Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our incredible team. The successful candidate will provide a high quality ward based medicines management service to a range of specialities within our Trust.



You will perform medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and preparation of medications for discharge. You will dispense and accuracy check prescriptions in our newly modernised and automated dispensary.



You will need excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise your own workload and work under your own initiative. You will be committed to providing a high quality patient focused service and be motivated to develop your skill set.



The successful applicant will be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain and a fully qualified accuracy checker able to check dispensed prescriptions that have been clinically checked by a pharmacist or actively working towards this qualification. The successful candidate will also be required to supervise trainee technicians, assistants and other support staff.



To provide staff support, training, management and guidance under the direction of a senior member of staff.

Medicines Management:

Medicines reconciliation



Initiate supplies of medication



Counselling patients on their medicines



Discharge medicines service

Dispensing and accuracy checking of:

Stock medicines



Inpatient and outpatient medicines



Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.



The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.



We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.



The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.



During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.



The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.



At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.



Essential criteria



Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council



Qualified to Pharmacy Services Level 3 or equivalent



Accuracy Checking qualification Level 3



Level 4 qualification in medicines management or equivalent, or working towards



Desirable criteria



BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Technician Checking



Experience



Essential criteria



Clinical ward based pharmacy and medicines management experience



Recent hospital dispensing experience



Desirable criteria



Patient counselling



Over the counter medicine sales experience



Skills



Essential criteria



Good communication skills



Attention to detail