Pharmacy Technician

We are looking for a Locum Pharmacy Technician to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at HMS Nelson Medical Centre, in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rates:
PAYE - £21.85 per hour
Umbrella - £25.13 per hour

Job Description:

1. To be responsible for the safe and accurate dispensing of all medicines and medicinal products as prescribed by authorised prescribers within the medical and dental centre in accordance with UK legislation, manufacturers' recommendations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
2. To provide advice on pharmacy and prescribing issues within the scope of own competence.
3. To work alone or as part of a team within the dispensary.
4. To provide effective day to day management of the dispensary.
5. To ensure safe and accurate dispensing of all medical and dental prescriptions as prescribed by registered medical practitioners and non-medical prescribers, including controlled drugs (CDs), accountable drugs (ADs) and medical appliances.
6. To provide pharmaceutical advice/counselling to patients.
7. To collect and receipt prescription charges accurately.
8. To maintain all statutory records, logs and registers.
9. To procure, receipt, and be responsible for safe custody, storage, and audit of all medicinal products including CDs and ADs in accordance with UK legislation, manufacturers' recommendations and SOPs.
10. To ensure active stock control measures and storage are in place to maintain adequate stock levels to meet the needs of the Practice while minimising wastage.
11. To provide advice/training to medical centre staff on pharmacy and prescribing issues within the scope of professional competence.
12. To mentor and train personnel who may be undertaking dispensary awareness training including pharmacy technicians and Combat Med Tech (CMT)/Medics.
13. To respond appropriately to the Central Alerting System in respect to Medicines/Pharmaceutical matters and document accordingly.
14. To safeguard the confidentiality of any personal/medical information obtained in the course of duties.
15. To undertake general housekeeping duties including archiving, statistical reporting, cleaning, stock checks etc.

Essential requirements/ Qualifications/ Experience:

1. Must have NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services.
2. Must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
3. Must have two years post qualification experience in dispensing.
4. Must have two years' experience of dispensing in Primary Care.
5. Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:
Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

1. Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model.
2. A generous “Refer a Friend” bonus scheme.
3. Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability.
4. Free uniforms provided (if required).
5. A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
6. Free mandatory training.
7. Weekly payments.
8. Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment.

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that MMP does not sponsor work visas. Applicants must have valid leave to remain in the UK and relevant UK work experience.