Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

Full and part time applicants are welcome.

The Pharmacy Department at Furness General Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Pharmacy Technician to join their team.

This varied post covers duties within the main dispensary as well as Emergency Department (ED),  Hospital ward-based activities, the Community Wellness Centre and also provides an excellent opportunity for career development.

Hours of work are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am to 5:30pm with rotational Weekend and Bank Holiday work.

Main duties of the job

To support the work of a busy pharmacy and undertake dispensing  of all types of medication/prescriptions for patient use.

To provide specialist pharmaceutical services at an advanced level  in specialist areas including audit, final accuracy checking and medicines reconciliation.

To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality  pharmaceutical services for patients and staff.

To apply for this post, you will be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC, be a qualified Accredited checking Technician and medicine reconciliation trained or willing to work towards these qualifications (newly qualified / less experienced applicants will start on a Band 4 then will receive Band 5 grade when additional competencies are met).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/