An exciting opportunity is available in a newly created Team for an enthusiastic, proactive pharmacy technician to work directly with the Medication Safety Officer to support colleagues to ensure compliance with all aspects of medication safety.
The post holder will support the investigation and learning from medication related incidents, spreading good practice throughout the Pharmacy department and the wider Hospital trust.
The post holder will support Training and Education of all staff within the Pharmacy department, acting as subject matter expert or workplace training supervisor.
They will support medicines safety and clinical governance, working with all levels of the multidisciplinary teams both within Pharmacy and the wider Trust.
They will also be involved in audit and teaching of safe management of medicines at all levels.
The role will involve obtaining and reviewing information for investigations, analysing and identifying common themes to guide continual improvements in medication safety and to lead quality improvement using innovative ways of increasing staff engagement.
The post holder must have a keen interest in medication safety and will be an excellent communicator at all levels, with strong attention to detail.
Responsibilities include:
1. Work alongside the Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) to support the Trust with the safe use of medicines.
2. Assist the MSO to ensure complete and accurate reporting of medication incidents.
3. Work in collaboration with other health professionals to promote reporting of and learning from medication error incidents in the Trust.
4. Support Training and Education of all staff within the Pharmacy department, acting as subject matter expert or workplace training supervisor.
5. Work with the MSO to implement and monitor action plans to ensure that lessons learnt from medicines incidents have resulted in the implementation of improved procedures across the Trust.
6. Assist in the coordination of Medicines Management audits in conjunction with the Clinical Effectiveness Team and the MSO.
7. Assist the MSO to respond to requests for information on medication error and incidents reports.
8. Contribute to relevant pharmacy and medicines optimisation bulletins to promote medicines safety, effective prescribing, and best practice in medicines management.
9. Assist the MSO with investigations into medication incidents as required.
10. When required, deputise for the MSO, and attend and contribute to relevant Trust meetings.
11. Inform the MSO of the identification of any significant high-risk processes or incidents within Medicines Management.
12. The post holder will demonstrate competence in dispensing, checking and other relevant pharmacy activities before undertaking medication safety and governance functions under the management of the Medication Safety Officer and in collaboration with the Lead Nurse, Medicines Management, and Specialist Nurse, Medicines Management.
As a registered Pharmacy Technician, the post holder will be expected to work within the professional standards of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Please contact us if you are interested in this exciting opportunity.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Peckett Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician Email address: sarah.peckett@cht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01422224295
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