Job summary
Employer heading
Medicines Management Technician
Band 5
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
The pharmacy team within Renal, Respiratory and Cardiovascular Services has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, forward thinking and motivated technician to join our team.
Our pharmacy team is friendly and progressive and aims to provide a high level of clinical expertise to patients. We are always looking to improve our services and develop our staff. New ideas to improve the service are embraced.
This post will contribute to Medicines Management services supporting our cardiorespiratory inpatients at Glenfield Hospital. As this is a novel service, the successful applicant will have experience in medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and medicines management functions with a passion for creativity and innovation in order to contribute to improvements to the clinical ward service. Particularly key to the role will be multi-disciplinary engagement.
We are looking for a progressive and proactive technician with strong problem solving skills. Applicants must be self-motivated and organised. You will be able to work effectively alone and as part of a team, and will contribute to the process of service development and innovation by your own initiative and enthusiasm.
You will also act as an advocate for pharmacy services and a guardian of medicines safety. You must be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal and relationship building skills. We are committed to developing advanced practitioner skills through further education and training.
Main duties of the job
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To improve the quality of patient care by the provision of an efficient medicines management service for patients in a clinical area, This includes drug history taking, facilitation of the use of patient’s own drugs, one stop dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines and discharge co-ordination / processing.
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To provide a range of clinical and ward services under the direction of the CMG lead Pharmacist and to participate in dispensary based duties according to service need
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To act as a line manager for allocated staff ensuring that all aspects of performance, attendance, training and appraisal are addressed in accordance with Trust Policy
Working for our organisation
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To coordinate medicines supply activity at ward level and to provide effective communication and coordination with central dispensaries.
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To be responsible for the supply of items for one-stop dispensing (once clinically checked by pharmacist). This will include generating the order, dispensing and placing in the patient’s bedside medicine cabinet and endorsing charts as per departmental policy.
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To ensure all patients medication is transferred to the correct ward with the correct patient as necessary.
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To be responsible for ensuring that medicines, including Controlled Drugs, which are returned to pharmacy from their wards are either returned to stock or disposed of in accordance with current procedures.
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To maintain up to date handover sheets to ensure effective communication to other pharmacy staff.
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To carry out the three monthly checks of controlled drugs in clinical areas which keep CD’s in accordance with the Leicestershire Medicines Code.
Please see attached job description/person specification for further details on the role
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Tech
Desirable criteria
- Accuracy checker
Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered on the GPhC Pharmacy Technician Register
Desirable criteria
- significant post qualification experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital experience
Desirable criteria
- Working on wards
- Patient counselling
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
- Jude Bwire
- Job title
- CMG Lead Pharmacist - RRCV
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0116 258 3068
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