East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for qualified, registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our pharmacy team. You will be working clinically at ward level, within the dispensary, and will be required to support our 7-day pharmacy service (on a rota basis) for the Ipswich site.
For Band 5, you will have an Accredited Checking Technician qualification and Medicines Reconciliation (or started) and relevant experience. If these are not held, the position will be considered as a developmental role to start in a Band 4 while you are supported in completing the required skills and competencies (length of development will be determined on past experience and completion of the Self Led Education and Development Scheme (SLEDS) training programme). Previous experience, qualification, and accreditations will be considered.
To provide a high-quality service to our patients, you will be a team player with the ability to work flexibly, react positively to change, and know the limitations of the role. You will communicate effectively with patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision, and complete tasks accurately to set deadlines.
We welcome calls to find out more information. Tours of the department available upon request.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake pharmacy duties as dictated by management, including supporting Medicines Management and Optimisation on the wards and in the Dispensary.
2. End-check on prescriptions previously validated by a pharmacist (ACPT).
3. Support the ward-based clinical pharmacy team by assessing Patients Own Drugs (PODs) for suitability of use, discussing future supply with patient/care provider, and ordering required medicines from Pharmacy.
4. Transcribing medicine requirements from drug charts onto a ward pharmacy sheet.
5. Undertake Medicines Reconciliation (having completed accredited training course), checking patient medication history, comparing with prescribed medications on the in-patient prescription chart.
6. Counsel patients or carers (having completed in-house or accredited training) including those with complex medication regimens, medication compliance concerns, and communication barriers such as disabilities, confusion, or deliberate non-compliance.
7. Complete re-validation Continuing Professional Development requirements and maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
8. Proactively support senior pharmacy colleagues to ensure that all relevant dispensary or ward issues are highlighted to all appropriate departmental staff.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Hospital pharmacy and clinical ward-based work
* Experience of supervising other staff
* Work flow/staff coordination
* Working well within a team
* Training and supporting students and staff
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and a wide range of Trust staff at different levels of authority
* Pharmaceutical dispensing and stock control
* Reflection and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
* Trust expected values and behaviours (OAK)
Qualifications
* Certificate of higher education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or C&G/NVQ3/BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences/pharmacy services.
* Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
* Nationally recognised Accredited Checking Technician (ACT)
* Nationally recognised Medicines Management
* Nationally recognised Medicines Reconciliation
* Patient Counselling
* Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT) (or working towards)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
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