Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Department as a Senior Pharmacy Technician for Dispensary, Stores and Distribution on the Hammersmith hospital site, which is part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive individual who is passionate about delivering excellent pharmacy services and ensuring the safe, efficient and effective supply of medicines across the Trust.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the operational management of the dispensary, pharmacy stores and distribution services while contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.

You will need good computer skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of a team, and therefore excellent communication skills are essential. You must have a NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognized Pharmacy Technician qualification and be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC and have mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality patient focused dispensing service to wards and departments of the Trust, Medical School, associated hospitals, community clinics and on-site research centres.
• To help ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to customer needs.
• To ensure the quality and accuracy of information held on the pharmacy CMM computer system in relation to stock management.
• To help audit the service against set standards and assist in the review of service provision.
• To support, develop and monitor the progress of all technical staff working in the dispensary (both rotational and static staff).
• To act as an Educational Assessor/Supervisor for one or more units for training programmes for pre-registration technicians and pharmacy assistants.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme