Rotational Pharmacy Technician Progressive 4/5 | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £34,581 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | Winchester, SO22 4DG |
| Company: | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6197012/251-FCSS1722-B |
Summary
We are looking for a registered or soon to be registered Pharmacy Technician to join our enthusiastic and motivated team based at Winchester in our brand-new purpose-built pharmacy department.
This exciting, fully supported progressive rotational post would be suitable for Pharmacy Technicians looking to make the move into hospital pharmacy or those soon to qualify and register with the GPhC.
This post will require some cross site working.
The post holder should be ready for a new challenge, show initiative in supporting service improvements, be a team player and have good problem-solving skills.
You will rotate through the pharmacy department gaining experience in each of the key areas of the pharmacy service. You will support the delivery of the service whilst carrying out a broad range of duties including medicines optimisation, supply of medicines, dispensing and issuing medicines, aseptic preparation and medicines information.
On successful completion of the transitional rotational pathway the post holder would then progress to a band 5.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
As a member of the pharmacy team, you will contribute to the provision of a range of pharmaceutical services; dispensing and issuing prescriptions, giving advice where appropriate, working alongside pharmacists to ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal guidelines and departmental (and Trust) procedures to meet the needs of our customers.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Apr 2024
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