Senior Pharmacy Technician – Patient Service (Outpatient)

Job overview

Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician – Patient Services (Outpatient)

This post is based on Barnet Hospital of the Royal Free Hospital Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and adaptable Pharmacy Technician with good communication and interpersonal skills to take on this challenging post. Your role will involve working with Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and other health care professionals on providing Medicines Management services at ward level.

The post holder will support the outpatient pharmacists to issue out medicines our patients as per trust's policies. You will support the day-to-day coordination of the outpatient pharmacy by checking medicines for outpatient prescriptions, patient counselling and co-ordination of the supply of medicines to our patients.

You will be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT). You must have evidence of registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have good post qualification experience working as a Pharmacy Technician within an NHS Hospital Pharmacy or a community pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the co-ordination of the dispensary staff and workflow to provide a high quality and efficient patient orientated service. The post holder will be an accredited checking technician and will participate in the supply of medicines to inpatients, outpatients, wards and departments under the supervision of a pharmacist.

The post holder will be responsible for and organise the day-to-day running of the Out-patient pharmacy. To monitor, develop and deliver the technical elements of the pharmaceutical service for patients in accordance with objectives set by the Chief Technician – Patient Services. This will include overseeing the ordering of medicines, ensuring safe, appropriate supply of stock to the wards and stock control throughout the dispensary.

The post holder will support training and staff development by acting as a mentor/trainer for NVQ qualifications, in-house and external training/ accreditation.

The post holder will line manage pharmacy support workers, and act as an Educational Supervisor and Practice Supervisor for trainee pharmacy professionals in the dispensary and on the wards.

In conjunction with the Chief Technician – Patient Services, the senior technician will also implement and be involved in EDC and control drug room daily management, medicine management initiatives, ensure the cost-effective use of medicines and assist in the implementation of cost saving initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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.