Description
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join our team. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will contribute to the accurate and efficient pharmacy service that our team currently provides to the wards and Dispensary. This will include dispensing for inpatients, outpatients, and ward top-ups. Opportunities for development and further training are available, and excellent support is provided.
The successful candidate will be responsible for working across all aspects of Pharmacy operations, which may include dispensary, procurement, stock control, medicines distribution, and ward top-up services. As a registered Pharmacy, we offer a large amount of patient contact, with opportunities to counsel patients, provide advice, and become involved in enhanced services such as the provision of vaccinations. You will work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in a hospital/community pharmacy, be a registered Pharmacy Technician, and hold a BTec in Pharmaceutical Services or NVQ3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent. Registration with the GPhC is essential. Desirable qualifications include Medicines Management and Accredited Checking Technician qualifications, previous experience of working in a Hospital setting, pharmacy systems knowledge, and experience with electronic prescribing solutions.
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.