Job summaryWe are seeking a motivated and patient-centred Pharmacy Technician, Medicines Management, to join our Clinical Pharmacy team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Working alongside clinical pharmacists and the multidisciplinary team, you will provide a comprehensive medicines management service across inpatient wards and dispensary services, ensuring the safe and timely supply of medicines to patients.
The role includes taking medication histories, assessing patients' own medicines, ordering and supplying medication, undertaking ward-based dispensing, supporting patient discharge, providing medicines counselling, and performing accredited final accuracy checking of dispensed prescriptions. You will also contribute to the safe management of controlled drugs, stock control, and the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
You will work independently within your scope of practice, support the development of junior pharmacy staff, participate in audits and service improvement projects, and contribute to the ongoing development of clinical pharmacy services.
This is an excellent opportunity for a registered Pharmacy Technician with hospital pharmacy experience to develop advanced clinical and technical skills within a supportive pharmacy team. Participation in weekend, bank holiday and extended-hours rotas is required.
About usWe are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable- GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
- Clinical Qualification in Pharmaceutical Sciences
ContractualEssential- Flexibility in working hours
- Ability to work weekends/bank holidays/late nights
Desirable- Car owner with current driving licence
KnowledgeEssential- Knowledge within a specialism
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures
Further trainingEssential- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- IT/Keyboard Skills
ExperienceEssential- Significant post qualification experience working as a registered technician
- Experience as an accredited checking technician
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational/time management/prioritisation skills
Desirable- One stop dispensing/ward supply
- Supervisory ability
- Training ability
- Significant hospital experience as registered technician
- Good IT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
