Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4/5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-5805709-B
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £23,949 to £32,934 pa pro rata
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Medicine Optimisation Technician
Band 4/5
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacy technicians with the potential and desire to develop through an exciting and varied career path in hospital pharmacy.
Our pharmacy medicines optimisation teams provide near patient services such as medicines reconciliation, drug history taking and discharge facilitation. We are passionate about developing the role of the technician in all areas of pharmacy and seek to grow our fantastic team of experienced technicians. We are a dynamic department and have invested in new technologies such as electronic prescribing, robotics and Pharm Outcomes transfer of information and care into the community and as such have been awarded Scan4Safety funding.
We would welcome applicants from hospital and community pharmacy, banding will be dependent on qualifications and prior experience (Band 4 until qualified) .The successful candidate will join us as a Medicines Optimisation Technician and will be accredited in (or committed to accredit in) Medicines Optimisation including drug history taking and Accuracy checking. You must be prepared to complete accreditations within the agreed time period.
There is also weekend working of one weekend day every 5 weeks with a day off in lieu.
Main duties of the job
To dispense for in-patient, out-patient and patient discharge, including oral cytotoxic medication and controlled drugs
To generate labels using the pharmacy computer system, to ensure the appropriate issue points are charged and patients have adequate directions for taking their medication.
To dispense controlled drugs, making appropriate records in the controlled drug registers.
To perform controlled drug stock checks and investigate discrepancies as required, reporting any unresolved deviations to your line manager.
To use the automated dispensing machine as required by the department to process sales items completing relevant invoice documentation
To ensure accuracy of work during all stages of the dispensing process and to pass the Southwest dispensing accuracy assessment every 2 years
To manufacture pharmacy products to a formula or batch sheet approved by a pharmacist.
To ensure records and controls are correctly maintained using the pharmacy computer system and paper records and by following the Pharmacy Archive procedure.
To perform reception duties including dealing with patient and NHS staff enquiries either face to face or by telephone.
Working for our organisation
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To communicate effectively with the public, pharmacy staff and other members of the health service staff.
To be aware of sources of drug information and be able to abstract information where required.
To maintain confidentiality in accordance with Trust Policy.
To participate in weekend, bank holiday and late evening rota.
To undertake other duties within the scope of this post as required by the Director of Pharmacy.
To act as an author for assigned documentation.
To participate in the assessment of staff, workload scheduling, documentation (standard operating procedures) writing and alteration, working with the quality assurance section to ensure standards of work are maintained.
To undergo Infection Control, Fire and Security, Information Governance and other mandatory training at regular intervals in accordance with Trust policy.
To be prepared to attend those courses and seminars, which are deemed necessary by the Chief Pharmacist. To provided evidence of competence by performing in-house training and assessments and then demonstrating competence via CPD.
To participate in the annual IPR, in-house mentoring processes.
To participate in the KSF appraisal and personal development review.
To maintain current training records in the departmental training portfolio system.
To maintain reading records through Q PULSE.
Develop opportunity, if this function is required by the department, to undertake (or train to undertake) NVQ assessing activities, to achieve accreditation in this activity.
To assist in training and assessment activities within the department, including training junior grades of staff.
To act as a mentor for assigned staff.
To take reasonable care of own H & S and that of others.
To attend mandatory H & S training.
To be aware that some products within the Pharmacy have hazardous properties and should be handled in accordance with training.
To work within procedures for the segregation and safe disposal of drug waste in the department.
To perform quality assurance activities such as stock checks, temperature monitoring and cleaning as required by the department.
To ensure that all errors and complaints are promptly reported in accordance with Trust and Departmental guidelines.
To work within the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Pharmacy Technician’s GHPC.
- Pharmacy Technician Certificate through City & Guilds, Apothecaries Hall, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Checking or Medicines Optimisation Accreditation (SWMIT standards) completed
- The second accreditation underway; either Accredited Checking Technician status or Medicines Optimisation (SWMIT standards).
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a hospital pharmacy
Skills
Essential criteria
- 1 Years Pharmacy Experience as a Technician
Desirable criteria
- Coaching or training skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen McClay
- Job title
- Deputy chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872255997
- Additional information
Kim Olds, Chief Technician Supply Services 01872 252588 or Georgina Hillier, Lead Technician Clinical Services 01872 252588
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