Progressive Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The Medicines Management Team are looking for a newly qualified, or soon to be qualified Pharmacy Technician to join the team on a progressive Band 4-5 contract where we will support you with your development with a robust progression framework - giving you the foundation towards a successful Pharmacy Technician career. We would also welcome applications from those already operating at a Band 5 level who are ready to seamlessly slot into the team at a Senior Pharmacy Technician level.

Our Medicines Management Team work closely with our clinical pharmacist colleagues across a variety of disciplines, ensuring that patients are receiving the correct medications during their hospital stay and at discharge. You will have the chance to work directly with patients and make a real impact on their hospital journey.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Some of the main responsibilities include:

Completing Medicines Reconciliation to ensure patients are receiving the right medications in hospital

Counselling patients on newly started medicines

Supporting with discharge processes to enable strong patient flow

Our team are self-motivated and need to be able to work both independently, but also have excellent communication in order to maintain a strong team dynamic despite each person having their own individual wards. We pride ourselves on our supportive approach to new colleagues and are looking for people who will immerse themselves in the team, thrive from learning from others, and look to develop into a future role model for other new trainees in the future.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered pharmacy technician in UK by GPhC or working towards qualifications suitable for registration as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC within the next six months.
• Numerate and literate e.g. GCSE in Maths and English A* to C or equivalent or IELTS test score 7 as required by GPhC if overseas candidate
• Accurate dispensing of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy or aseptics)
• Maintaining continuous professional development requirements or training portfolio
• Dealing with customers and / or patients
• Able to use a range of information technology programmes
• Demonstrates being able to organise own and others workload and prioritise effectively
• Able to work antisocial hours, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
• Able to travel to and work at RSH / SGH and other sites if required
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Additional pharmacy qualifications e.g. Completed APTUK Foundation Framework Management training Practice supervisor or TAQA Medicines Management qualification PIPC or ACPT
• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Stock control / ordering experience
• Providing a ward-based medicines management service
• Aseptic pharmacy experience
• Clinical trials or research experience
• Experience of using JAC or similar pharmacy based computer systems
• Experience of supervision of staff or trainees
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Adaptability
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Negotiation skills
• Microsoft Office skills
• Organisational skills
• People management
• Taking the initiative
• Time management
• Teamwork
• Working under pressure
• Working autonomously
  
  

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together