Main area: Pharmacy Clinical
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and lates duty pro rata)
Job ref: 271-CCS-7020552
Employer: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Great Ormond Street Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 Inclusive per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/03/2025 23:59
Band 6
Job overview
We are thrilled to be able to advertise for a Band 6 Medicines Management Technician (MMT) to support our growing Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplant Services.
If you are enthusiastic, clinically focused on providing optimal specialised Pharmaceutical Care and passionate about ensuring safe and cost-effective treatment for patients, we are looking for you!
The role will be supporting to develop and deliver a comprehensive medicines management service while working with a strong multidisciplinary team. Excellent leadership and management skills are required to plan and support the MMT Team and identify new and innovative roles to maximise the potential of the Pharmacy workforce.
This role requires a Pharmacy Technician who can take responsibility and accountability for the Pharmacy MMT Team within Haem/Onc/BMT and potentially wider in the department. This role will include defining the MMT Service with clear measurable metrics, managing the day-to-day service alongside the Directorate Lead Pharmacist Team, managing and developing SOPs and guidelines and supporting the education and training requirements of the MMT Team.
Main duties of the job
This role includes regular patient facing ward based MMT commitments, these duties include:
* Assessing patient's own medicines
* Electronic ordering of medicines
* Confirming complex medication histories with patients
* Counselling patients about new medicines
* Liaising with Clinical Pharmacists, multidisciplinary team (MDT) members, and primary care colleagues
* Assisting ward staff in the safe use of medicines
* Ward controlled drug checks and returns
Working for our organisation
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Combined Values
* Combined Values
* NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services with underpinning knowledge provided by the BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or other recognised Pharmacy Technician Qualification meeting requirements for registration with the GPhC
* Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Mandatory CPD/ Revalidation activities as required by the GPhC
* Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM) or HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) qualification
Experience/Knowledge
* Experience of hospital pharmacy and working in a wardbased medicines management role
* Experience of training and supervising staff
* Experience of audit and research work
* Experience of counselling patients and their carers on medicines
* Experience of writing SOP’s or guidelines
* Experience in working with EPIC EPR System
Skills/Abilities
* Be able to provide and receive complex information on medicines use both on the wards and within the dispensary
* Be able to communicate effectively and accurately in both verbal and written formats with staff, patients and their carers
* Track record of successfully working within teams
* Able to manage time and outcomes effectively
* Be able to meet deadlines
* Methodical and ability to dispense accurately
* Flexible in responding to the demands of the service
* Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
* Ability to plan and deliver training
Please be advised that:
The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Name: Rebecca ONeill
Job title: Senior Specialist Pharmacist
Email address: Rebecca.O'Neill@gosh.nhs.uk
Additional information: If you are interested and feel you are the person we are looking for and would like an informal chat or visit to the department, please contact: Bhumik Patel via email: Bhumik.Patel@gosh.nhs.uk
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