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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Services.
Band 5
Full time permanent contract:
We have an exciting opportunity to join the pharmacy Clinical Services Team at King's College NHS Trust. We are committed to providing exceptional patient care and cultivating a culture of continuous learning and general wellbeing. Our Clinical services team are hard working professionals who thrive on providing the best care and outcomes possible to our patients.
The post holder will support the delivery of a high-quality pharmacy service, under the direction of the line manager who will assess the ward based competencies of the post holder and ensure standardisation of activities. The post holder will be managed by the Lead Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician and provide a pharmacy technical link between the wards and pharmacy team, taking the lead in assessing and maintaining patient's own drugs and one-stop dispensing systems, supporting with discharge planning and patient counselling. They will be expected to pass in-house competency assessments.
Main duties of the job
* Maintain compliance with King's policies and procedures for Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians. Compliance will be monitored and assessed by the line manager.
* To maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused pharmacy services to wards in conjunction with clinical and patient services staff.
* To be the technical link person between wards and pharmacy, and to manage calls and requests as appropriate for the pharmacy team, via the Wifi phones.
* To manage and support the safe, accurate and timely supply of medicines to wards and clinics, and other areas as required, by managing the medication supply chain in conjunction with Pharmacy team members, Stores and Distribution staff.
* To adhere to and maintain quality standards and performance indicators for service developments implemented.
* To cover or to participate in dispensary services, as necessary. To cover other specialties, as and when necessary, as required by the Clinical Services team, to the same standard, in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures.
* To support the Pharmacy Clinical Services team in the development of the medicines management pharmacy technician service.
* Be able to accuracy check clinically screened dispensed prescriptions, according to policy.
* To be able to follow departmental SOPs and dispense medication accurately.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
* NVQ Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge [BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent] or equivalent.
* Registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement).
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of all regulations and legislation relevant to pharmacy, dispensary and clinical services.
* Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.
* Substantial post registration experience in hospital setting.
* Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff.
* Experience of delivery service to patients or the public.
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
* Be able to provide and receive complex information on medicines use, ward and dispensary services.
* Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients.
* Track record of successfully working within teams.
* Able to motivate self and use initiative.
* Be able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses.
* Be able to make sound judgments in relation to service provided or patient-specific issues.
* Be able to recognise own limitation.
* Be able to plan own activities on a day to day and ongoing basis.
* Problem solving skills.
* Be able to meet deadlines.
* Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively.
* Be able to work in a busy demand-led service with occasional exposure to verbal aggression from patients.
* Be able to organise the supervision of trainees.
* To possess highly developed physical skills in relation to accuracy.
* Able to participate in pharmacy 7-day service including the Late Duty, Weekend and Bank Holiday Service.
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* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust's criminal records checking policy.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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