Role Summary
The successful candidates will provide a medicines management service across the community to:
1. Provide a patient-focused medicines management pharmacy technician service to community locations to include inpatient and outpatient units, wards and patients’ usual place of residence.
2. To be responsible for the provision of a high-quality patient focused medicines management service to patients of the Trust.
3. Ensure efficient transfer of medicines between care settings to include wards, departments and patients’ usual place of residence.
4. Support transfer of information in relation to medicines across all interfaces liaising with health and social care professionals in a variety of settings.
5. Support systems which are in place to facilitate medication administration in the community home setting to include production of patient self-medication resources and medicines administration record (MAR) charts.
6. Support the development and delivery of staff medicines management training packages.
7. Report and investigate medicines-related incidents using the Trust approved incident reporting system within scope or practice.
8. Work collaboratively with health and social care professionals to provide specialist pharmaceutical advice to enable best outcomes for patients.
9. Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
10. Encourage safe and effective systems for ordering, receiving, storing, administering and returning medicines in community settings and for individual patients.
11. Provide patients/carers with relevant medicines education.
12. Work as part of the wider Community Services Pharmacy Team to implement team goals and objectives, audit and safety monitoring, and development of team direction.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
Are you a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician looking for a new role in a dynamic and patient focused environment? We are seeking an enthusiastic, dependable and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician with an interest in Healthcare for the Older Person to join our dynamic Pharmacy team.
An ideal candidate will have initiative, a flexible and adaptable approach to work and an enthusiasm to develop their experience within the community setting. You will join the well-established Community Services Pharmacy Team based in Exeter to provide clinical and practical expertise to enable patients to take their medicines as prescribed and independently. You will provide medicines optimisation services to patients in their usual place of residence. This will include medicines reconciliation, clinical prioritisation for pharmacist review and providing medicines-related advice to professionals, staff and patients to help solve issues with adherence and the management of long-term conditions.
You will be working within multidisciplinary teams including prescribers, nurses, therapists and social care staff to support patients to manage medicines safely. You will work as part of a co-ordinated care team to deliver a high quality, person-centred medicines management and optimisation service.
Additionally, the wider team provides a clinical pharmacy service to Eastern Community Hospital intermediate-care inpatient units in Tiverton, Sidmouth and Exmouth. You will be trained to provide a medicines management service when cover is needed in the community hospitals to provide resilience in the service.
You must have excellent organisational and communication skills, with outstanding interpersonal skills. You must have an eye for detail, be a good problem solver and be able to prioritise your workload. The team will support you in this exciting opportunity for personal development. We will provide clinical in-house training and support to ensure effective use of our electronic prescribing and medical record system, EPIC.
You must be able to travel to meet the requirements of the role visit patient’s in usual place of residence.
Prior medicines management experience is desirable.
This role is suitable not only for technicians that already hold a Medicines Management Accreditation but also as a Band 4 to 5 progressive role for newly qualified technicians or technicians that are due to qualify in September 5 and are working towards their Medicines Management Accreditation.
If you believe you have the skills and experience necessary to fulfil this role we look forward to hearing from you.
Working Pattern Interview Date: Wednesday
For further information or for an informal discussion please contact: Kari-Anne Anderton, Community Services Locality Lead Pharmacist on / / /> Please note that the Job Description attached is awaiting the outcome of formal matching and therefore may be subject to change
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over, staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than, people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
13. National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
14. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
15. Car lease schemes.
16. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
17. Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.