Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity for an exceptional pharmacy technician to join our team to cover maternity leave for 9 months. As the successful postholder, you will work alongside clinical pharmacists supporting the medicines management service to the wards, to ensure that patients receive the highest standards of care in the management of their medication. Duties will include medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients' own drugs (PODs), checking of medication for discharge and counselling of patients.

You will be a registered pharmacy technician, ready for a new challenge and able to show initiative in supporting service improvements. You will be a team player and have good problem-solving skills. We are dedicated to helping you develop your talent; therefore, training and development opportunities tailored to you will be provided in this role.

Main duties of the job:

• This post is responsible for the delivery of a clinical pharmacy technician service to the Acute and Emergency Care areas.
• The post holder liaises closely with the relevant clinical pharmacist and refers appropriately when necessary to provide a safe, efficient, and cost-effective pharmaceutical service to patients.
• You will support the Clinical Pharmacy Service Manager and the Head of Pharmacy Operational Services with the strategic development of ward-based services and ensuring that the overall pharmacy services are consistent, integrated, and co-ordinated.
• You will further develop and standardise the ward-based service by reviewing procedures and systems of work to ensure safe and efficient processes and making recommendations towards service delivery.
• As part of the job role, you will also undertake dispensing, final checking, mentoring/training and supervisory duties.

About us:

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities:

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications/training and professional development: BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science/ NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent. Registered with the GPHC as a Pharmacy Technician. Accredited Checking Technician, or willing to undertake within 3 months of starting post. Commitment to continuing personal development.
• Experience: Experience of staff supervision. Previous hospital pharmacy experience. Experience of ward-based technical activities such as Medicines Reconciliation.
• Skills, abilities, and knowledge: Ability to work in an organised manner, in a busy environment. Good interpersonal skills - able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrates good IT skills, in particular the keeping of patient records. Ability to work in an accurate manner, following accepted methods of good practice and laid down SOPs. Ability to assist in the training of ATOs, MTOs and Pre-registration Students, as a mentor.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.