Pharmacy Technician for Homecare and Patient Services

JOB SUMMARY

• Work with the Homecare Pharmacist and Senior Pharmacy Technician for Homecare and High-Cost Medicines and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to deliver a quality homecare service.
• To provide a variety of pharmacy support duties to the dispensary involving labelling, assembling, preparing and dispensing medicines, stock control, dispensing of controlled drugs and receipt of prescriptions.
• Ensure the timely and efficient delivery of requests for pharmaceutical products across the Trust by dispensing and issuing for prescriptions, signed orders and controlled drugs orders.
• Always ensure patient confidentiality
• Participate in the dispensary rota and provide cover during busy times where appropriate.

Applicants from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Job seekers should be aware that not all roles will be eligible for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Maths and English (grade C or above) or equivalent.
• National BTEC or NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent).
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• National Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) qualification or be willing and eligible to undertake National Accredited Checking
• Technician (ACT) qualification

Desirable

• Team leading or management qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a pharmacy technician or pre-registration pharmacy technician in primary, secondary or community pharmacy
• Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word and Excel, and internet.
• Experience of liaising with patients and healthcare staff

Desirable

• Recent and in-depth post qualification experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and/or collaborative working.
• Experience of working in secondary care either as Clinical Pharmacy Technician, Homecare or Procurement Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience of working with a Pharmacy computer system e.g. CMM or EMIS, and procurement systems such as Powergate.
• Experience of dealing with difficult and complex situations, queries and complaints
• Experience in training others.
• Experience of supervising or line managing staff.
• Experience of negotiating with healthcare staff, suppliers and/or external organisations.
• Experience of writing / updating procedures and training documentation
• Experience of managing Pharmacy stock control systems

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people, including members of the public and all levels of healthcare professionals.
• Good analytical and evaluative skills with the ability to investigate queries solve problems and act if appropriate
• Methodical with effective organisational skills in the workplace.
• Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development.
• Good keyboard skills and the ability to use various computer systems, including pharmacy computer systems, Microsoft word, Microsoft
• Excel, email and internet.

Desirable

• Knowledge of prescribing, dispensing and administration processes in the hospital setting.
• Evidence of Professional updating i.e. Continual Professional Development
• Able to direct, plan and organise the work of the team.
• Previous experience of working in a hospital environment.
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A positive ‘can do’ attitude combining an enthusiastic and intelligent approach to work.
• Honest and trustworthy and able to always maintain strict confidentiality.
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others.
• Flexible approach to work including changing in work schedules and environments.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Good time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work to a high specification of accuracy.
• Commitment to the development of the technician role
• Ability to deal with an unpredictable workload
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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