University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Technician Band 4-5 Progressive role
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About the Role
As a member of the Pharmacy technician team, you will provide safe and effective pharmacy support to the dispensary and adult wards within UHBW. You will develop your existing professional, technical, and clinical skills through your own continuing professional development to provide a service of excellence to both patients and staff alike.
This role includes 4 days a week commitment to dispensing and checking of medicines within the dispensary and 1 day a week embedded in one of the ward-based adult clinical teams: medicine, surgery, cardiac services, and critical care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide patient-facing pharmacy services within specialist clinical teams.
- Complete medicines reconciliation and verify medication histories.
- Support safe and effective use of medicines throughout admission and discharge.
- Assist pharmacists in identifying and resolving medication-related issues.
- Support Patient Own Drugs (PODs) and One-Stop Dispensing (OSD) schemes.
- Undertake final accuracy checking of dispensed medicines where accredited.
- Liaise with patients, carers, ward staff, prescribers, and community healthcare providers.
- Prioritise workload to ensure timely and safe patient care.
- Maintain accurate records using pharmacy and electronic patient systems.
- Support staff training, induction, and supervision.
- Participate in audits, quality improvement, and service development initiatives.
- Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development.
- Work collaboratively across pharmacy services to ensure effective service delivery.
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About the Trust
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre, and Weston.
With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.
Chaired By Ingrid Barker And Led By Maria Kane As Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Aims To Transform The Way Healthcare Is Delivered Locally With a Clear Focus On Making a Difference For What We Call Our Four Ps
- Better outcomes for our Patients
- More opportunities for our People
- Fairer more consistent care for our Population
- Best Value for Public Purse
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Our Vision For Five Years From Now
- Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
- We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
- More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
- Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
- Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
- We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training, and building a career.
- Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
- We will contribute to system financial balance.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Tina Louise Stewart
Job title: Dispensary Manager and Operations Lead
Email address: tina.stewart@uhbw.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 1173424293
Additional Contact: Benjamin.Bullar@uhbw.nhs.uk
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