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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref
408-25-648
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Upton, Wirral
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2025 08:00

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Primary Care Network and Acute Trust

Band 5

 

To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it’s truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician to join our Integrated Pharmacy workforce providing a service to our PCNs within Wallasey and Moreton and Meols.

These PCNs are a group of 8 GP practices working together to provide joined up services to support their patients to live happier, healthier lives. You will join an experienced and dynamic team that includes GPs, Nurses, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers & Physiotherapists to provide clinical pharmacy services to our local population.

We have embraced collaboration to achieve a system wide overview of the patients’ medicines journey. This helps you identify how processes can be improved when patients move between care settings and become part of the system wide pharmacy family. You will be supported to complete the CPPE pathway.

Main duties of the job

The role will support the PCN clinical pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes:

 ·       Be responsible for the development of a better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promote good practice in line with clinical and operational guidelines.

 ·       Perform medicines reconciliation for patients discharged from hospital including counselling on medicines use and referral to other clinicians as necessary.

 ·       Communicate with a wide range of healthcare professionals within the trusts, practices and other services such as care home staff.

·       Build strong relationships with community pharmacy colleague.

·       Support patients with their medication and provide advice regarding benefits, risks and side effects.

Support improvements in patient care and the development of integrated pathways across primary and secondary care.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job overview and attached job description for further information about the role.

Whilst this is an integrated post, we welcome applications from candidates who would like to work solely in Primary Care, especially those from a primary care or community pharmacy background. 

  

Person specification

Qualifications, Experience and Training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • Experience working in a pharmacy
  • Experience of pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited accuracy checker
  • Primary care pharmacy experience
  • Use of EMIS Clinical system

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
  • Good written communication skills
  • Word processing, e-mail, accurate data entry skills
  • Effectively provide advice to patients regarding medicines
  • IT literate
  • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Good oral communication skills
  • Organise and prioritise work
  • Able to motivate self and others

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiasm for the position
  • Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker, able to relate to all staff grades
  • Ability to cope in busy environment
  • Methodical with attention to detail
  • Conscientious and reliable
Desirable criteria
  • Self motivated

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Reid
Job title
Associate Director of Pharmacy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7416
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