.

Main duties of the job

To participate in ward-based medicines management activities including medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients’ own drugs and transcribing of medication for dispensing.

To undertake dispensary technical duties including labelling and dispensing of medicines, final accuracy checking and all required record-keeping.

The post holder will be required to participate in weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty working on rotation in the dispensary.

The post holder will supervise other dispensary staff and manage the workflow to ensure efficient processing of prescriptions to meet the Trust targets.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.