We are looking for Pharmacy Technicians to join our friendly and enthusiastic clinical team in delivering great healthcare from great people. Base site will be discussed at interview. Current vacancy may be based at William Harvey or Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital depending on vacancies at the time of interview.
Working will be through the following rotations:
Surgery, Acute medical unit, and general and specialist medicine.
This post is suitable for newly qualified Pharmacy Technicians, those with a community pharmacy background, or those who do not have any Clinical Pharmacy experience as full training and support is provided to help develop your knowledge and skills.
Our Pharmacy department strives to deliver exceptional patient care with help from its dedicated Operational and Clinical teams.
We are a holistic team that recognises the contributions each of our team members makes and we actively encourage involvement in service development.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:
* Completing detailed lists of medications a patient was taking prior to admission and reconciling this with the medications prescribed on the chart.
* Evaluating suitability of patient's own drugs for use whilst in the hospital environment.
* Participating in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care.
* Counseling patients on new or changed medication to help promote compliance.
* Completing audits.
Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy environment is desirable but not essential as all training will be provided.
The post includes working shifts between 8am and 7pm including weekends and bank holidays.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council or soon to be registered with GPhC
* NVQ in Pharmacy Services level 3 with BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science as underpinning knowledge or equivalent.
* Accredited for final accuracy checking of prescriptions
* Medicines management accreditation or evidence of competence
Clinical skills and experience
* Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines
* Experience of counseling patients on medication
* Utilising electronic systems to access patient records
* Knowledge of JAC system for dispensing, ordering, stock maintenance etc
* Experience in hospital pharmacy
Governance
* Experience of participating in audits
* Experience of writing action plans
* Knowledge of audit cycles and experience of completing audits
Personal and professional attributes
* Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic
* Effective team player
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good analytical skills – able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources
* Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
* IT skills in word processing, database and spreadsheet packages
* Experience of training staff and giving feedback
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer-facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.
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