Bank Pharmacy Technician

Bank Pharmacy Technician | Pharmacy | St Anthony's Hospital | Private Hospital | Flexible Working | Sutton

Spire St Anthony's Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Bank Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Department on a bank contract.

This is an ad hoc, bank role working on an “as and when required” basis. You will support staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for annual leave, sickness, and other peak times throughout the year.

Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Assist the pharmacy team in providing an exemplary pharmacy service to the hospital and its patients, working within your level of competence
• Contribute to the safe and effective use of medicines
• Undertake routine delegated activities accurately and in line with current legislation, professional standards, and Spire Healthcare policies and procedures
• Prepare yourself, equipment, materials, and medicines appropriately for specific tasks
• Accurately dispense medicines according to prescriptions, ensuring all items are checked by a pharmacist
• Prepare small batches of pre‑packed and/or over‑labelled medicines as required, ensuring pharmacist verification
• Accurately record data and information relating to activities and ensure this is passed to the appropriate team member or filed correctly
• Identify and report any significant changes within the pharmacy department or service that may impact patient health and wellbeing

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience within a pharmacy department (hospital or community)
• Strong team‑working skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly numerate and literate
• Administrative experience involving checking and monitoring processes
• Ability to handle sensitive and challenging situations in a professional and supportive manner

Benefits:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Why Spire Healthcare?

Spire Healthcare is one of the UK’s leading private healthcare providers, renowned for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care. Our people are central to our success, and we are committed to supporting your development, wellbeing and work‑life balance.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.