Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (B5)

Job summary

Job Overview

We have a permanent position available for 37.5 hours per week as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with an eye for detail to join a well-established Pharmacy team. The hospital Pharmacy is a busy and friendly department providing an essential service to wards and patients in a Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Community Health setting.

For further information please contact Isabelle Girard Bancroft, Pharmacy Technician Team Manager -Medicines Management, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, on 0116 295 8372.

Main duties of the job

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

You should have good computer skills, demonstrate the ability to work accurately, have excellent communication skills and be proactive. You need to be able to work as part of a team, work in an organised manner, and have a willingness to learn. You should also be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and, ideally have an Accuracy Checking Technician qualification or equivalent.

Duties are varied but will include:

• Dispensing inpatient, outpatient, clinical trial and controlled drug prescriptions according to standard operating procedures.
• Using the Pharmacy computer system to produce dispensing labels and to make stock issues, receipt and transfers.
• Participate in the medicines management service including patients own drug schemes, assessing the availability and suitability of medicines, drug histories.
• Accuracy checking prescriptions in a technician-led dispensary.
• Actively supporting patient counselling and compliance.
• Providing support to wards using the Trusts ePrescribing System.
• Supporting the clozapine service.
• Supporting the day to day running of the dispensary workflow, trouble- shooting queries and signposting accordingly.

You are required to work your weekly contracted hours between Monday to Friday as per the needs of the service and ad-hoc weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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