Job Description

Are you an experienced or newly qualified Pharmacy Technician? Have you trained in community pharmacy and want to try something new? Are you looking for an exciting and challenging role? Are you an enthusiastic, motivated individual who wants to work in a friendly and lively department? If this is you why not come and join our Pharmacy team at County Hospital in Stafford.



We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician with dispensing experience that is self-motivated and organised to join our pharmacy team. After initial training in all dispensary processes including dispensing, accuracy checking, OTC sales and controlled drug dispensing you will be trained to cover our Pharmacy Technician ward service where you will support the admission and discharge of patients to and from the hospital, spending time with patients discussing their medication and liaising with nursing and medical staff.



Benefits of working at UHNM as part of the Pharmacy Patient Services team:



Good career progression pathways and training opportunities



NHS discount with Blue Light card in selected retail chains



Employee benefit government schemes such as cycle to work



Minimum 27 days annual leave pro rata plus bank holidays



In-house training courses and annual personal development reviews



Access to free health support including physiotherapy, counselling and eye test



Uniform will be provided



Access to competitive NHS pension scheme



As one of the team of Rotational Pharmacy Technicians you will have the opportunity to gain experience including the following and much more:



Dispensing controlled drugs using electronic registers from automated storage cabinets



Gaining experience in IT Systems including Ascribe, Omnicell cabinets & Prescription Tracking



Maintaining good stock control of medicines



Medicines optimisation on wards



Supporting and training staff



You must be a team player with the ability to work flexibly and react positively to change. Essential skills include an eye for detail, high level of accuracy and knowing the limitations of the role. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision and complete tasks accurately to set deadlines.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.



All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.



UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.



At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.



For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached and Person Specification.



For more details on the post, please contact the hiring manager.