Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Management

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at an esteemed NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician. This exciting role at Barnet Hospital involves collaborating with healthcare professionals to provide top-notch Medicines Management services. You'll play a vital part in ensuring patient safety through accurate dispensing, medicines reconciliation, and training new staff. If you're enthusiastic, self-motivated, and possess excellent communication skills, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a real difference in patient care. Embrace the challenge and be part of a forward-thinking healthcare environment that values your contributions.

Qualifications

• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician with post qualification experience.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective Medicines Management at ward level.
• Support pharmacists in medicines reconciliation and patient counselling.

Skills

Communication Skills

Pharmaceutical Knowledge

Teamwork

Dispensing Accuracy

Conflict Resolution

Training and Induction

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3

Accredited Checking Technician (ACT)

Tools

JAC Pharmacy Computer System

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Management

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent: 1 in 6 weekend working commitment (Either Sat or Sun) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-RFL-6850718

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnet Hospital Town London Salary £34,521 - £41,956 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 02/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Management

This post is based on Barnet Hospital of the Royal Free Hospital Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and adaptable Pharmacy Technician with good communication and interpersonal skills to take on this challenging post. Your role will involve working with Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and other health care professionals on providing Medicines Management services at ward level.

The post holder will support the ward pharmacists to carry out medicines reconciliation for our newly admitted patients and the assessment of patients own drugs. You will support the day-to-day coordination of the satellite pharmacy by providing original pack dispensing, patient counselling and co-ordination of the supply of discharge medicines to our patients.

You will be an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) and a qualified Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician. You must have evidence of registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have good post qualification experience working as a Pharmacy Technician within an NHS Hospital Pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure that the Medicines Management is delivered in a safe, effective, economic, and timely manner. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all documentation and procedures are carried out in accordance with current legislation and guidelines.

Medicines Management will include supporting medicines optimisation at ward level. They will support the Pharmacy Technician Specialist (Medicines Management) in developing and maintaining the medicines management service at ward level. This will include the assessment of patients own drugs, medicines reconciliation, providing original pack dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines, top-ups, medicine returns and co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines which includes dispensing TTAs on the wards. The post holder will also support the induction and training of a range of staff, including (but not limited to) Pharmacy technicians, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) and Trainee Pharmacists (TPs).

Person specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 or equivalent
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) or willing to work toward this
• QCF A1 workplace assessor award or working towards this

Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

• Significant and demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
• Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy Computer System (or equivalent)
• Computer literate including Microsoft Office software products
• Ability and understanding of how to correctly and efficiently obtain accurate medication histories and contribute towards medicines reconciliation
• Previous assessable managerial/ supervisory experience and experience in training
• Previous assessable experience in recruitment and selection of staff

Skills and Aptitudes

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills (with patients and staff of all levels)
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Demonstrate proven ability to dispense accurately.
• Demonstrate proven ability to counsel and give advice to patients/carers on medications.
• Excellent understanding of computerised systems of stock control management
• Demonstrate ability to prioritise and organise own workload and for staff managed.
• Methodical methods of working and good decision - making skills
• Demonstrate ability to deal with conflict and complaints (with patients and staff of all levels)
• Demonstrate ability to plan, organise & deliver induction & competency based training.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.