Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious NHS Trust in the heart of London as a Pharmacy Technician, where you can thrive in a supportive environment that values your growth. This role offers the chance to enhance your pharmaceutical expertise while collaborating with a dedicated team of healthcare professionals. With a focus on patient-centered care, you will engage in vital tasks such as patient consultations and medicines management, all while enjoying a fantastic work-life balance. Benefit from career development opportunities and flexible working arrangements that cater to your needs. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Career Development

Flexible Working

Wellbeing Programs

Staff Recognition Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Car Lease Schemes

Season Ticket Loan

Membership Options for Leisure Facilities

Qualifications

• Must be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in UK hospital pharmacy and patient consultations required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, patient-focused medicine management services.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and deliver teaching on medicines.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Patient Consultations

Organizational Skills

Leadership Skills

Pharmacy Knowledge

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

ACPT Qualification

Tools

JAC Pharmacy System

Electronic Prescribing Systems (e.g., Cerner)

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Are you a GPhC registered qualified Pharmacy Technician looking to work within a renowned Trust in the heart of London?

Would you like to work within a welcoming and friendly team that will ensure you get the support and developmental opportunities that you need to progress your career?

If you answered yes to all the above questions, we are looking for your skills! Whether you are newly qualified or well established, we want to hear from you!

We are actively seeking Pharmacy Technicians to join our fantastic team, within Admissions, Haematology, Hepatology, Clinical which are based at CXH/HH/SMH. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that our patients get the best possible pharmaceutical care.

You will be part of a team that provides a high quality, patient focused medicine management service to the wards. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including doctors, nurses, occupational therapists. Undertake patient consultations, medicines reconciliations and medicines adherence assessments. Deliver teaching on medicines management to a wide range of healthcare professionals and much more.

You will not only be given the opportunity to explore and enhance your pharmaceutical expertise, but you will also be learning and developing your management, training and leadership skills to progress to a higher banding all whilst being supported by our incredible team!

Main duties of the job

We offer a fantastic work life balance within our teams, meaning you only work 1 in every 5 weekends!

Let us know in your application if any specific area appeals to you and we will be in touch to discuss opportunities.

Our Pharmacy department is massive, with over 300 staff working across St Mary’s, Charing Cross, and Hammersmith Hospitals – each site offering a wealth of opportunities for any Pharmacy Technician looking to expand their career!

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician)

• Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM) / Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification (or willing to undergo accreditation)
• Accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) or willing to undergo accreditation

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and relevant underpinning knowledge (BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science) or equivalent
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC
• ACPT or recognised accredited pharmacy technician checking qualification (or to be achieved within 12 months of commencement)
• Qualified NVQ assessor
• LPE&T pharmacy technician self-development scheme stage 2 or equivalent

Experience

• Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy Experience of pharmacy computer systems Experience of audit
• Experience of working as a ward based-technician
• Experience of JAC pharmacy system
• Experience of using electronic prescribing systems e.g. Cerner
• Experience of training others

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience of providing patient consultations with regard to medications
• Excellent ability to organise and prioritise work
• Good knowledge of main roles and practice of pharmacy staff
• Leadership and delegation skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.