Average Pharmacy Technician salary in the UK

Job Title: Homecare Pharmacy Technician Grade: Band 5 Ward/Dept: Pharmacy - Dispensary JR Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location: Unipart House, Cowley OX4 2PG Hours: Full-Time - 09:00-17:00, Mon-Fri Pay rate: Day £21.80 Are you a qualified and experienced Homecare Pharmacy Technician who has worked within Hospital Settings? Do you have an all-round knowledge of hospital pharmaceutical procedures? NHS Professionals have exciting opportunities for a Homecare Pharmacy Technician with experience to support our client trusts. You will maintain key relationships with co-workers and other health care professionals across the Trust to ensure an effective service. RESPONSIBLE FOR: To support the operational aspects of the pharmacy homecare service with planning, developing and organising, under the direction of Pharmacy Homecare Service Manager. To process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy system and provide homecare pharmacy service within clinical areas as required due to service capacity. To be a point of contact within the Trust regarding medicines home delivery service for Homecare companies, Pharmacists, Clinicians, Purchasers, Contracting and Finance. Co-ordinate the pharmacy homecare medicines service, prioritise and manage the workload and resolve problems as they arise. Support service review meetings for homecare medicines management working closely with homecare companies, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, other healthcare staff and patients. To work with clinical pharmacists and clinicians to develop and implement effective systems for administering patient access schemes (PAS). To be successful in applying for this role you will need: To be GPhC Registered and happy to perform office-based duties in a non-patient facing role. Hospital experience is desirable although candidates with a Community background will be considered. To be available for minimum 3 days per week & for minimum 3 months (possibility of extension but not guaranteed). Who are NHS Professionals? If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a 'Bank’ of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS. Why NHS Professionals? We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients. In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: - Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in EnglandDedicated consultantsFlexible working optionsFree DBS and free trainingBuild holiday allowance Support when you need it - 24/7 365 daysStakeholder pension scheme COVID-19 ADVICE: COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our bank members who are not clinically exempt from vaccination to get vaccinated.

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician Grade: Band 5 Ward/Dept: Pharmacy Trust: Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Location: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX Hours: Primarily Adhoc Weekends Pay: Days£17.69 Saturday£23.88 Sunday £29.18 The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. PAHT is one of only six hospital trusts nationally to be awarded funding to build a fabulous new hospital for our local people that will deliver first class services and patient care to our growing local population for many years to come. PAHT is a very welcoming place to work, where colleagues collaborate across disciplines and specialities and there is a shared focus on providing excellent patient care. The Pharmacy Dispensary team dispense and check all medicines for prescribed at The Princess Alexandra Hospital and our other local hospitals. The team of dispensers, technicians and pharmacists work hard to safely turn prescriptions around as quickly as possible. Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career? Princess Alexandra Hospital have exciting opportunities for Pharmacy Technician’s to join their team. As a Pharmacy Technician, you work as part of the Pharmacy team to provide an effective pharmacy service in the Pharmacy Dispensary, at Ward Level and to support the dispensing of out-patient prescriptions. Your main duties in this role are as follows: · Check patients own medications and assess their suitability for use following set criteria. · Transcribe in-patient, stock items and 'one stop’ dispensed items, ensure validation is carried out by the pharmacist. · Ensure patients are counselled on the appropriate use of each new medication prescribed and discharge medication, following criteria. · Organise stock and non-stock provision, including Controlled Drug supply. · Identify, select dispense and distribute drugs for in and outpatients’ prescriptions and discharge summaries. · Carry out Reception duties and operate the automated pharmacy storage and dispensing system. · Assist in the training of Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers and Student Medical Technical Officers. To be successful in applying for this role: You should be methodical and organised, with effective communication skills and can prioritise work effectively with good attention to detail skills. The ability to work effectively as part of a team, is essential, along with being flexible with working hours to be able to support an on-call rota. You must have a relevant qualification in Pharmaceutical Science (NVQ Level 3 and BTWC or equivalent) and be registered with GPHC having gained two years post qualification experience in a hospital setting. You must be able to complete regional Accredited Checking Technician scheme. In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of Relevant QualificationsRegistration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable. Why NHS Professionals? In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: - · Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week! · First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England · Dedicated consultants · Flexible working options · Free DBS and free training · Build holiday allowance · Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days · Stakeholder pension scheme

Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician - Northampton Opportunity: Are you currently working as a Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician looking for a new role? Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC? Do you have an appropriate Accuracy Checking qualification? Want to work for a global pharmaceutical company? If yes then please read on. Your role as a Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician based in Northampton will involve: Providing accurate final checking of all Renal orders (PD, HHD) that contain POM & P (Prescription Only Medicines & Pharmacy medicines) and ancillary items before their dispatch from NDC to patients.Ensuring that pharmacy patient dispensing processes are compliant with regulations such as the General Pharmaceutical Council, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Companies Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures, Good Documentation Practices and Good Warehousing Practices.Ensuring all Standards and Guidelines issued by the GPhC and the RPS are met and are implemented.Providing technical assistance in the registered pharmacy.Supporting the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) as required.Ensuring all medication is managed in compliance with the company and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain processes. The hours of work are Monday to Friday 2.00 pm to 10.00 pm. This is a full time permanent job opportunity based in Northampton paying an excellent salary of £35,000 - £38,295.80 per annum with great benefits such as 25 days holiday plus bank holidays on top, Pension, Life insurance, Childcare vouchers and much more. Skills: To apply for the role of Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician you will have the following: Appropriate pharmaceutical qualification -i.e. BTEC, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.UK recognised or GPhC accredited Pharmacy Accuracy Checking qualification.Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC. How to Apply: To apply for this one off opportunity, please send a word copy of your CV to me now by clicking on the Apply button or call me for a confidential chat. Please ensure you have read and agree to our Privacy Policy which can be found on the Quality Start website. If this sounds like the role for you or a colleague then please don’t hesitate to contact us. If we manage to successfully fill a permanent placement from your recommendation then we will send you a cheque of £300. We also have many incentive schemes for referring contractors/temp staff so please contact us with the referral and we can provide you with more information. For a list of our current vacancies, please visit www.qualitystart.co.uk If you do not hear from Quality Start within 2 weeks your CV has not been short listed for this role. Quality Start are acting as a specialist recruitment consultancy for this role.