Pharmacy TechnicianNHS

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Pharmacy Technician to join a developing team of pharmacy staff serving Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.

The post will be based at either Southport District General or Ormskirk District General but the ability to travel to all hospitals within the Trust is essential. Duties will include inpatient, out-patient and ward-based dispensing, stock control, Aseptic preparation, ordering and supply of medicines.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate with other team members of the pharmacy staff aiming to provide an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service within the pharmacy departments of Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust, under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist.

Duties will include labelling, dispensing, stock rotation, storage and dealing with dispensary queries, ward-based discharge, and patient counselling. Extended duties will include the preparation of Intravenous and other Aseptically prepared products including cytotoxics.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our Pharmacy team in a varied Band 4 Pharmacy Technician role. The successful candidate will contribute to the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services, including dispensing, Aseptics, ward-based activities, medicines supply and supporting the development of other pharmacy staff. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who works well as part of a team and is committed to providing a high-quality service to our patients.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme