Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician - Band 5 to 6 progression
Band 5
Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Evening and weekend working (rota))
Job ref: 392-RNOH-1050-B
Site: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Town: Stanmore
Salary: £34,521 - £50,697 per annum inclusive HCAs
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/04/2025 23:59
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression.
Job overview
This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join our department as a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician. We are seeking a Pharmacy Technician who is forward thinking and highly motivated in a developmental role and work as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician progressing to a Band 6 Pharmacy Technician on completion of the Level 4 Clinical Diploma. They must be committed to the delivery of a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service.
The post holder will join a team of specialist and generalist clinical pharmacists, medicines optimisation technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users. They will undertake a wide range of clinical pharmacy activities in addition to six monthly specialist rotations. These areas include and are not limited to: pre-operative assessment, spinal rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials, homecare, complex long-term bone and soft-tissue infection management as well as post-operative care and high dependency/critical care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Contribute to the Trust medicines optimisation agenda to ensure delivery of a safe, clinically and cost effective pharmacy service
* Undertake or willing to work towards Medicines Optimisation training
* Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient focused care and ensure a timely supply of medicines, utilisation of patients’ own medicines and medicines adherence training
* Participate in medicines optimisation, ward top-up and ward-based dispensing
* Provide dispensary-based patient services to inpatients and outpatients including clinical trials
* Complete or work towards working as an Accredited Pharmacy Checking Technician qualification
* Contribute to the education and training programme for all pharmacy and clinical staff
* Meet the department and Trust’s audit agenda and quality improvement objectives
* Undertake a course in Education and Training to facilitate learning
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in Pharmacy and member of the GPhC
* Completed or working towards Accredited Checking Technician
* Completed or towards a formal Medicines Optimisation Programme
* Mandatory professional CPD as defined by GPhC
* NVQ Assessor Training
* Other Education and Training qualifications
* Appropriate short management courses
* Working towards BTEC L4 Diploma
Experience
* A minimum of 2 years clinical pharmacy experience in an acute NHS Trust
* Experience in delivering training in clinical areas
* Working knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
* Experience of problem solving and negotiating with clinical and non-clinical staff
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Good ability to organise and prioritise work
* Experience of medicines counselling in inpatient/outpatient settings
* Ability to work both alone and as part of a team
* Good personal organisation and time management skills
* Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and offer a range of flexible working practices. Part-time and job share applications will be considered.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to RNOH transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.
The RNOH operates a Smoke-Free Policy. Smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s premises (including the grounds that those premises are sited on) or in any Trust owned vehicle.
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