Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Key details
Location
Site: St James House
Address: Pendleton Way
Town: Salford
Postcode: M6 5FW
Major / Minor Region: Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Flexible working
Salary
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)
Specialty
Main area: Pharmacy Technicians
Job overview
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for making a difference and advancing clinical pharmacy services? If so, we have an exciting new role within our community-based pharmacy team at Salford.
Due to investment, an opportunity has arisen for TWO forward-thinking, proactive and driven Pharmacy Technicians to join Home First, supporting patients following discharge to have their medicines optimised and reach an appropriate level of independence.
You should have excellent communication skills, work well in a team and be able to manage your own workload. In addition to working alongside our Home First Pharmacist, you will have the full support of our friendly and dynamic community pharmacy team.
We are deeply committed to supporting your professional growth through tailored in-service training and leadership development opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, resilient, and skilled individual to make a meaningful impact.
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As a key member of the multidisciplinary Home First team:
* Gather information concerning patients' current medication/medical history
* Provide in-reach to the hospital to support discharges to community
* Carry out domiciliary visits to patients where appropriate
* Provide assessment of patients’ ability to manage their own medicines
* Produce MAR charts to support medicine administration by Home First care staff
* Provide medicine-related advice to patients, families and carers
* Liaise with other service providers to improve the transfer of care between care settings
* Participate in MDT meetings and participate in service development
* Carry out clinical audit collection.
The successful candidate must have access to a car and hold a valid driver’s license for work purposes. This post offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your technical and leadership skills, with the support of an experienced senior pharmacist, whilst contributing to a vital service.
Working for our organisation
The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent qualification
* Accuracy checking qualification
Registration
Essential criteria
* Current professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
* Significant post qualification experience in hospital, primary care and/or community services
* Evidence of ability to work independently and proactively with limited supervision.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in a hospital as a ward-based technician
* Experience of working in community primary care GP teams
* Experience of home visits
* Experience of training healthcare professionals/unqualified staff
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Grainne Lundrigan
Job title: Lead Pharmacist Community Services
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01612061050
Gillian Crawshaw, Pharmacy PA
Tel. 0161 206 1050
[email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Turnpike House
Eccles New Road
Salford
M50 1SW
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