About this role
Job summary
Pharmacy Technicians without an accuracy checking pharmacy technician qualification will be considered but will be expected to work towards this as band 4 to 5 progressionThis is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our dynamic, innovative and friendly team dedicated to improving our Patient Services. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and patient orientated pharmacy technician with experience and a passion in this area of work within hospital pharmacy. You will work with the dispensary team and the medicines management team to help implement, deliver and continually improve the technical support for both in-patient and out-patients and relish the additional challenge of acting as a deputy to the senior pharmacy technicians. You should have a keen interest in IT and a desire to further develop your management and IT skills.
Main duties of the job
Excellent communication skills and enjoying working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team are essential. You will also need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.
All applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacy technician.
This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend and late night duty rota.
About us
The London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust consists of Northwick Park and St Mark's hospitals, Central Middlesex Hospital, and Ealing Hospital. We care for more than half a million people living across Brent, Harrow & Ealing as well as patients from all over the country and internationally at St Mark's, our specialist hospital for bowel diseases. This makes us one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the capital.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Hospital pharmacy experience
Desirable
Management experience Experience in education and training pharmacy staff
Education and Qualification Essential
ducation and Qualifications NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent) or equivalent Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification, or currently undertaking Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
Medicine Management Qualification Management Qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park
Watford road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)