A rotational Pharmacy Technician post at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, offered at Band 4/5 with progression to Band 5 on achieving accredited checking. The work centres on accurate dispensing, labelling and checking across inpatient, outpatient and external units, using the EPIC prescribing system and Omnicell cabinets, with medicines management rotations that bring direct patient contact. Hospital pharmacy experience is not essential, so applicants from community or other sectors are welcome, but GPhC registration and a willingness to work late, weekends and across sites are needed.
What the job involves
- Provide patient care for inpatients, outpatients and external units
- Dispense, label and check a wide range of prescriptions, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, TPN, chemotherapy, home IV therapies and palliative care medicines
- Work with EPIC and Omnicell to deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective pharmacy service
- Take medication histories and carry out medicines reconciliation on medicines management rotations
- Support the safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and counsel patients on new treatments
- Complete the competency unit for each area, with competence demonstrated before independent working
- Complete the in-house competency programme, including supervisory and leadership training
- Deliver high-quality, safe and efficient pharmacy services
- Follow established procedures, uphold professional standards and support the wider pharmacy service as needed
Registration & licences
- GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician
Experience
- Experience of working in a pharmacy setting
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving
- Knowledge of medicines management and optimisation principles
- Computer literacy
Other
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and independently
- Flexible hours including late evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis
- Willingness to travel between sites
Nice to have
- Recognised ACT qualification
- Medicines Management Accreditation
- Recognised Practice or Educational Supervisor qualification
- Previous experience of EPIC
- Recent experience working in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of training others
What's offered
- Development opportunities, including professional, management, leadership and clinical skills training
- Leadership development for Band 5 progression
- Support for flexible working patterns
- Emphasis on work-life balance
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