Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 470-24-0090-CJW
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/12/2024
Employer heading
Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified Pharmacy Technicians, to further their careers in our well-established Medicines Reconciliation team.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about medicines, how they are managed by patients, who would like to help provide patients with valuable knowledge and understanding to ensure safe and effective use of medicines, have a rewarding job role.
You will be part of a fantastic team working to improve medicines optimisation and to ensure that our Pharmacy and Medicines Management service continue to consistently meet the needs of our patients’ and users.
Full Time/Part Time Position available
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The following are essential: NVQ level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent and are registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
You should have evidence of extended scope of practice, working towards or agreement to undertake the requirements of this post e.g. Accreditation in Medicines Management including counselling skills and Final Accuracy Checking.
As part of an experienced technician team both at St. Mary’s and at Mountbatten Hospice you will be involved in medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, management of patient’s own drugs, advice and information to patients and ward staff, management of inpatient supplies of medication and support discharge at ward level. You will also be expected to take on additional roles and responsibilities such as working within the Care Co-ordination Centre where a technician makes follow up calls from the Medicine Helpline and following up Motive referrals, whilst also manning the phone for any incoming calls, SAM scheme, antimicrobial stewardship, Mental Health, and Hospice rotations working under a service level agreement (SLA), and an educational role.
Knowledge of the JAC EPMA computer system and Pharmacy automation systems is desirable. Excellent practical problem solving and prioritisation skills, and an ability to deal with all types of people and able to deal with pressured deadlines linked to bed pressures within the hospital are essential.
Applicants without the required experience / qualifications to meet the Band 5 position may be appointed at a training level and expected to achieve the qualifications and experience required to enable progression within approximately 12 months of appointment.
As well as a comprehensive in-house training programme, you will be supported in attending the ACPT and medicines management courses run by the regional training centre.
Undertake routine Medicine Management duties; this includes accurate reconciliation of patients medication histories, ensure supplies of medicines are obtained in a timely manner, assessing patients’ own drugs for continued use during inpatient stay and the preparation and counselling of medicines for discharge. This includes participation in the Medicines Helpline Service, SAM scheme and antimicrobial stewardship.
Provide technical pharmaceutical support in the dispensary, dispensing medicines in a safe, accurate and timely manner for in-patients and out-patients and providing counselling and advice on medicines to patients, relatives or carers.
Undertake routine Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) duties; perform final technical accuracy checks on in-patient, discharge and out-patient prescriptions that have been clinically screened by a pharmacist.
Undertake additional roles and responsibilities designated by the lead ward technician over and above the essential criteria for a band 5 technician.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 Pharmacy Services and BTEC L3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
- Commitment to undertake accredited development programmes.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of CPD.
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Good time management.
- Assertiveness.
- Decision Making.
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Flexibility.
- Shows initiative, common sense, motivation, and commitment.
- Shows commitment to personal development.
- Professionalism.
- Understanding/ compassion.
Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise work.
- Ability to work effectively and accurately under pressure.
- Able to work independently and in a team.
- Team worker able to relate to all grades of staff.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication and listening skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Ward
- Job title
- Lead Ward Services Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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