Job summary
Bank Pharmacy Technician | Private Hospital | Competitive Salary | Flexible working | Reading
Spire Dunedin Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join their team to work on our bank, covering sickness and annual leave. Pharmacy Dispensers will be considered for this vacancy dependent on experience.
For over a century, Spire Dunedin Hospital has played a part in Readings history as a first-class medical facility serving its community. We offer fast access to the regions leading consultants, providing you with personalised treatments and aftercare.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities:
- To provide an exemplary specialist technical service to support the pharmacy department and other areas of the hospital that stock medicines, working within own level of competence and in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and Spire Healthcare policies and procedures.
- Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines, ensuring cost efficiency.
- Assist in delivering pharmaceutical care to meet patients health and wellbeing needs.
- Assist in assessing peoples health and wellbeing within the context of their medicines.
- Movement and management of medicines.
- Establish and maintain communication with people about pharmacy activities and medicines.
- Modify and structure data, information, computer records and stock management documents.
- Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of services
- Monitor and maintain health and safety and security of self and others.
- Contribute to quality improvement.
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
About us
About Us
Welcome to Spire Healthcare Careers - Here at Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. Everything we do works towards one vision; to provide the best care possible. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. Join us, and you'll receive a warm welcome.
Who are we? - A profitable, successful business led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
- A Pharmacy Technician who has the ability to work effectively as part of a team. A Pharmacy Dispenser will also be considered for this vacancy dependent on experience.
- GPC Registered / Dispensing Qualification
- Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
- Ability to pay attention to detail and produce and maintain accurate records
- IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office.
- Experience of administrative duties e.g. ordering, receiving, data checking, audits
Working Hours:Flexible
Contract Type:Bank
Benefits
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
- Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (wont be applicable for all)
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for You
- Wellbeing Centre access via Spire for You'
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing Team
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
- Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
For us,it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
- A Pharmacy Technician who has the ability to work effectively as part of a team. A Pharmacy Dispenser will also be considered for this vacancy dependent on experience.
- GPC Registered / Dispensing Qualification
- Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
- Ability to pay attention to detail and produce and maintain accurate records
- IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office.
- Experience of administrative duties e.g. ordering, receiving, data checking, audits
Working Hours:Flexible
Contract Type:Bank
Benefits
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
- Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (wont be applicable for all)
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for You
- Wellbeing Centre access via Spire for You'
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing Team
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
- Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
For us,it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
