Rotational Pharmacy Technician | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

JOB TITLE:Rotational Pharmacy Technician
BAND: 4
BASE:Cross Site
HOURS:37.5
REPORTS TO:Principal Pharmacy Technician
ACCOUNTABLE TO:Chief Pharmacist
This is a progressive post that allows Pharmacy Technicians to further develop their career within the hospital setting before progressing into more specialised roles.
Do you want to develop yourself and our service to meet the needs of patients, using your skills to improve patient care in one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country? Are you due to register as a Pharmacy Technician in the coming months?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
We are looking for progressive and proactive technicians with strong problem solving skills and a great work ethic. Applicants must be self-motivated and organised. You will be able to work effectively alone and as part of a team, and will contribute to the process of service development and innovation by your own initiative and enthusiasm as well as lead by example and follow the GPHC standards. Prior hospital experience is not essential.
Successful candidates will be given full training and development in order to fulfil specialist duties for this post and progress within their careers.
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
• To check the accuracy of medicines dispensed by other members of staff so that the dispensary error rate is kept below 1 in 10,000 and that prescriptions are dispensed within departmental time standards.
• To dispense clinical trial medication, aseptic and extemporaneous products in accordance with professional standards and good dispensing practices set out by the GPhC including cytotoxic agents meeting all Health and Safety, COSHH and departmental standards
• To supply discharge medication in conjunction with the ward pharmacy team through involvement with medical and nursing staff identifying patients for discharge, checking the locker against the TTO and dispensing, re-labelling as necessary.
• To be responsible for ensuring that medicines, including Controlled Drugs, which are returned to pharmacy from wards, are either returned to stock or disposed of in accordance with current procedures.
• To operate and maintain safe systems of work within the aseptic dispensing suite in order to ensure the highest possible standards
This advert closes on Monday 15 Jan 2024