Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services
Are you looking for an opportunity to elevate your technical and clinical knowledge across a range of services? Why not consider mental health?
If you are forward thinking, enthusiastic and self-motivated come and join our friendly Medicines Management Team.
Why choose us?
* Specialist services: we currently have opportunities across acute mental health services.
* Professional growth; support continuous learning and career development through our education and training department.
* Our supportive environment: The friendly and multiskilled team are here ready to support you on your journey.
* As a department we are embracing the Trust's ambition to digitally transform our services and have introduced new initiatives to support this.
We have posts available across our acute inpatient teams.
Shortlisting planned for: 18 November 2024
Interviews planned for: 27 November 2024 (subject to change)
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting patient care and assisting with medicines reconciliations and timely discharge processes. There will be an opportunity to assist nursing staff with medicines management, completing audits and providing training and education.
To maintain Pharmacy Technician competencies and to continue to develop your skills, there is a requirement to provide some support to our dispensary services on a rota basis.
There is a recruitment premium attached to the above posts. Successful candidates will receive a £2,000 payment on joining the Trust and an additional £2,000 on completion of the first year of employment. This recruitment payment must be paid back in full if the employee leaves the Trust within two years of starting.
Job responsibilities
1. To develop and maintain safe systems of medication supply to in-patient areas.
2. To liaise with ward staff regarding prescription interventions e.g., missing details, incorrectly prescribed dosages.
3. Fill in any adverse incident reporting paperwork to participate in the medicines management 7-day supply service including accuracy checking slots in the dispensary to ensure maintenance of competency in final accuracy checking.
4. Supply of compliance aids is a key element of this role, requiring accurate manipulation of pharmaceutical products.
5. To organise and supervise the work of pharmacy dispensers, assistants, and other technicians.
6. To assist the Specialist Pharmacy Technician Manager in the running of clinical trials and the maintenance of necessary records, in accordance with protocols.
7. To accurately and efficiently supply dispensed medication within Trust frameworks for inpatients, outpatients, and community patients.
8. Following successful demonstration of agreed medicines optimisation competencies, to complete the accurate drug history and support medicines reconciliation of patients' medication.
9. To maintain contemporaneous records on the appropriate clinical system.
10. Where appropriate, to be involved in the organisation of the supply and monitoring of medications to patients within the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent qualification with underpinning knowledge.
* Accredited Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification.
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
* Willingness to work towards BTEC/NVQ Level 4 Clinical Diploma.
* NVQ A1 workplace assessor (or willingness to work towards).
* Relevant medicines management qualification, or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience.
Knowledge/Experience
* Ability to train others.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
* Demonstrable experience of dispensing and accuracy checking medication.
* Experience of using electronic medicines management systems, including oversight of stock levels.
* Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance.
* Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self-development and CPD.
* Experience of working on wards.
* Experience of working within an NHS organisation.
* Experience of supervising staff within a technical area or pharmacy services.
* Knowledge of mental health and mental health medications.
* Experience in mental health.
Values
* Accountability.
* Support.
* High professional standards.
* Responsive to service users.
* Engaging leadership style.
* Transparency and honesty.
* Discreet.
* Change oriented.
Skills
* Team player but with the ability to work alone.
* Drive and enthusiasm.
* Self-motivated.
* Customer care and near patient contact skills.
* Basic IT skills.
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours.
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