Description
We are seeking a highly efficient and motivated Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team dedicated to improving our ward-based clinical pharmacy services.
The successful candidate will provide a highly efficient medicines management service to various wards within the Emergency, Acute, Medicine, Care of the Elderly, and Surgery departments. They will promote safe, efficient, and cost-effective use of medicines at ward level, support the provision and expansion of the medicines management pharmacy technician service across the trust, and assist in the induction, training, supervision, and support of new members of pharmacy staff.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing advice to patients, representatives, and healthcare professionals on medication issues to achieve the best outcomes for patients
- Participating in audits relating to medicines management
- Completing medicines reconciliations within a timely manner to meet NICE guidelines
- Assessing patients' own drugs (PODs) for suitability for use
- Ordering 'one-stop dispensing' medications in a timely manner to promote the dispensing for discharge scheme
- Final accuracy check clinically screened prescriptions for a minimum of eight hours per month in the main dispensary or on the satellite pharmacies to maintain the accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) competency
- Providing technical support to the satellite pharmacies and the main dispensary
- Being responsible for own Continuing Professional Development and training development
The post holder will be required to participate in weekend working and late duties as per rota. The salary for this post is £36,943 to £44,900 per annum, including HCAS.
Benefits:
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Permanent contract
- Part-time working pattern