Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary

Job overview

If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a new rewarding and challenging role, come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust. We currently have an opportunity for a Specialist Pharmacy Technician (Dispensary) to join our team. You will deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service to our in-patient wards (community health and mental health services) and our out-patient services.

We are a small friendly team, based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading where our dispensary is located.

Our working hours are currently 09.00 – 17.00 Monday to Friday with you also working a late shift in the dispensary on a rota basis, which means no nights or weekends. We offer free parking on site.

Main duties of the job

• Leadership experience required to manage the dispensary and the team

• Contribute to the development and implementation of pharmacy services

• Be a key player in developing and extending the role of our Pharmacy Technicians and support staff.

• Be responsible for the provision of a high-quality patient focused dispensary service

• Ensure KPIs are fit for purpose, report on them and make recommendations/improvements to the indicators

• Review skill mix and methods of working in the dispensary

• Completing accuracy checking session(s)

• Support Pharmacy Technicians in further training.

• Work with the clozapine clinic team to ensure medicines are ready for the Trust wide clinics.

• Develop skills and knowledge as part of a commitment to CPD and Clinical Supervision

• Providing support to Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians and support workers while they undertake their learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Registered Pharmacy Technician
• Nationally accredited checking qualification
• Substantive post registration hospital experience including management and leadership.
• Detailed knowledge of dispensary standards and practice.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Kirsty Hodder on 0118 960 5080 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.