Bank Pharmacy Technician

Spire Alexandra Hospital is seeking a Bank Pharmacy Assistant for a bank contract to support our Pharmacy Department during busy periods, cover annual leave, sickness, and peak times. The role is ad‑hoc on an “as and when required” basis.

Main duties

• Assist the pharmacy team in providing an exemplary pharmacy service to the hospital and its patients, working within your level of competence
• Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines
• Undertake routine delegated activities accurately and in line with current legislation, professional standards and Spire Healthcare policies and procedures
• Prepare yourself, equipment, materials and medicines appropriately for specific tasks
• Accurately dispense medicines according to prescriptions, ensuring all items are checked by a pharmacist
• Prepare small batches of prepacked and/or overlabelled medicines as required, ensuring pharmacist verification
• Accurately record data and information relating to activities and ensure this is passed to the appropriate team member or filed correctly
• Identify and report any significant changes within the pharmacy department or service that may impact patient health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a pharmacy department (hospital or community)
• Strong teamworking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly numerate and literate
• Administrative experience involving checking and monitoring processes
• Ability to handle sensitive and challenging situations in a professional and supportive manner

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• Competitive rates for flexible work covering busy periods, sickness or annual leave
• Free onsite car park – saves an average of £50 per month
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Free uniform and DBS checks
• Full induction, mandatory training updates and opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Support and guidance through recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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