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    Pharmacy Technician - Maidstone, United Kingdom - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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    Job overview

    We have a vacancy for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join our dispensary team for a 1 year fixed term contract

    The ideal candidate will understand the importance of the Pharmacy Technician role within Pharmacy; be passionate about Pharmacy, Healthcare, providing patient centre care and upholding the GPhC professional standards.

    Main duties of the job

    Our core working hours are 8.30 to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday plus our weekend service 9am to 4pm on Saturdays and 10am to 4pm on Sundays. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the department's 1 in 6 weekend working rota.

    You will be a professionally qualified Pharmacy Technician holding either the BTEC or NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Services; and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

    Working for our organisation

    Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

    The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

    The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.

    We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

    Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

    Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

    At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

    Interview Date: To be confirmed.

    Person specification

    Qualification

    Essential criteria

  • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science and/or NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
  • Desirable criteria

  • National/Regional accreditation in Medicines Optimisation/Management, Accuracy Checking or Patient Counselling
  • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Good command of the English Language
  • Effective customer service skills – able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload
  • Desirable criteria

  • Good time management skills
  • Good word processing and IT skills
  • Experience/Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • st qualification hospital or community experience or equivalent
  • Basic understanding of pharmacology and therapeutics
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience in use of JAC Pharmacy Computer System
  • Hospital sterile production experience

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