Band 5 Intermediate Care Pharmacy technician

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician to support Intermediate Care Pharmacy across Birmingham.

You will perform Level 2 medicines reconciliation, assess patients' medications and provide discharge counselling, travelling between sites as required to ensure safe medicines use in multiple settings.

Qualifikationen

• GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician status required.
• Able to travel between Birmingham sites to support Intermediate Care Units.
• Experience in medicines reconciliation and discharge planning preferred.
• Experience in intermediate care settings is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Perform Level 2 medicines reconciliation across units.
• Assess patients' own medicines and self-medication suitability.
• Provide discharge counselling and medication information to patients and carers.
• Act as Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) in dispensary and on units.
• Support medicines optimisation and transfer of care from other providers.

Kenntnisse

Pharmacy technician

Medicines reconciliation

Discharge counselling

Transfer of care

Ausbildung

GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician

Jobbeschreibung

The post holder will primarily work across the Intermediate Care Units, alongside the clinical pharmacists. Our units are located across Birmingham, so the ability to travel between sites is essential.

Duties will include Level 2 medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients' own medicines, self-medication assessments and discharge counselling. The post holder will also practise as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT), both in the dispensary and on the units, checking rewritten medication charts to confirm that they have been transcribed correctly.

Participating in audit and training of pharmacy and nursing staff, along with development of training documentation and Standard operating procedures., Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delivers high-quality community and specialist healthcare services across Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Our Pharmacy Service plays a vital role in supporting safe, effective and patient-centred medicines use across a variety of settings, including community hospitals, intermediate care services and patients' homes.

We are committed to developing our workforce and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration. You will work alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams and have access to a range of learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth.

As an inclusive employer, BCHC values diversity, promotes equality of opportunity and is dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of all staff. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to contribute to delivering excellent patient care.

Are you a proactive, self-motivated pharmacy technician who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care? BCHC is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician to join our Intermediate Care Pharmacy Team.

The post holder will have the opportunity to support the development and delivery of the team's medicines optimisation programme, helping to provide the highest quality of care for our patients. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support the management of medicines during transfers of care from other providers and contribute to systems that promote safer prescribing and the safe and secure handling of medicines.

A thorough understanding of medicines management and medicines reconciliation following transfers between care settings is essential. You must be able to resolve identified issues and communicate effectively with patients, families and other healthcare professionals.