Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4 / Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Late evenings, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.)
- Job ref
- 151-NM118
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £28,860 - £39,686 per annum pro rata incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Pharmacy Technician Rotational
Band 4 / Band 5
Job overview
We have an exciting vacancy for GPhC registered Pharmacy Technicians.
Applications are welcome from those working in community pharmacy or other pharmacy sectors.
Previous hospital pharmacy experience is not essential.
This is a band 4/5 progression post. The band 5 gateway covers accredited checking if not already obtained and leadership development if ACT already held.
A comprehensive in house competency will be delivered, including supervisory and leadership training, providing the skills required for hands on line management which will be offered once competent.
If you enjoy working in a busy, fast paced environment, learning new skills and helping to improve patient experience this could be for you!
Main duties of the job
- Providing excellent patient care to both inpatients, outpatients and external care units.
- Working with the EPIC electronic prescribing system and Omnicell drug cabinets to provide an accurate, timely and cost effective pharmacy service.
- Accurate labelling, dispensing and checking a wide range of prescription types including controlled drugs, clinical trials, total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, home IV and palliative care.
- Medicines management rotations will allow direct patient contact and training in taking medications histories, medicines reconciliation, safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and patient counselling on new medications.
- A competency unit will be issued for each area to ensure full training is delivered and competence is proven before you will be expected to work independently in these areas.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder must be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician.
- Excellent communication skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Ability to work independently and within a large diverse team.
Please see job description and person specification for further information
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered as a Pharmacy technician with the GPHC
Desirable criteria
- Recognised ACT qualification
- Medicines Management Accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a pharmacy setting
- Experience of strong teamworking
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience of working in a hospital setting
- Experience in supervising people and a team
- Experience of managing a team and delegating work appropriately
- Experience in conducting appraisals
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clear communication written and verbal
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise your workload
- Confident in computer use
- Ability to work independently and in a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Experience of training others
- Experience of electronic pharmacy systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aileen Clark
- Job title
- Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 6136501
- Additional information
Becky Harrison (Lead Technician) 0300 136501
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