# Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician

**Company**: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
**Location**: Ilford
**Salary**: £36943.00 to £44900.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a motivated and patient-focused Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate will support the delivery of high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across our inpatient wards.

The post holder will assist the Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technician in the provision of clinical pharmacy technical services to wards and departments. Key responsibilities include:

- Undertaking medicines reconciliation and accurate medication history taking

- Assessing and managing patients' own medicines to support safe and effective treatment

- Supporting medicines supply processes, including ordering and discharge planning

- Providing counselling and medicines-related advice to patients and carers

- Contributing to medicines optimisation initiatives and quality improvement projects

- Supporting audit, governance and assurance activities, including medicines security and controlled drug standards

- Delivering medicines management training and support to ward staff

The post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and includes participation in weekend and bank holiday rotas.

We offer a competitive salary range of £36,943 to £44,900 per annum.

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## Skills

### Required
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to counsel patients on their medicines
- Experience of being in a Medicines Management role
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a UK Pharmacy Technician
- Accredited checking technician

### Nice to have
- Qualifications to be NVQ Assessor / Educational Supervisor / Practice Supervisor
- Has completed a regional Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent
- Experience of working in a ward environment
- Audit / Improvement / project work
- Experience of using Careflow Medicines Management (CMM) / JAC / computer system
- Experience of using Cerner Millenium EPR/EPMA
- Experience of staff training and supervision

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