Pharmacy Technician post in the Integrated Medicines Management team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, with cross-site cover. Ward-based work alongside pharmacists covers assessing patients' own drugs, bedside medicine supplies for safe discharge, patient counselling and medicines reconciliation. Appointed at Band 4 and moving to Band 5 once training and CPD revalidation are complete, with Band 5 needing seven-day working. Students due to qualify within three months may apply; no Skilled Worker sponsorship is offered.
What the job involves
- Assess patients' own drugs at ward level, outside the dispensary
- Determine and maintain medicine supplies stored at the patient's bedside for safe, timely discharge
- Counsel patients on their medicines to support medicines optimisation
- Complete medicines reconciliation
- Work alongside dedicated pharmacists at ward level in the multidisciplinary team
- Provide cover in the dispensaries and manufacturing unit to meet targets
- Provide cross-site cover when needed
- Complete accredited accuracy checking
- Complete the IMM modules: assessing patients' own drugs, ordering for one-stop dispensing, and medicines reconciliation
- Work seven-day rotas including weekends, late nights and bank holidays (Band 5)
- Support the provision and development of pharmacy services
- Work to the challenges and deadlines of the post
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy with BTEC, or equivalent underpinning knowledge
Registration & licences
- Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacy technician
Skills & knowledge
- Basic IT skills
- Adaptable
- Good communication skills
- Good team worker
- Ability to work on own initiative
Other
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Physically capable of doing the job
- Ability to work to the challenges and deadlines of the post
Nice to have
- Accuracy checker
- Well motivated
- Organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Experience dealing with patients
- Experience in counselling
What’s offered
- Fitness centre at Sunderland Royal Hospital
- Libraries at both hospital sites
- Chaplaincy support
- Care Co-ordinator to help with childcare arrangements
- Flexible working supported under the Trust's Flexible Working Policy
- Access to education, training, career progression and support
- Health and wellbeing support
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Contact Details:
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