pharmacy technician London, England
Job description
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Pharmacy Technician to work in London on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Pharmacy Technician job is £32,000 - £34,000 per annum.
Main Duties:
- Maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused pharmacy services in conjunction with clinical and patient services staff.
- Participate in the efficient day to day running of the dispensary and assisting the lead/senior technician/ Pharmacist when required.
- Prepare labels using the pharmacy computer system and correctly assemble prescriptions, ensuring each item is accurately dispensed and in the correct packaging, according to standard operating procedures (SOP).
- Organise the timely supply of out of stock medication to patients, prioritising and delegating this to other pharmacy team members when necessary.
- Communicate any delays in supply to the appropriate person.
- Counsel patients on the use of their dispensed medications, offering advice and answering any queries.
- Provide information and advice to nursing and medical staff on all aspects of drug usage and availability.
- Receive deliveries from suppliers and manufacturers, checking delivery accuracy against paperwork and querying discrepancies and damaged stock with supplier/senior staff.
- Order stock from supplies and manufacturers in accordance with the ordering procedures.
- Securely store stock into the allocated areas, performing daily stock counts and ensuring rotation of stock and stock accuracy.
- Participate in the 24/7 pharmacy services roster.
- Assist in the training and supervision of pharmacy staff as required.
- Manage / contribute to project and operational plans, taking responsibility for tasks and supporting their achievement within timelines and quality standards required.
Requirements of the Pharmacy Technician:
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- NVQ Level 3 (or recognised equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Services (or similar).
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Experience of working in the stores and distribution department.
- Experience of working in a busy dispensary department.
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience.
- Experience of purchasing pharmaceuticals
Contact:
This Pharmacy Technician job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
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. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
