NHS Pharmacy Technician

Location Yeovil
Job type Contract
Salary £20 - 25 per hour
Consultant Billy Clark
Call +44 7403 937460
Reference 216889

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 5/6 Pharmacy Technician to take on a new locum role.

Pharmacy Technician Pay Rate: £20 - £25 per hour (assignment rate)

Location: Yeovil

Contract Type: Locum, 3-month contract

Shift Pattern: Full time

Benefits of working with us:

  • Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
  • Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
  • Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Pharmacy Technician roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
  • Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
  • Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a Pharmacy Technician and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many Pharmacy Technicians you can refer.
  • Professional Development: Working as a locum Pharmacy Technician provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.

Duties:

  • Act as a role model and expert practitioner for staff, particularly in areas of service improvement and change management, with a focus on developing and deploying the Trust Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) solution
  • Support complex clinical and service change within the organisation by engaging and supporting the delivery of digitally enabled medicines management transformation as part of the Digital Medicines Team program of work
  • Take a senior clinical role within the delivery of ePMA functionality and to support change as a result; ensuring that the organisation meets its local and national commitments in respect of ePMA
  • Delivery of a safe, cohesive digital solution across acute, community and health services
  • Ensure communication is maintained between stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation and will ensure that organisational procedures are adhered to and that objectives are identified and met, as well as facilitating the identification and realisation of benefits
  • Leading and supporting staff throughout the system’s deployment; managing technical, process and clinical queries related to the system deployment; engaging with leadership teams and staff in advance of deployments to ensure system and process adoption

Requirements of the Pharmacy Technician:

  • GPHC Registration
  • NVQ or equivalent – Pharmacy Technician qualification
  • Experience of working as a pharmacy professional within a hospital setting
  • Experience of working with electronic prescribing and administration systems
  • Experience of leading transformation
  • Ability to adapt quickly to unfamiliar environments
  • Ability to work independently
  • Recognition of own limits and need to escalate when presented with situations outside of competency or capability limits
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of clinical risk and information governance
  • Ability to drive and access to a suitable vehicle to facilitate timely movement between sites
  • Good basic IT skills and understanding of Microsoft platforms

Contact:

This Pharmacy Technician job is advertised by Billy Clark; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from the following job titles: Pharmacy Dispenser, Accuracy Checking Technician & Medicine Management Technician. NHS experience is desirable for most of our clients.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Pharmacy Technician role as we need to meet our clients requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.