Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
1. To be responsible for completing the medicine reconciliation process, assessing Patients Own Drugs (POD's), transcribing, and ordering of medicines as an accredited medicines optimisation pharmacy technician when necessary.
2. To support the implementation of self-administration by patients and/or carers where possible.
3. To support the management of the medication supply pathway including the efficient transfer of medicines between day units and wards.
4. Participate with patient counselling by undertaking specific accreditations in order to carry out counselling for oral chemotherapy.
5. To liaise with ward and pharmacy staff to resolve any technical queries or problems with patients, referring to ward pharmacist when required.
6. To liaise on drug-related issues with primary healthcare professionals, as appropriate for patients being discharged from hospital.
7. To participate in clinical audit and data collection including medicines safe & secure or other forms of research and development in collaboration with the sister/nurse in charge.
8. To complete the wards/units quarterly Controlled Drugs (CDs) audit, including balance transfers to new CD registers and checking of CD register balance with the physical stock, reporting any discrepancies in a timely manner.
9. To be involved in the training of new clinical pharmacy ward staff, pre-registration trainees, undergraduates, and peer reviews of existing medicine MMT's.
10. To support the patient medicine pathway by working closely with the pharmacy aseptic unit staff, stores and procurement, clinical trials and all other relevant pharmacy teams and act as a link between the day units and these pharmacy areas, ensuring that a seamless high-quality service is provided.
11. To undergo practice/educational supervisor training programme to provide supervision for less experienced staff and trainees.
12. To participate with all activities within the dispensary when required.
13. To work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) to undertake final accuracy checks on dispensed medicinal products.
14. Assist in the directing, supervising, and coordinating of the daily running of the dispensary according to standard operating procedures when necessary.
15. In conjunction with the Chief pharmacy technician - clinical services support with the review, development and implementation of operational procedures and policies.
16. Participate in reviews of work methods and contribute to the development of new processes and systems to minimise risk, and to ensure that services are improved continuously.
17. To actively report incidents/near misses, to mitigate future risks and when appropriate to support in the investigation of incidents, identify root cause and to establish plans to mitigate future risks, in a timely manner.
18. Assist with the recruitment and selection of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants when required.
19. To undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure a high level of competency in carrying out the tasks required and when appropriate to facilitate the CPD of other pharmacy staff.
20. To commit to flexible working patterns (late evenings, weekends & bank holidays) when required to meet the needs of the patients and service.
21. To carry out any other reasonable duty as requested.
22. Receive prescriptions from in and outpatient areas from nurses, HCA's, etc, checking the email prescription inbox twice daily and actioning the requests communicating with the OCCYP Daycare pharmacist and CYP medical/ANP prescribers to ensure completion of requests in a timely fashion.
23. Provide education and training for staff within the OCCYP Daycare and Outpatient services, to ensure appropriate counselling and knowledge of processes in the absence of pharmacy technician. Supporting the team by arranging education where needs identified in collaboration with the daycare pharmacist.
Person Specification
Education
Essential Criteria
1. Qualified Pharmacy Technician Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable Criteria
1. Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
2. Medicines Optimisation qualification (HEE LaSE) or equivalent
3. Practice Supervisor Course or equivalent
Experience
Essential Criteria
1. Significant work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
2. Awareness of training competency requirements for technical staff (Level 2 & 3)
3. Experience in training and supervision of trainees
Desirable Criteria
1. Experience of final checking complex prescriptions e.g., oncology, paediatrics
2. Experience of team leader or suitable management
3. Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
4. Oncology pharmacy experience
5. Experience of dealing with Children and Young People
Skills
Essential Criteria
1. Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload and work as part of a team.
2. Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
3. Quality-oriented; strives for continuous improvement.
4. Ability to be supportive and demonstrate empathy in appropriate situations.
5. Excellent customer service skills
6. Computer literate
7. Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of Our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to Download
1. Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 337.2KB)
2. Job Features Form (PDF, 144.6KB)
3. Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
4. Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)
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