Pharmacy Technician - Rotational
22.5 hours per week (Rotational Late Night, Weekend and Bank Holiday Working)
Fixed term for 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata

Job summary
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is a great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more. #JoinTeamEliot. To be eligible for this post you must be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician or eligible to register through completion of a GPhC accredited qualification.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the overall direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.
• To provide a safe, efficient and comprehensive high quality pharmaceutical service, under the direction of Lead Pharmacy Technicians to patients and staff of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
• To undertake training and accreditation in technical skills and knowledge as identified and agreed with Lead Pharmacy Technicians and the Chief Pharmacist.

About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

• To carry out dispensing of prescriptions both TTOs and inpatient/ OSD supplies, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient and outpatient prescriptions in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice.
• To contribute to the final accuracy checking of dispensary work on a rotational basis when required and use the prescription tracker system to monitor workflow.
• To co-operate in staff rotation within the pharmacy departments of the trust, ward based working and outpatient areas.
• To assist with medicines management on wards to provide medicines reconciliation and drug histories.
• To assist with the discharge of patients and provide support to ward pharmacists with TTO preparation using in-house discharge systems.

Person Specification
Other - Essential

• Ability to work Saturday/Sunday working on a rota basis.
• Ability to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant smells and potential allergens.

Skills and Abilities - Essential

• Able to work on own initiative.
• Recognise own limitations.
• Able to work as a member of a team.

Qualification and Training - Essential

• NVQ 3 or equivalent (e.g. BTech) or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Evidence of CPD.

Qualification and Training - Desirable

• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification.

Experience & Knowledge - Essential

• Hospital pharmacy experience (Ward Top-up, Aseptic dispensing, Dispensing for In & Out Patients).
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to prioritise work.
• Ability to problem solve.

Experience & Knowledge - Desirable

• Community pharmacy experience.

Personal Qualities - Essential

• Ability to attend regularly
• Ability to work flexibly

Personal Qualities - Desirable

• Reliability

Trust Values - Essential

• Effective open Communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local Healthcare that inspires confidence

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.

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). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Alistair Jones
alistair.jones@geh.nhs.uk
02476153296