Rotational Pharmacy Technician (Progression Role)

Job overview

At West Suffolk, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality and safest care to our local communities and need committed and skilled people to help us achieve this.

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician or Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician working towards qualification and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)?

Are you dynamic, pro-active and enthusiastic about providing exceptional care and experience for patients?

If the answer is yes, the Pharmacy Department is currently recruiting for a Rotational Pharmacy Technician to join our team and enhance the pool of exceptional staff we have working at West Suffolk Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Aspects of the role include:

• Support dispensary services by checking stock and prescriptions, ordering medicines, dispensing, labelling, accuracy checking and counselling patients on their pharmaceutical needs.
• Support ward-based activities by undertaking stock control, medication supply, medicines reconciliation, expediting medicines for patient discharge and utilising close liaison with ward pharmacists, medical and nursing teams.
• Communication with patients to inform and coach them about their healthcare requirements.
• Support improvements in patient safety, staff support and health and wellbeing.

Pre-registration pharmacy technicians who prove successful during interview, will automatically be employed at band 4 once the necessary qualification and registration with the GPhC is attained. A six-month progression plan will be implemented to allow necessary in-house competencies to be achieved. Successful completion alongside visible display of necessary behaviours in line with GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals will allow progression to band 5.

Qualified technicians that wish to apply, but do not fully meet person specification essential criteria, are still encouraged to do so. All candidates will be reviewed before and during the interview process to assess their level of knowledge and experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.