If you are passionate about healthcare and want to join a like-minded team, then look no further.

St Joseph’s Independent Hospital has an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy department.

The general working days will be Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am -6pm and some weekend working may be required.

Working with us

St Joseph's is a world-class hospital providing private healthcare across 40 specialities.

Our vision is to take private healthcare to new levels, offering a service that recognises the individual needs of each patient.

We encourage our employees to have a positive work-life balance, who share our vision to provide world-class healthcare and we work effortlessly on training and development within our workforce to stand out from other healthcare providers. We invest in our staff to ensure they are equipped to provide the best possible service to out patients, putting their care first.

St Joseph's has recently invested over £6m to drive improvements throughout the hospital and ensure patient safety. We are constantly looking for ways to improve what we do - to offer quicker recovery and better outcomes for our patients. With the new investment, the hospital is now better equipped to welcome more patients, creating new jobs which are varied and interesting.

St Joseph's is located north of the city of Newport within the popular area of Malpas lying just outside the boundary of Monmouthshire. Two miles north of the M4 motorway, the hospital is easy to access from Cardiff, Bristol, Monmouth, and Abergavenny, just to mention a few.

Duties and Responsibilities

To provide an exemplary specialist technical service to support the pharmacy department and other areas of the hospital that stock medicines, working within own level of competence and in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and policies and procedures.
Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines, ensuring cost efficiency.
Assist in delivering pharmaceutical care to meet patient's health and wellbeing needs.
Assist in assessing people's health and wellbeing within the context of their medicines.
Movement and management of medicines.
Establish and maintain communication with people about pharmacy activities and medicines.
Modify and structure data, information, computer records and stock management documents.
Develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
Contribute to the development and implementation of services
Monitor and maintain health and safety and security of self and others.
Contribute to quality improvement.
Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.

What you need to know

GPhC registered
Level 3 NVQ trained or equivalent
Experience of administrative duties e.g. ordering, receiving, data checking, audits etc.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
Ability to pay attention to detail and produce and maintain accurate records
IT literate and a computer user of the MS Office

Benefits

We are an organisation who invests in its employees and in return for your skills and commitment, you will enjoy investment into personal and professional development, not to mention the great benefits we have to offer:

35 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
Enhanced pay
Contributory pension
Private Medical Insurance for you and a family member
Ongoing training and development
Free on-site parking
Discounts for staff and family

We value our staff and work together with them to ensure that St Joseph’s provides opportunities to achieve best practice in an enjoyable and rewarding environment.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

Please note we will only contact you should you be shortlisted for interview.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £36,421.00 per year

Benefits:

Canteen
Company pension
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Free flu jabs
Free parking
On-site parking
Private medical insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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