Rotational Pharmacy Technician Progressive 4/5

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic well motivated either soon to be, or newly registered Pharmacy Technician with excellent dispensing and communication skills to join our friendly, pharmacy team as a Rotational Pharmacy Technician

The post holder should be ready for a new challenge and show initiative to build on their knowledge gained from their 2-year initial education and training to develop their foundation practice across an acute hospital.

This opportunity will involve working on a rotational basis across the Bournemouth and Poole hospital sites. Full training and support will be provided to assist the candidate in building a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate competence  mapped from the APTUK Foundation Pharmacy  Framework.

Upon successful completion of the rotational technician pathway, the post holder will progress to band 5.

Mandatory rotations include:

• Dispensary Services
• Medicines Optimisation
• Procurement & Distribution

With the option of rotating into:

• Medicines Advice Service
• Aseptic services
• Clinical Trials
• Homecare
• Digital Medicines
• Risk & Governance

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the pharmacy services across the trust and should be adaptable to new situations and be confident to work independently and as part of a team.

We welcome applications from candidates who have completed their initial education & training in any area of pharmacy including acute hospital, GP surgery, community pharmacy & primary care.

Please note: Commencement of employment is subject to registration with the GPhC

Base location: Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospital. Please note that you will be required to work across site.

Interview Date: 11th March 2025

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.