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Site: Harpenden Memorial Hospital
Town: Harpenden
Salary: £31,469 - £38,308 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities – further detail will be provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more granular detail.
The post holder will work in different localities in the Hertfordshire division in our trust as part of an integrated team to ensure patients in the Community Bedded Services have access to high quality clinical Medicines Management.
When in a non-patient facing role the post holder will ensure high standards are maintained within Community Health Services through the promotion of safe and secure handling and storage of medicines in accordance with local and national policy and medicines legislation to achieve best practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in different localities in the Hertfordshire division in our trust as part of an integrated team to ensure patients in the Community Bedded Services have access to high quality clinical Medicines Management.
When in a non-patient facing role the post holder will ensure high standards are maintained within Community Health Services through the promotion of safe and secure handling and storage of medicines in accordance with local and national policy and medicines legislation to achieve best practice.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
1. A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
2. Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
3. Flexible working options
4. Training, support and development in your career
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person specification
Education
1. Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Technician
2. BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services or equivalent
3. Practical experience (as evidenced by CPD)
4. Accreditation in PODs and Transcribing via HEE Medicines Optimisation Course
Experience
1. Extensive post-qualification hospital experience
2. Primary and Community Health experience
3. Experience of providing a ward based Clinical Pharmacy Service with good medicines management initiatives.
4. Experience of research and audit techniques
5. Experience of education and training
6. Experience in financial reporting
7. Experience of using ePACT
8. Experience in supervising a team/service.
9. Experience of managing staff
Knowledge
1. Understanding of the NHS and political climate
2. Knowledge of all regulations and legislation and good practice in relation to medicines, Controlled Drugs and FP10 Prescriptions
3. Sound knowledge of medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care
Skills
1. Excellent communicator – both verbal and written including presentation skills
2. Ability to provide and receive complex information on medicines use from a variety of settings.
3. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate and deal with complaints in the first instance.
4. Ability to carry out calculations related to medication doses and quantities for supply.
5. Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your applications on time to avoid disappointment.
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