Role: Locum Pharmacy Technician
Banding: Band 3/4
Location: Sutton
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Rate: £13 - £17 per hour
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00- 5pm ( 60minute break) Friday:9:00am – 4:30pm (60 minute break)
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This role is vital in ensuring the accurate dispensing of prescriptions, providing patient counselling on the correct use of medications, and maintaining stock control. The successful candidate will be an integral part of our pharmacy operations, contributing to high-quality patient care in a hospital setting.
Duties and Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for dispensing medication accurately according to prescriptions and ensuring proper labeling. You will prepare and organize medications for collection or delivery, assist in receiving and storing pharmaceutical stock, and conduct routine stock checks while maintaining inventory records. You’ll provide support and advice to patients on prescribed medications, working closely with a pharmacist. Additionally, you will help manage controlled drugs, ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintain a clean, organized dispensary area in line with health and safety policies. Collaboration with healthcare professionals is essential to ensure safe and efficient service delivery, and you will maintain accurate records for audits and reporting. You will also assist with administrative tasks, including filing, data entry, and managing patient medication profiles, while attending training sessions to stay updated with industry standards.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Band 3 Pharmacy Assistant
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- Requirements: Must have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
- Duties: Dispensary duties only.
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services for Pharmacy Assistants.
- Band 4 Pharmacy Technician
- Requirements: Must have NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services.
- Duties: Dispensary duties only (MMT or ACT not required).
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services for Pharmacy Technicians.
Why work with Pulse?
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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 by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
