Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Outpatient Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Technician

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Job summary

The Pharmacy Technician plays a key role in ensuring efficient and high quality patient care is consistently delivered and maintained.

They will manage the workflow in the Outpatient Dispensary and support the delivery of a high-quality Outpatient pharmacy service, under the direction of the General Pharmacy manager and Superintendent Pharmacist.

They will be expected to pass in-house competency assessments as part of their induction/probation.

Duties include: Managing overall dispensary workflow and assisting with the assembly of prescriptions using JAC and ARIM softwares in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Provision of comprehensive counselling to patients on the use of medication.

Providing health and well-being advice and recommending suitable remedies for minor ailments by signposting patients or through sales of OTC and pharmacy only medicines.

Stock management including: receipt, storage, date checking and stock house-keeping.

NVQ Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge [BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent] or equivalent.

Registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement).

Main duties of the job

We're Hiring - FULL TIME (40 hours per week) Outpatient Pharmacy Technician

Whether dispensing medication, providing pharmacy services, recommending pharmaceutical lines to patients and healthcare colleagues, you will be providing personalised solutions to help people lead healthier lives - this is work with real purpose.

You would be expected to assist with managing the flow of work in the Outpatient Pharmacy.

To be the technical link person between Outpatient pharmacy and patients.

To manage and organise dispensary workflow and support the safe, accurate and timely supply of medicines to patients.

To adhere to and maintain quality standards and performance indicators for service developments implemented.

To cover weekends or bank holiday shifts as necessary.

To support the development of the Outpatient Pharmacy working closely with the Superintendent Pharmacist to expand a prescribing clinic.

Complete training or currently be able to accuracy check clinically screened dispensed prescriptions, according to SOPs.

Please note that this post does not fall under NHS Agenda for Change as Whittington Pharmacy is a Community Interest Company

About us

Medical services have been delivered on the Whittington Hospital site for over 500 years. On 1st April 2011, Whittington Health was launched as a new Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Islington and NHS Haringey. The Whittington and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award winning organisations, delivering acute and community based health services to a population of 443,000 people.

The organisation is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,500 staff; delivering healthcare not only on the acute hospital site which has 420 beds, but also from a variety of other community based health centres and through visits to patients homes across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. Whittington Health also works with other health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored after care.

We are one of the three main teaching campuses for the Royal Free and University College Medical School.

Our ICARE (Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) Values not only help us shape what we do, but also how we do it and why. They are fundamental to the way we do business and care for our patients.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Date posted

31 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience £34,000 - £38,000 Per Annum (Band 4/5 equivalent not NHS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-2836

Job locations

Whittington Outpatient Pharmacy

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached JD document.

You would be expected to assist with managing the flow of work in the Outpatient Pharmacy.

To be the technical link person between Outpatient pharmacy and patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached JD document.

You would be expected to assist with managing the flow of work in the Outpatient Pharmacy.

To be the technical link person between Outpatient pharmacy and patients.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oCurrent community or hospital pharmacy experience
oUse of a pharmacy computer system
oRegistered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

oExperience of working in a hospital pharmacy
oExperience of using JAC and ARIM pharmacy computer system
oExperience of using prescription tracking systems (PTS)
oAccredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement)

Functional

Essential

Strong ability to multi-task, prioritise, plan and organise
Fluent written and spoken English including good numeracy
Meet and Demonstrate Trust ICARE values
Strong communication skills - must be able to recognise and overcome barriers to understanding e.g. language, deaf, learning difficulties

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 Qualifications in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Desirable

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement)

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oCurrent community or hospital pharmacy experience
oUse of a pharmacy computer system
oRegistered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

oExperience of working in a hospital pharmacy
oExperience of using JAC and ARIM pharmacy computer system
oExperience of using prescription tracking systems (PTS)
oAccredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement)

Functional

Essential

Strong ability to multi-task, prioritise, plan and organise
Fluent written and spoken English including good numeracy
Meet and Demonstrate Trust ICARE values
Strong communication skills - must be able to recognise and overcome barriers to understanding e.g. language, deaf, learning difficulties

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 Qualifications in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Desirable

Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement)

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Outpatient Pharmacy

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Outpatient Pharmacy

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)