Pharmacy Technician - Higher level

An exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Clinical Pharmacy team at our Chichester site. We are actively seeking a reliable and self-motivated individual, with a positive attitude, to work as part of the Pharmacy Clinical Team at St Richards Hospital. You will demonstrate self-confidence, have a reliable work history and the ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients.

The Pharmacy Department provides a service to a wide range of patients with diverse needs across a range of specialities. We operate a comprehensive ward based, patient facing clinical service backed by innovative technology. You will be a valued member of the team providing this essential service and in return will receive training and support to facilitate career development.

The post is full time (37.5 hours per week with weekend and bank holiday working as per rota). This role is based at Chichester.

Our ward-based technician posts rotate between Medicine, Surgery and Emergency Floor participating in medicines reconciliation, counselling, cost improvement projects, audit work and training of nursing and pharmacy staff and includes the line management of trainee pharmacy technicians.

The successful post holder must be:

o Medicines Optimisation accredited

o Accuracy Checking accredited

o Willing to undertake Educational Supervisor course

o Willing to act as Expert Witness and Line Manager for trainee technicians., To work as part of the clinical pharmacy team, providing medicines optimisation service to wards.To liaise with the pharmacy education department in the training and line management of trainee pharmacy technicians, and the training for trainee pharmacists undertaking medicines reconciliation rotation.To provide designated time for final accuracy checks of prescriptions within the main dispensary and on Emergency Floor pharmacy hub.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.