Medicine Optimisation Technician

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join their team in critical care and theatres. The role involves dispensing medications, performing controlled drug checks, and ensuring high-quality medicines management. Candidates should have a registered pharmacy technician's qualification and at least one year of relevant experience. The position offers the potential for flexible working and participation in innovative practices.

Qualifications

• 1 year of pharmacy experience as a technician.
• Significant experience in a hospital pharmacy.
• Accredited Checking or Medicines Optimisation Accreditation completed.

Responsibilities

• Dispense for in-patient, out-patient, and patient discharge.
• Perform controlled drug stock checks and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure accuracy of work during all stages of dispensing.

Skills

Pharmacy Experience

Coaching or training skills

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician's GHPC

Pharmacy Technician Certificate

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacy technician with the potential and desire to develop through an exciting and varied role in Critical Care and Theatres.

Our pharmacy medicines optimisation teams provide near patient services such as medicines reconciliation, drug history taking and discharge facilitation. Critical care cares for the sickest patients in the trust and offers unique opportunities to challenge usual medicines management processes. Theatres is also a area of practice that offers new and exciting opportunities different to you would see on a standard ward. We are a dynamic department and have invested in new technologies such as electronic prescribing and robotics.

The post holder will cover both Critical Care and Theatres across RCHT and may need to be flexible to cover leave and sickness

There is also weekend working of one weekend day every 5 weeks with a day off in lieu.

Main duties of the job

To dispense for in-patient, out-patient and patient discharge, including oral cytotoxic medication and controlled drugs relevant to critical care and theatres.

To perform controlled drug stock checks and investigate discrepancies as required, reporting any unresolved deviations to you line manager.

Perform accurate drug histories and medicines reconciliations for critical unwell patients on the ICU and/or EPOC at RCHT.

To ensure accuracy of work during all stages of the dispensing process and to pass the Southwest dispensing accuracy assessment every 2 years

To ensure records and controls are correctly maintained using the pharmacy computer system and paper records and by following the Pharmacy Archive procedure.

Ensuring high quality medicines management across Critical Care and Theatres through regular checks and auditing of medicines storage including fridge and controlled medicines.

To work closely with the pharmacy stores team to ensure appropriate stock is available at point of patient care and levels are adjusted based on acuity of critical care and theatres.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician's GHPC.
• Pharmacy Technician Certificate through City & Guilds, Apothecaries Hall, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science
• Accredited Checking or Medicines Optimisation Accreditation (SWMIT standards) completed
• The second accreditation underway; either Accredited Checking Technician status or Medicines Optimisation (SWMIT standards).

Experience

• Significant experience in a hospital pharmacy

Skills

• 1 Years Pharmacy Experience as a Technician
• Coaching or training skills

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.