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Job overview

This is a split role (50:50) between the Medicine Management Technician (MMT) and Specialist HIV. 

As a registered Pharmacy Technician, you will work with the HIV service and the MMT teams as well as the wider Multidisciplinary team (MDT) in both areas. Developments in the treatment of HIV have led to the introduction of a number of effective treatments while the role of MMT is expanding in diverse ways within NUH. You will be responsible for the provision of high-quality HIV homecare services and MMT by:

 1.     Supporting and developing the quality of patients’ pharmaceutical care within outpatient HIV services at NUH, through the provision of a professional and effective medicines management service

2.     Assisting with the registration and maintenance of the homecare service for patients living with HIV.

3.     Conducting adherence reviews, drug histories and medication switch counselling for outpatients living with HIV.

4.     Assisting in the education and training of multidisciplinary staff 

5.     To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holiday duties

• Shifted and bank holiday duties: To participate in departmental weekend, bank holiday and late duty working as required. At the time of advertising, the weekend rota encompasses 2 half-day shifts every 4/5 weeks at the city campus or 1 full day shift every 4 weeks at the QMC campus.  In addition, the post holder will participate in a system of flexible shifts to facilitate NUH pharmacy opening times.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

Main duties of the split job role (50:50)

·       Act as the primary contact for patients with queries or concerns regarding their medication supply. This may involve challenging situations in clinic, such as patients attending who have run out of medication.

·       Counsel patients on their medication and take accurate drug histories.

·       Have day-to-day contact with clinicians, specialist pharmacists, specialist nurses and clinic admin staff.

·       Responsible for ensuring patient information is stored responsibly and accurately

·       Support the resolution of stock and supply problems.

·       Help to provide education and training to pharmacy staff

Participate routinely in performing drug histories on designated wards as an MMT and provide ward cover when needed – the expectation of the ward role would be 50% per week 

Participate in weekend cover rota.

Please see the job description for further information.

Working for our organisation

What we offer:

Supportive and friendly teams, both within the Pharmacy and in the wider clinical MDT. 

Structured opportunities for training and development, both personal and professional

Utilisation of digital technology

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise. We have achieved a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. We are also at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures. As a teaching Trust, we have a strong relationship with our colleagues at the University of Nottingham and other universities across the East Midlands. We play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.