Job summary
Are you due to qualify this summer as a Pharmacy Technician or a registered Pharmacy Technician ready for a career change?
Why not come and join the team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals pharmacy department!The pharmacy department is forward thinking and continues to seek innovative development and improvements in the delivery of our services to enhance to the safe and efficient supply of medicines to our patients. Following successful rotation and completion of competencies the department aims to support a timely progression from band 4 to band 5.
Main duties of the job
You should be positive about the extended role of the pharmacy technician and developing themselves and the work of our team to support patient care. Support and training will be provided to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to be effective in the role and this will include the opportunity to undertake management medicines training and an accuracy checking qualification.The department provides a seven day service and the successful candidate will be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. You will be required to work at both sites of the Trust – Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.
Depending on bed capacity within the hospital, there are occasions where the volume of work requires flexibility from the team on duty to stay late to ensure patient care is not compromised. In these instances, staff are reimbursed with either additional pay or lieu time.
About us
We have 10, fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after , people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Date posted
15 September
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25, to £27, a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
-PB
Job locations
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Preston
PR2 9HT
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out technical pharmaceutical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy service including dispensing and distribution of medicines, ward based medicines management and mental health.
Training, development and competency assessment; maintaining quality and standards by contributing to the development and implementation of new services, processes and procedures to deliver services in line with Professional, Local and National directives.
Accuracy checking of dispensed medications on completion of National Diploma in Accuracy Checking
Your duties will include, but are not limited to: Dispensing of inpatient, discharge and outpatient medication for patients in the Trust Planning and organising dispensing and supply to local Mental Health Trust Supporting medicines reconciliation, review of patients own medicines and discharge planning working with the ward based pharmacy teams Audit and project work Accuracy checking of dispensed medication once qualification gained
For more information, please see the job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out technical pharmaceutical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy service including dispensing and distribution of medicines, ward based medicines management and mental health.
Training, development and competency assessment; maintaining quality and standards by contributing to the development and implementation of new services, processes and procedures to deliver services in line with Professional, Local and National directives.
Accuracy checking of dispensed medications on completion of National Diploma in Accuracy Checking
Your duties will include, but are not limited to: Dispensing of inpatient, discharge and outpatient medication for patients in the Trust Planning and organising dispensing and supply to local Mental Health Trust Supporting medicines reconciliation, review of patients own medicines and discharge planning working with the ward based pharmacy teams Audit and project work Accuracy checking of dispensed medication once qualification gained
For more information, please see the job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Desirable
