Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge?
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, hard‑working and well established Medicine Management pharmacy team at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a safe, efficient and accurate ward‑based service for virtual ward and hospital in‑patients, including medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and ensuring safe and timely discharges.
- Undertake further education and training to advance the role of Pharmacy Technicians within the department.
- Support the main dispensary in the provision of an extended hour’s service.
- Expand and broaden skills and abilities to accommodate the evolving needs of the pharmacy.
- Commute between multiple sites as cross‑site working is essential for this role.
- Support the Ward‑Based team in a busy pharmacy department, handling both in‑patient and virtual ward patient duties within the Community services team.
- Prioritise and manage workload to deliver a Medicines Management Service to both in‑patients on wards and patients cared for by Virtual Wards in community services.
- Co‑ordinate with other sections and members of multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Participate in the completion of Safe and Secure Handling of Medication (SASHM) and Controlled Drug audits.
- Assist with the supervision and training of assistants and students.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience and ability to deliver pharmaceutical services within a pharmacy environment.
- Ability to work total flexibility of working hours is a necessity.
- Applications from community pharmacy technicians with the relevant qualifications will be considered; full training and support will be provided.
- Qualifications required: NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, BTEC (Pharmaceutical Science), Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Expected to be, or be working towards being, an ACT to routinely perform final accuracy checks on individually dispensed items for inpatients, discharges and controlled drugs within both dispensary and ward environments.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands, providing primary, acute and community services. We are proud of the diversity of our staff and the communities we serve and are committed to building a learning organisation that delivers compassionate care.
We have received numerous awards, including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust offers a supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements that suit your needs. We will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Contact Details
Name: Jayne BoydenJob title: Principal Pharmacy TechnicianEmail address: jayne.boyden@nhs.netTelephone number: 01902 695133
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