A 12-month post as a junior pharmacy technician in the inpatient dispensary team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working with the clinical pharmacy team. The work centres on supplying medicines to inpatients on the wards, so that discharge medication is processed without delay, through dispensing, final accuracy checks and handing out supplies with patient counselling. It also covers controlled drugs, audits, quality improvement and supporting junior support staff with training. Applicants need GPHC registration as a qualified pharmacy technician.
What the job involves
- Final accuracy checking of medicines
- Dispensing medicines, including calculations for prescriptions
- Supplying inpatient medication on the wards to support discharge
- Providing FP10s and dispensing or checking extemporaneous preparations
- Handing out dispensed medicines with patient and carer counselling
- Receiving, storing and disposing of controlled drugs with a pharmacist or authorised witness
- Managing stock
- Training and supporting junior support staff
- Supporting audits and collecting data triggered by patient safety alerts
- Quality improvement projects and meeting KPIs
- Communicating supply delays and working with ward, pharmacy and discharge teams
- Signposting patients to other healthcare professionals for advice or compliance queries
Qualifications
- Qualified pharmacy technician
Registration & licences
- Registered with GPHC
Experience
- Team working
- Independent working
- Problem-solving
Skills & knowledge
- Computer literacy
Nice to have
- Experience with JAC, Wellsky or CMM systems
What’s offered
- Accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
