Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9 - 5.30 with rostered weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 320-CDCS-3147-A
Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 18/02/2025 23:59 Interview date 04/03/2025
Pharmacy Technician (Ward Based Medicines Management)
Band 5
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Job overview
Are you looking for a rewarding new opportunity as a ward-based Medicine Management Technician? We welcome applications from newly qualified pharmacy technicians or from those who are due to qualify and register as a pharmacy technician shortly.
The Medicine Management technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacist and other members of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicants will rotate around the different speciality wards at the Royal Derby Hospital, these will include Oncology, Medicine, T&O, Surgery, Admissions and the Rehabilitation wards at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital allowing the applicant to gain a wealth of experience and knowledge.
Main duties of the job
The Medicine Management Technicians will provide a ward based Medicine Management and Optimisation Service, including medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and ensuring the quality, safety and timely supply of discharge prescriptions.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Ensuring the quality, accuracy and safety of prescribing in exciting clinical areas.
* Support the MDT, including pharmacist, doctors and nursing staff.
* Obtaining detailed and accurate medication histories from multiple sources and reconciling with the inpatient prescription and communicating any discrepancies.
* Communicating detailed information to patients & carers about drug doses, indications, side effects and efficacy.
* Liaising widely (e.g. CCG or GP staff, patients, carers etc) to ensure the timely availability of patient medication.
* Reviewing inpatient and discharge prescriptions to ensure appropriate prescribing and availability of medicines.
* Assessing Patients own Drugs for suitability for use in the Trust.
* Promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication.
* Help support quality, safety and timeliness of discharge and to facilitate effective communication of medication around admissions and discharges.
* Provides a safe and efficient supply of pharmaceutical products to patients. This may involve dispensing and final checking (ACT) of drug products and compliance aids.
Working for our organisation
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
* Registered Pharmacy Technician or due to qualify shortly
Experience
* Similar acute setting experience
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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