Bank Pharmacy Technician Band 4​/Royal Outpatient

Bank Pharmacy Technician Band 4/5 (Royal Free Outpatient only)

The pharmacy technician provides pharmaceutical services in the outpatient pharmacy department ensuring efficient and high quality customer experience is maintained.

The post holder will be working for Royal Free London Pharmacy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the RFL Group.

The post holder will be part of a high performing team that is expected to demonstrate behaviours that promote the outpatient pharmacy and Royal Free London values. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of respectful and compassionate care as described below.

The post holder will be mainly based at the Royal Free Hospital which is a busy and dynamic tertiary care centre.

We are looking for applicants for both band 4 and 5 Pharmacy Technician roles.

THIS ROLE IS BASED WITHIN OUTPATIENT PHARMCIES (Royal Free Hospital).

** VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**

As shown in person specifications for both the band 4 and band 5 roles. If you are successful at being shortlisted you will be interviewed and assessed for the grade being offered.

As part of our continued response to COVID
19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the government's proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID
19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face‑to‑face contact with patients and service users from 1 April 2022 unless exempt. By 3 February 2022 all such staff will need to have had their first COVID
19 vaccination. If your role is identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption from these requirements) as a condition of your employment.

• Clinical responsibilities
• Responsibility for patients
• Responsibility for Policy and service development
• Responsible for financial and physical resources
• Responsible for leading and managing
• Responsible for Information Resources
• Responsible for research and development
• Professional responsibilities

PHARMACY SERVICES

The Pharmacy Services of the Royal Free London are constantly evolving to best meet the needs of patients and our healthcare colleagues and partners and this may lead to providing a full and comprehensive Pharmaceutical support over 7 days a week.

The appointment is specifically not designated as being permanently in one place. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or more permanent basis.

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
• NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• Registered with the GPhC
• Demonstrate ability to dispense accurately.
• Demonstrate ability to counsel and give advice to patients/carers on medication.
• Experience/knowledge of the principles of stock control.
• Experience of working in an NHS hospital environment.
• Computer literate including Microsoft software products.
• Ability to provide a sensitive and professional service to patients / patient families and healthcare professionals
• Good communication and interpersonal skills including written English
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to work in a busy environment
• Able to meet deadlines when requested

• NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• Registered with the GPhC

• Previous experience in an outpatient pharmacy setting
• Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy computer system.

• Ability to provide a sensitive and professional service to patients / patient families and healthcare professionals
• Good communication and interpersonal skills including written English

• Good attention to detail
• Ability to work in a busy environment
• Able to meet deadlines when requested

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be madearring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free Hospital

London

NW3 2QG