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Employer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Position: Pharmacy Technician – Higher level
Salary: £32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly
Job Type: Full-time, Part time
Work location: Somerset
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Team. We provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, flexible and forward-thinking Pharmacy technician. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment.
If you are a newly qualified or qualifying pharmacy technician we would support a post progressing from a Band 4 to Band 5 on completion of inhouse competence.
We support flexible working and will consider minimum of 22.5hrs per week.
This role will include taking part in late nights and weekend rotas.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away – and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it’s a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all – the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Your Responsibilities include:
Medicines Optimisation
• This role will include Medicine reconciliation, assessment of patient’s own drugs, counselling patients about their medicine, discharge facilitation and ward and dispensary-based medication supply.
Aseptic services
• Working in our newly refurbished aseptic suite at the Beacon Production Unit preparing chemotherapy treatments, this is a Pharmacy run production unit with specialist equipment to help prepare individual patient treatments.
Dispensary
• Dispensing medication for inpatients and outpatients from the pharmacy robot including controlled drugs. Take part in the final accuracy checking rotation and support the dispensary manager to supervise the dispensary team.
Work schedule
We support flexible working and will consider minimum of 22.5hrs per week.
This role will include taking part in late nights and weekend rotas.
You will have
• Sound knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.
• Experience of dispensing medicine for patients and counselling and providing advice for patients/carers.
• Understanding of medicine optimisation in mental health environment.
• Working as part of a multi-professional team within a clinical/ward environment.
• Contribution to audit and project work.
• Demonstrated experience of delivering high quality training to multiple staff groups such as Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
Requirement
• NVQ Level in 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent and BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent.
• Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician.
• Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician Managing Patients medicines requirements (PODs & One-stop) PWDS or equivalent and Medicine Reconciliation PWDS or equivalent.
• In-process Pre process (PIPC)checking qualification in Aseptic production.
• Medicines Optimisation Technician Discharge facilitation PWDS or equivalent.
Benefit
• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
• Additionally, you’ll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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Application Process
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