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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here.
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview
Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
12 month fixed term contract / Secondment
The pharmacy department at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust (Queen Elizabeth Hospital site) have a maternity leave cover vacancy for a Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant to provide a patient-facing role from a ward-based setting.
Do you have significant hospital / community pharmacy experience and you're now looking for the next step in your career? This is an excellent opportunity to join our dedicated ward based clinical pharmacy team, striving for excellence and aiming to provide the highest standards of care for our patients, with the emphasis on reducing medicines waste, maximising ordering efficiency and creating better sustainability.
You will already hold the NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or be willing to undertake this qualification as an apprenticeship which includes a salary reduction for the duration of the apprenticeship.
Applicants should also be highly motivated, a good team player, willing to learn and have good communication skills. You will also need to have a good general education, GCSE Maths and English at grade C(4/5) or above (or equivalent).
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post
Main duties of the job
Please complete your application demonstrating your experience in line with the person specification and job description as failure to do so may lead to non-progression to the short listing stage of the process.
Part time or flexible working options will be considered, so we encourage you to contact us for more information.
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Summary:
• To work on designated wards and perform a range of pharmacy related duties in accordance with set procedures.
• To assist the Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians at ward level in providing a medicines management service to the wards.
• To reduce wastage of medicines by assisting with medication transfer within the trust.
• To be a point of contact for healthcare professionals and pharmacy staff on ward related issues.
• To participate in the dispensing of pharmaceuticals for in-patients and support ward dispensing initiatives.
• To ensure that clinical areas are adequately stocked with pharmaceuticals and according to departmental standards.
Key Result Areas & Performance:
Medicines Management
• To undertake extended roles at ward level including ward based dispensing of inpatients; discharges and controlled drugs according to the pharmacy department's policies and procedures, following a period of supervised practice.
• To check patients POD lockers on a daily basis, Removing any stopped or otherwise unwanted medications and identifying medicines that need ordering by the pharmacy technician/pharmacist. This will occur after a period of training and supervision.
• To support teams in any blister pack or compliance aid completion.
• To work in close partnership with the Band 2 Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant, acting as a role model in order to further develop the technical service?.
• To complete all necessary training to meet the standards required for working at ward level.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with members of the healthcare team and pharmacy team to support a seamless medicines management process.
• To be responsible for one's own time management to ensure that the medicines management service is supported effectively.
• Contact primary care sources e.g. GP surgeries, community pharmacies, etc. as requested by other members of the pharmacy team to send or receive information relating to medicines management, which will include the photocopying, filing and faxing of documents when necessary.
• Make decisions based on the relevant information to solve problems and refer where necessary to the appropriate pharmacist or medicines management technician any issues or queries related to the wards or dispensary.
• Participate in audits of the service including data collection under supervision.
• Assist in the transfer of medicines between wards and locating medicines that have been left behind when patients are transferred between wards, including patient's own drugs.
• Be responsible for the stock management for designated ward(s) via a regular top up service and work with the pharmacy team to ensure that stock lists are regularly reviewed and updated.
• To liaise with nursing staff to ensure controlled drug orders are placed early in the morning.
• Update and review ward stock lists on a three monthly basis in conjunction with the ward technician/pharmacist and ward manager.
• Dealing with problems associated with the ordering of stock and specials on behalf of the pharmacy team and refer where appropriate, liaising closely with pharmacy stores and procurement.
• To support the medicines management service by helping provide training for students or other staff on the roles and activities of the ward pharmacy team where appropriate.
• To carry out receptionist duties including, answering telephones, responding to bleeps, faxing and emailing.
• To maintain records and prescription files.
• To carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by the senior technician.
Partnerships
Communications and Relationships
Internal : To liaise with all members of the pharmacy team.
To liaise with other healthcare staff within the Trust.
With patients and their representatives.
External: As necessary for transferring information .e.g. GP's, community pharmacies and nursing and residential homes, patient's representatives or carers.
General
• To work in a customer focused manner with patients, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
• To participate in the rota for weekend and bank holiday service.
• To make a full contribution to the work of each section. It is particularly important to learn to contribute without having to be asked and to take pride in the overall performance of the team.
• To assist with the training of new members of staff within pharmacy related to key aspects of this job role.
• To undertake any duties as required per department objectives or under the discretion of the Director of Pharmacy.
• To achieve accreditation in specific units of the NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
• Willing to undertake in-house medicines management POD Assessment and Transcribing for Supply Course training.
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
* Maths and English GCSE (grade A to C) or equivalent
* Units of level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service skills in relevant areas of work (or willing to undertake) or equivalent
* Willing to undertake in-house training to deliver a limited patient medication counselling service
* Willing to undertake Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP)
* POD Assessment and Transcribing for Supply Course training
Experience
Essential criteria
* Appropriate experience working in a hospital pharmacy
* Experience of providing a top-up service
* Experience of following procedures
Desirable criteria
* Training & supervising of other junior members of staff
* Knowledge of a computerised ordering system
* Experience of participating in audits with data collection and collection
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* The role and purpose of a ward-based service
* Willing to undergo on the job training
* Able to identify & prioritise tasks
* Recognises own limitations
* Computer & keyboard skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Good communication skills, both verbal & written English
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability work without constant supervision and as a part of a team
* Able to work effectively under pressure
* Ability to remain standing for several hours
* Neat and tidy appearance
* Able to work Weekends and Bank Holidays
We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.
As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.
Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
* Job Description & Person Spec (PDF, 255.0KB)
* Working at LGT (PDF, 4.2MB)
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