Business Services Pharmacy Technician Job Kirkby area,Knowsley England UK,Healthcare

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Job overview

Are you a driven and registered Pharmacy Technician?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Procurement Team. You should have good communication skills and be able to work accurately within a busy Pharmacy setting.

Interview dates:
To Be Confirmed

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change

Main duties of the job

To assist the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist in the provision and development of the efficient purchasing of pharmaceuticals and Homecare service.
To assist the Systems and Purchasing Administrator manager to develop and deliver training to Pharmacy colleagues and other Trust healthcare professionals.
To assist the Systems Manager and Purchasing Administrator in developing reports from the JAC computer system and the administration of the JAC system.
To assist in the supervision and education of trainees in Purchasing and Homecare.
To assist the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist with auditing the service.
To act as an Accredited Checking Technician within the dispensary at Whiston hospital on a pre-determined rota.
To participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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