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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6913-AV-B
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 4 Pharmacy Technician - QH

Band 4

 

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

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Job overview

We are looking for registered Pharmacy Technicians who would be based at Queen’s Hospital in Romford. Duties include: 

• Clinical ward-based duties, including counselling and transcribing
• In and out-patient dispensing
• Assessment of patients' own drugs and drug history taking
• Discharge counselling

We have a comprehensive training package which will enable you to develop as a clinical ward-based technician. This includes

•    Competence in the assessment of Patient’s Own Drugs
•    Competence in taking a medication history 

We are looking for a technician with a NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services, or equivalent, who is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. We will consider newly qualified technicians or technicians about to qualify. You must be hard working, accurate and have some experience of working in a UK hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out routine pharmaceutical duties in a professional manner and provide a high quality, patient orientated service, both in dispensaries and on the wards

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact  Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5962. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

 

 

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a UK Pharmacy Technician
  • Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent
  • Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BTEC) or equivalent

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good dispensing practices.

Experience/ Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Has worked in Pharmacy Hospital environment
  • Experience of dealing with the public

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helen Little
Job title
Dispensary Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Ext 4969

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