IPOCH Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team within the Integrated Placement of Care Hub. In this innovative role, you will support direct patient care, enhance medication management, and collaborate with various healthcare professionals to ensure patient-centered community care. This position offers a unique chance to develop your skills while making a significant impact on patient outcomes within the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership. Join a recognized organization committed to workforce health and wellbeing, and be part of a team that truly makes a difference in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Possess knowledge and skills for safe medicines management.
• Registered pharmacy technician with accuracy checking experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out medicines assessments in patients’ homes.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals for patient-centered care.
• Support hospital discharge processes for safe medication administration.

Skills

Medicines Management

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Pharmacy Technician Registration

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician Qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge? Do you have innovative ideas and seek the right team to make a positive impact? Are you interested in joining a multi-disciplinary team where you can develop new skills and teach others?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacy technician to join our Integrated Placement of Care Hub (IPOCH) in a new pharmacy role supporting direct patient care within the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

The IPOCH service has expanded rapidly, supporting discharge services including hospital discharge, transfer of care, home care, and community bed-based services. This team plays a key role in facilitating hospital flow and providing admission avoidance support across the community.

The post holder will possess a range of knowledge and skills to support safe medicines management within the IPOCH team. This role requires enthusiasm, self-motivation, and a commitment to developing a new pharmacy role that enhances pharmaceutical care across health and social care boundaries, fostering excellent communication between primary and secondary care teams.

The post holder will support high-quality care for patients at home requiring medication support via the IPOCH General Nursing Assistant (GNA) service. They will work across all CCICP locations to review medications in patients' homes. The candidate must be a registered pharmacy technician and act as an accuracy checker for dispensed prescriptions following Trust procedures.

The Post Holder Will:

1. Carry out medicines assessments in patients’ homes, involving patients, their representatives, or other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
2. Collaborate with health and social care professionals across primary and secondary care to deliver patient-centered community care, ensuring medication support needs are met.
3. Support hospital discharge processes by following up on patients identified with medication support needs to ensure safe medication administration at home, especially for those with long-term conditions.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include emergency and planned care, cardiac, critical care, maternity, child health, and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital, Victoria Infirmary, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre.

The Trust employs over 5,100 staff across 26 medical centres and schools through the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, which provides a wide range of community services.

Recognized nationally, 92% of our staff in 2020 felt their roles made a difference to patients. We are committed to workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

For more information about why you should join CCICP, watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CepGhzB1AWs

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Calvin Chan, Divisional Pharmacist CCICP, Email: [e-mail], Phone: [phone]
• Sarah Newton, IPOCH Lead Pharmacy Technician, Phone: [phone]