Medicine Management Technician

Derbyshirehealthcareft; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working where possible

Annual leave: 27 days + bank holidays;

Leave accrual to 29/33 days with long‑

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Maternity, paternity and adoption

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Employee assistance programme 24/7

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medicines Management Technician to join the Kingsway Hospital Derby pharmacy team. You will support safe, effective medicines management across inpatient wards and work with technicians, pharmacists and nursing leads to maintain governance standards.

The role offers professional development opportunities including NHS leadership programmes and accredited qualifications, with travel between sites covered and fixed days Monday/Tuesday/Friday

Qualifications

• Recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification or working towards
• Accredited Checking Technician Qualification or working towards
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a qualified technician or working towards

Responsibilities

• Medicine reconciliation and POD checking
• Leave and Discharge triage
• Discharge Medicines Service dashboard completion
• Patient counselling
• Inpatient top up and stock top up (adhoc)
• Accuracy checking of medicines
• Bank Holiday working when required

Skills

Accuracy

Attention to detail

Pressure handling

Education

NVQ Level 3

BTEC Pharmaceutical Science

GPhC registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Team at Kingsway Hospital.We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and highly motivated Medicines Management Technician to participate in the pharmacy department's safe, effective, and responsive pharmaceutical supply services to Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will play a key role in improving the quality of patient care through safe and effective medicines management.

In this role you will work closely with the technicians, pharmacists and nursing leads ensuring governance standards are maintained across our inpatient units. You will have the opportunity for professional development including NHS leadership programmes and accredited medicine management qualifications.

The base for this role with be Kingsway Hospital Derby,

Main duties of the job

Participate in supporting a high-quality medicine management service that is accurate, effective, efficient and safe to all wards.

Ensure all new Inpatient medicines are reconciled in line with national and local policies and medicines are ordered in a timely manner to patients within the Trust.

Provide medicines information and support to patients and carers to optimise treatment outcomes.

Ensure pharmacy audits are completed as per schedule and governance standards are always adhered to. Ensuring audit action plans are followed up.

Monitor and screen the leave and discharge triages for safe supply of medicines.

Completing a regular accuracy checking session within the pharmacy.

Independently travel between sites. Travel costs will be reimbursed.

The preferred working days are Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9am - 5.15pm.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service

Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

The role will include:

• Medicine reconciliation and checking of PODs
• Leave and Discharge Triage
• Completion of Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) dashboard
• Patient counselling
• Inpatient top up and stock top up (adhoc basis)
• Accuracy checking of medicines
• Bank Holiday working (one or two per year)

The pharmacy department promotes a culture of continuing education and development: applicants will be expected to aspire to further enhancing their own knowledge and skills.

This post will be based at Kingsway Hospital Derby.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Skills

• oRecognised Pharmacy Technician qualification (NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services plus under pinning knowledge from BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science, BTEC, City & Guilds or equivalent) or working towards
• oAccredited Checking Technician Qualification or working towards
• oRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a qualified technician or working towards

Skills

• oWorks to high level of accuracy
• oShow attention to detail.
• o Able to work under pressure to meet service deadlines

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.