Description
This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, dynamic, innovative Surgical Pharmacy team dedicated to providing high quality ward-based clinical pharmacy services.
You can expect to see interesting surgical patient admissions and work on acute surgical wards linked to a Major Trauma Centre.
The post-holder will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and high patient turnover. Surgical specialties include General (gastrointestinal), Bariatric, Vascular, Plastics, Orthopaedics, Major Trauma, Elderly surgical rehabilitation and Neurosurgery.
We are looking for someone with passion in this area of work in hospital pharmacy. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and a patient-focused pharmacy technician. You will work with the Surgical Pharmacy team to help implement, deliver and improve medicines management to surgical areas cross-site.
You will need good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. We need a friendly, approachable, adaptable individual willing to learn new skills and be committed to their CPD. You must be a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or undergoing registration. This is a full-time post and will be required to participate in the weekend working and late duties as per rota.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision of a high-quality patient-focused medicines management service to patients of the Trust.
- To help ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to patient needs.
- To support all pharmacists (including pre-registration trainees) in the provision of the service.
- To help audit the service against set standards and assist in the review of service provision.
- To ensure the safe reuse of patients' own medicines to optimise cost efficiency.
- To ensure the safe storage of medicines stored in patients' lockable cabinets.
- To provide medicines expenditure surveillance to ensure accurate and cost-effective use of medicines in the surgical directorates with the support of a senior surgical pharmacist.
- Provide training on medicines management to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff.
- To return medicines to pharmacy to reduce wastage and promote cost savings.
Benefits
- Career development
- Flexible working
- Wellbeing
- Staff recognition scheme
- Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities
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