Pharmacy Technician

NHS Professionals ,
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £12.1 per hour

Overview

A passion for putting patients first …… join the bank for flexibility in how you work. Would you like to be part of a team that has a real supportive and inclusive ethos and sense of community, working in a location with all the benefits of coast and country living with the convenience of big city life? If you answered 'yes’ to the above, we’d love to hear from you We have long term placement opportunities available for Pharmacy Technicians available at East and North Hertfordshire Trust, specifically providing the following: The Lister hospital offers a wide range of services, including regional specialities - renal medicine, plastic surgery and urology. With an investment of around £150 million in new facilities having been completed, the Lister hospital has been transformed. This includes: a new surgery unit (called the Treatment Centre), an expanded maternity unit, multi-storey car park and major changes to our emergency and inpatient services. To carry out general dispensing, drug distribution, purchasing, manufacturing and associated pharmaceutical duties for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust under the supervision of a Pharmacist or Senior Technician. To participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and outpatients and in associated pharmaceutical duties, including clinical trials and to carry out final checks in accordance with the department’s accreditation scheme (once accredited by the Trust approved external scheme). East and North Hertfordshire Trust has an enviable reputation, great supportive team with a family feel the post holder here will be pivotal in providing the best level of quality care to varying departments and their patient’s needs. Skills/Responsibilities: To apply for this post, you will: To participate in the "topping-up" service supplying stocks of medicinal products to wards and departments and participate in the 'non-stock’ top up service to one stop wards. To counsel and provide information to patients/carers collecting their medication from the dispensary, according to procedures; to provide information about prescription payment, exemption and further supplies as well. To sort returned drugs/waste, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure; to be actively involved in sorting returns on the wards as part of the top up process. In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: - Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England Dedicated consultants Flexible working options Free DBS and free training Build holiday allowance Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime Stakeholder pension scheme Who are NHS Professionals? NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS. Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities. For more information on the roles or details on how to join NHS Professionals, simply get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Disclaimer Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion

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