Rotational Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our Rotational Pharmacy Technician team in a busy and friendly cross-divisional pharmacy department, to provide frontline outpatient, inpatient as well as procurement and distribution pharmacy services to support pharmacy dispensaries  and clinical areas across the Moorfields Eye Hospital network.

Rotations will cover patient facing pharmacy dispensaries based in all Divisions of the Trust (North Division and City Road ) and will also include rotations into the pharmacy Procurement and Distribution department at City Road.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the provision of a safe and an efficient patient focused clinical pharmacy service . They will support the Lead Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Management North Division, Senior Dispensary and Procurement Pharmacy Technicians and Lead Pharmacy Technician Procurement and Systems Support in delivering a robust and efficient pharmacy top-up service which ensures safe supply of medicines to wards and other clinical areas across the Trust.

The role will involve liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and cost-effective medicines supply to wards and departments within the trust and also with external stakeholders regarding medication supply issues or shortages.

To participate in a top-up service for the ward, clinic, and theatres areas at the Moorfields Bedford Eye Unit as well as other networked site clinical areas in the North Division, ensuring that these medicines are ordered, co-ordinated and distributed in a timely manner

The postholder will also support the dispensing of outpatient, inpatient and prescriptions issued from the virtual clinic service at the Moorfields Bedford Eye Unit, the North Division as well as the City Road site and support  aspects of the safe and effective control and supply of controlled drugs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert , job description and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.