University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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. The successful applicant will have experience in medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and medicines management functions with a passion for creativity and innovation. Particularly key to the role will be multi-disciplinary engagement. We are looking for a progressive and proactive pharmacy technician with strong problem-solving skills. Applicants must be self-motivated and organised, able to work effectively alone and as part of a team, and contribute to the process of service development and innovation.
Main duties of the job
* Improve the quality of patient care by providing an efficient medicines management service, including drug history taking, facilitation of the use of patient's own drugs, one-stop dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines, and discharge co-ordination.
* Provide a range of clinical and ward services under the direction of the CMG lead Pharmacist and participate in dispensary-based duties as needed.
* Act as a line manager for allocated staff, ensuring all aspects of performance, attendance, training, and appraisal are addressed per Trust Policy.
* Carry out the three-monthly checks of controlled drugs in clinical areas in accordance with the Leicestershire Medicines Code.
* Ensure that medicines, including Controlled Drugs, returned to pharmacy from wards are either returned to stock or disposed of as per current procedures.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:
* High-quality care for all
* A great place to work
* Partnerships for impact
* Research and education excellence
We will embed health equality in all we do, taking active steps to reduce avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values:
* Compassionate
* Proud
* Inclusive
* One team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Job responsibilities
* Coordinate medicines supply activity at ward level and provide effective communication with central dispensaries.
* Be responsible for the supply of items for one-stop dispensing (once clinically checked by pharmacist), including generating the order, dispensing, and placing in the patient's bedside medicine cabinet.
* Ensure all patients' medication is transferred to the correct ward with the correct patient as necessary.
* Maintain up-to-date handover sheets to ensure effective communication with other pharmacy staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Accuracy Checker
Registration
* Registered on the GPhC Pharmacy Technician Register
Experience
* Hospital Experience
* Working on wards
* Patient Counselling
* Training of Staff
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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