Band 5 Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 28 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,970 to £36,483 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970 - £36483 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Royston, SG8 5LX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | K0003-25-0237 |
Summary
The responsibilities for these roles include, but are not limited to: Being responsible for the temperature controlled cold chain management of products in the dispensary. Ensuring that the security measures required for Controlled Drugs in accordance with current regulations are fully met. Ensure Controlled/ Accountable Drugs Registers are maintained in accordance with current regulations. Ensuring that the monthly checks of accountable drugs are carried out by the Unit Medical Officer (UMO)/SMO, and the checks are recorded in the appropriate registers in accordance with the current policy. Ensure Quarterly checks with an independent verifier are carried out four times a year. Communicating professionally with prescribers regarding any prescription anomalies, ambiguities or supply issues. Communicating information as needed to patients, and carers regarding prescribed medicines, further supplies and prescription payments. Provide in-service training on pharmacy related issues to practice staff, doctors, nurses and Medics as needed within professional scope of competence. Further information Applications at sift will be assessed on your C.V application form. During the interview the successful candidate will be assessed via the National Health Service (NHS) Knowledge and Skills Framework: NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development NHS Core - NHSC4 - Service Improvement NHS Health & Wellbeing - HWB10 - Products to meet health & wellbeing needs NHS Information & Knowledge - NHS IK3 - Knowledge and Information Resources Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV. Please make sure no personal details are included. To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application. The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken. All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate. If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.