Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Renal Services

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK health trust is seeking a Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join the renal pharmacy team. The role involves managing pharmacy services for renal and urology wards, ensuring effective medications management, and providing patient counseling. The successful candidate will work with a team of experts and help deliver comprehensive pharmacy services across North Central London. Opportunities for training and development are included.

Benefits

Generous benefits

Flexible hours

Next-level training opportunities

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate comprehensive medicines management skills.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is required.
• Experience in training and appraisal conducting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Organize the day-to-day pharmacy service for renal units.
• Monitor and develop pharmaceutical services for renal patients.
• Provide comprehensive medicines management and counseling.

Skills

Medicines management skills

Communication skills

Negotiation and conflict resolution

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Accredited checking technician

Tools

JAC Pharmacy Computer System

Microsoft software products

Job description

Band 5 Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Renal Services

There is a fantastic opportunity to join the renal pharmacy team at the Royal Free Hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for and organise the day-to-day provision of an efficient comprehensive pharmacy service to all renal and urology wards, renal outpatients and the four UCL Centre for Nephrology dialysis units and kidney care centres in north central London.

The post holder must demonstrate comprehensive medicines management skills, including medication history taking, near-patient dispensing, and facilitation of discharge planning with respect to medications and medication counselling.

Other responsibilities include to monitor, develop and deliver the technical elements of the pharmaceutical service for renal patients in accordance with objectives set by the Lead Pharmacist Renal Services. The specialist workload will comprise patients within the nephrology, dialysis and renal transplantation services.

Main duties of the job

The renal service at the Royal Free Hospital serves the North Central London sector covered by Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey PCTs, providing comprehensive services to nephrology, transplantation, and dialysis. We provide dialysis and chronic kidney care to more than 4000 patients and follow up more than 1400 with kidney transplants. The nephrology service has a national reputation in the management of renal tubular disorders, renal bone disease, nephro-urology and renal transplantation.

As part of the renal pharmacy team, you will be working alongside renowned experts in their field to help with the coordination and monitoring of medication supplies to a variety of renal services across North Central London. The post holder will also be expected to provide a comprehensive medicines management service as well as facilitate medication counselling to our patients.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3) or equivalent
• NVQ A1 workplace assessor award or working towards
• Accredited checking technician

Experience

Royal Free World Class Care Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

• Previous assessable experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy Computer System (or equivalent)
• Computer literate including Microsoft software products
• Previous assessable supervisory experience and experience in training
• Previous assessable experience in recruitment and selection of staff
• Conducting appraisals with feedback

Skills and Aptitudes

• Demonstrate ability to undertake an accurate drug history
• Demonstrates ability to plan, organize and deliver induction and competency based training
• Experience of negotiation, dealing with conflict and complaints
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates ability to numerate
• Demonstrates ability to counsel and give advice to patients and carers on medications
• Demonstrates ability to assess and train staff
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise and organise own workload and for staff managed
• Shows evidence of methodical working and good decision making skills
• Demonstrates ability to cope under pressure and deal with conflicting demands
• Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
• Demonstrates ability to implement new initiatives whilst maintaining departmental standards
• Demonstrates ability to work flexibly within the service to meet changing demands
• Excellent understanding of computerised systems of stock control management

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Ability to communicate complex, contentious and sensitive information effectively
• Ability to work alone and as part of the multi - disciplinary team
• Well motivated and ability to motivate others
• Enthusiastic and hard working
• Demonstrates good time management skills

Others

• Evidence of CPD which meet the requirements of the pharmacy regulator
• Able to participate in late duty, weekend working and on bank holidays as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£37,259 to £45,356 a yearper annum Inclusive of HCAS