Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced and highly motivated Bank Pharmacy Technicians to join our incredible team on a temporary, flexible bank basis. This role offers the opportunity to support a range of specialties across our Trust while gaining experience in a busy and rewarding hospital pharmacy environment.

As a member of our Bank workforce, you will provide a high-quality ward-based medicines management service, including undertaking medicines reconciliation, counselling patients on their medicines, and preparing medications for discharge. You will also support dispensing and accuracy checking activities within our newly modernised and automated dispensary.

We are looking for individuals with excellent organisational skills who can prioritise their workload, work independently, and adapt to varying service demands. You will be committed to delivering a high-quality, patient-focused service and motivated to continue developing your skills and experience.

The successful applicant will be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and a qualified Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT). You will also be expected to support and supervise trainee technicians, assistants, and other pharmacy support staff when required.

Main duties of the job

To provide staff support, training, management and guidance under the direction of a senior member of staff.

Medicines Management:

• Medicines reconciliation
• Initiate supplies of medication
• Counselling patients on their medicines
• Discharge medicines service

Dispensing and accuracy checking of:

• Stock medicines
• Inpatient and outpatient medicines

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.