Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

Thank you for showing an interest in this very exciting role within Homerton Healthcare. It really is a fantastic Trust – vibrant, enthusiastic, and skilled. Hackney is the 2nd most deprived Borough in London and the Homerton has always been totally committed to making the health of City and Hackney residents the very best it can be, a mission which is especially relevant with the current economic situation. As a Trust we manage both acute and community services and are also part of one of the best integrated care systems in the country.

We are looking for a highly motivated, forward-thinking, dynamic individual to join our senior team, who is keen to learn, innovate and push the service forward.

Why join our Pharmacy team?

We are a friendly forward-thinking and dynamic team, always open to new ideas. We were the first Trust in East London to adopt e-prescribing and we are now implementing full automation of medicines management processes Trust wide. This is an exciting time to join Homerton Pharmacy as we re-design our clinical services; enhance the role of prescribing pharmacists, support virtual wards, and build an exemplar service fit for the future.

***Closing date is indicative only and this vacancy may close early without notice when sufficient applications have been received.***

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated technician to join our team of rotational technicians. The post holder will participate in a structured rotational programme gaining experience and training in:

• Dispensary services
• Distribution and Community Health Services
• Procurement and Homecare Services
• Clinical Trials and High Cost Drugs Data Management

A training post consisting of rotations for 6 months in Dispensary, Distribution, and Community Health Services, Procurement and Clinical Trials/High Cost Drugs data management service areas.

To support the training of pre-registration technicians and pharmacy assistants.

To gain the Accredited Checking Technician qualification and undertake Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.