About the role
Salary: £18.66 an hour
We have
an exciting opportunity for an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician at Buckinghamshire
Healthcare NHS Trust. You will be based at Wycombe General Hospital within the
Technical Services pharmacy unit. Your will be responsible for organising and
supervising the work of pharmacy technicians and support staff, deputising for
the Band 6 Pharmacy Technician, and supporting the training and development of
pharmacy colleagues, including Trainee and Rotational Pharmacists. You will
also supervise non-pharmacy personnel, such as cleaners, estates staff, and
maintenance contractors, while they work within the aseptic unit, ensuring
compliance with all safety and quality standards. You may be required to work
across the pharmacy unit as needed to support the service.
As an
Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician, you will be responsible for the safe and accurate
preparation and dispensing of cytotoxic, aseptic, and parenteral nutrition
products for individual patients, following Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs). You will manage the day-to-day running of the local unlicensed aseptic
unit, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), National
Guidelines, COSHH, and all relevant Trust policies and SOPs. You will also
contribute to the development of pharmaceutical services and promote the
highest standards of professional practice, while adhering to the General
Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards for Pharmacy Professionals or the
Science Council Standards for Registered Science Technicians.