Hybrid Pharmacy Technician at Spire Healthcare Limited

Pharmacy Technician | Wards | Competitive Salary | Cheshire | 6 month Fixed Term Contract

Spire Cheshire is now recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join our warm and friendly on a 6 month fixed term contract.

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

The Hospital covers a wide variety of surgical procedures, you will support in assessing patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload, assisting in the delivery of care to meet the patient’s needs. You will actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements, collect collate and organise data, interpret all of the information and make a justifiable assessment, making this available to relevant others.

Duties and responsibilities:

To provide an exemplary specialist technical service to support the pharmacy department and other areas of the hospital that stock medicines, working within own level of competence and in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and Spire Healthcare policies and procedures.

• Assist in delivering pharmaceutical care to meet patient’s health and wellbeing needs.
• Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines, ensuring cost efficiency.
• Assist in assessing people’s health and wellbeing within the context of their medicines.
• Movement and management of medicines.
• Establish and maintain communication with people about pharmacy activities and medicines.
• Modify and structure data, information, computer records and stock management documents.
• Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of services.
• Monitor and maintain health and safety and security of self and others.
• Contribute to quality improvement.
• Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.

Who we're looking for:

• A Pharmacy Technician who has the ability to work effectively as part of a team. 
• GPhC Registered 
• Level 3 NVQ trained or equivalent
• Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
• Ability to pay attention to detail and produce and maintain accurate records.
• IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office.
• Experience of administrative duties e.g.  ordering, receiving, data checking, audits.
• Community experience will be considered, and Hospital training will be provided along with full support