Job summary
We are looking to recruit motivated and professional Pharmacy Technicians to our team.

Are you currently working in a community pharmacy and want to challenge yourself in a hospital setting?

Have you recently qualified, or are about to, and would like to work in a friendly team where each member is supported to achieve their career goals?

Are you an experienced pharmacy technician who has an interest in quality improvement and would like the opportunity to have your ideas heard and feel supported in improving service delivery?

If you are any of these then please apply and bring your enthusiasm and skills to our team, all applications are welcomed and we cant wait to hear from you.

Successful applicants can look forward to a challenging yet rewarding career within our pro-active Pharmacy team and the chance to develop to achieve whatever your career goals may be.

Future opportunities for personal development including but not limited to, accuracy checking qualification and clinical diploma. Learning will be encouraged, and support will be provided.

If you would like to come and have a look at our repurposed dispensary and meet some members of the ward team, please email david.broomhall2@nhs.net

Applicants must be registered with the GPhC.

Main duties of the job

• Medicines management at ward level including:
• Ordering inpatient medication
• Identifying patients who are being discharged.
• Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients
• Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
• Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
• Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
• Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
• Training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacy technicians, entry level pharmacy technicians and other support staff
• Dispensary based activities including, dispensing and accuracy checking medication.

About us
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone

Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working

Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all

One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application.

Job responsibilities
As a Pharmacy technician your main duties will be providing Medicines management at ward level including:

• Ordering inpatient medication
• Identifying patients who are being discharged.
• Completing accurate medicines histories for inpatients
• Providing medicines counselling for both inpatient and discharge medication.
• Accuracy checking
• Completing discharge prescriptions at ward level.
• Ensuring patients have a supply of medicines whilst an inpatient.
• Stock control and review of ward stock holdings.
• Training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacy technicians, entry level pharmacy technicians and other support staff

All of our Pharmacy Technicians work within our dispensary dispensing and accuracy checking prescriptions for medicines needed whilst patients are inpatients with us and also on discharge.

Person Specification
Registered with GPhC
Essential

• Registered with the GPhC

Good communication skills
Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians

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.

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

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.