Pharmacy Technician Band 4 / 5 (Progressive Role)

As a member of the Pharmacy technician team you will provide safe and effective pharmacy support to the dispensary and adult wards within UHBW. You will develop your existing professional, technical and clinical skills through your own continuing professional development to provide and service of excellence to both patients and staff alike. You will be eligible to enroll on a medicines Optimisation course - which will include 20% of your working week on the wards and 80% in the main Dispensary. The post holder will be required to work shifts including late duties, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis. You may also be required to work at the BEH on a rotational basis.

2 X full time posts available. 

Main duties of the job

• To dispense prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients, day patients and patients waiting for discharge.
• To perform duties concerned with the control of pharmaceutical stocks in the dispensary. Ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained, expired stock is removed and stock problems are resolved quickly and efficiently. Inform the Senior Technician of any unresolved stock issues and when further stocks are needed.
• To act as an Accredited Checking Technician for final accuracy checks of dispensed medication as required to ensure safe and accurate dispensing within the BRI pharmacy dispensary
• For MOT/ACPT Qualified Staff (Band 5) - Main duties and responsibilities
• The medicines optimisation technician roles exist to provide core patient facing pharmacy services and be fully embedded within the specialist adult pharmacy teams.
• You will be eligible to enroll on a medicines Optimisation course - which will include 20% of your working week on the wards and 80% in the main Dispensary.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• Evidence of continuing professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Final Accuracy Checking Accreditation
• Medicines Optimisation Accreditation
• Assessor Qualification

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good oral and Communication Skills
• Committed to providing a high quality pharmacy service
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good time manager
• Ability to work alone and in a team
• Computer literate
• Evidence of ability to complete work on time
• Standard keyboard skills for using pharmacy computer system
• Skilled at using the internet and on line information systems
• Articulate and confident
• Evidence of self-motivation
• Flexible and adaptive approach

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of supporting the training and teaching of others
• Proven ability to dispense medicines accurately without errors

Desirable criteria

• Previous participation in audit or quality improvement work
• Previous experience of working within a clinical patient-facing environment
• Proven recent hospital experience of delivering dispensing service as a technician

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends and Bank Holidays, Late Shifts)