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An established healthcare provider is seeking a skilled Pharmacy Technician to enhance patient care through effective medicines management. This role involves working closely with nursing staff, performing accuracy checks on prescriptions, and providing patient counseling. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage in quality improvement projects, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure optimal medicine supply and patient outcomes. With a commitment to diversity and professional development, this organization offers a rewarding career path within a supportive team. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering outstanding healthcare services to the community.
Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (work late evening as a shifted day, Weekends and Bank Holidays on rotation) Job ref 407-WCCSS-7000877
Employer Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Town Walsall Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/04/2025 23:59
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021.
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
Pharmacy at the Manor Hospital Walsall is looking for an experienced pharmacy technician to work as a band 5 enhanced role in medicines management.
Applicants will need to have knowledge and skills and experience to apply to the dispensing of medicines working with complex requests, supply of stock medicines including using automation at ward level accommodating seasonal trends in usage and coordinating the workflow in the dispensary. There is an opportunity to undertake quality improvement projects to make positive changes in medicines supply and patient benefits.
Our ward based services have evolved to working at the patients bedside and with nursing staff, to ensure patients receive a positive experience in hospital with their medicines, including on how to use them correctly.
Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
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.
Name Razia Bibi Job title Medicines Management Team Leader Email address razia.bibi@nhs.net Telephone number 01922721172 Additional information
Additional contacts are
Helen Pope, Education and Training Technical Manager on 01922 656748 Thursday and Friday 9am to 5pm.