pharmacy technician

Are you an experienced or newly qualified Pharmacy Technician. Have you trained in community pharmacy and are looking for a new challenge? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop your skills within a small friendly and forward-thinking pharmacy team? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking a motivated and organised pharmacy technician with strong problem solving skills to join the pharmacy department at Queen Victoria Hospital. Developing our staff is important to us and we already have funding secured for the postholder to complete Accuracy Checking Technician course if they do not already hold it. The post holder has a central role within the pharmacy department by ensuring the safe and efficient supply of medicines to patients. The post holder will support the clinical pharmacists with the inpatient medicines optimisations service on wards, as well as supporting dispensary services. They will help provide cover for the Senior Pharmacy Technician in their absence. Currently there is no weekend, Bank holiday or assigned late night working but this could be subject to change in the future. Key responsibilities: In this role, you will be responsible for dispensing medications for in-patients and out-patients, managing stock control, and preparing discharge prescriptions and counselling patients on their medication. The role is both ward and dispensary based and you assist the Clinical Pharmacists on the ward with medicines reconciliations including:

• Reviewing charts to ensure that medicine supplies are "topped" up as appropriate for use in hospital and on discharge without the check of a pharmacist.
• Checking patients own medicines brought into hospital on admission against the patients drug chart, according to patients own drugs guidelines
• Undertaking drug history and medication reconciliation early in the admission process, making referrals as appropriate to a pharmacist.
You will also be responsible for the provision of the emergency drug boxes within the trust. Additionally you will provide training and supervision to other support staff and contribute to the smooth running of the pharmacy dispensary. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the safe and efficient supply of medications, enhancing patient care, and supporting the pharmacy team. Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond. We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care. Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.