Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in East Midlands is seeking an enthusiastic Medicines Management Technician to join their Pharmacy Team. The role includes ensuring safe pharmaceutical supply services, supporting patient care, and participating in ongoing education. Qualifications include a BTEC Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science and NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services. Flexible working and various benefits are offered.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• Recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification or working towards.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a qualified technician.
• Accredited Checking qualification or evidence of Hospital in-house validations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in supporting a high-quality medicine management service.
• Ensure all new Inpatient medicines are reconciled timely.
• Provide medicines information and support to patients.
• Monitor and screen leave and discharge triages.
• Complete regular accuracy checking sessions within the pharmacy.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Experience in counselling patients

Knowledge of EMIS

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BTEC Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science

NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

Computer packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

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

We have recently opened a new purpose built mental health facility on the Kingsway site and this is a new additional post to our already established team of Medicine Management Technicians.

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 all pharmacy audits are completed as per schedule and governance standards are always adhered to. Ensuring all 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.

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 LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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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
• 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

You will have a BTEC Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science alongside NVQ level 3 Pharmaceutical skills qualification or equivalent.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification (NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services plus under pinning knowledge from BTEC) or working towards
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a qualified technician or obtaining
• Accredited Checking qualification or evidence of Hospital in house validations

Skills

• Demonstrate competence in using computer packages, word, excel, powerpoint, internet & email
• Interpersonal skills, work unsupervised/part of a team/motivated to work on own
• High level of Accuracy/attention to detail
• Able to logically solve problems
• Able to work flexibly within a team
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to logically resolved problems relating to staffing, medicines & IT
• Knowledge of EMIS
• Experience of Counselling patients
• Experience of Traning

Experience

• Current and up to date pharmacy experience including dispensing, medicine management, pharmacy audits and ward services
• Good understanding of data protection
• Familiarity with drug names and basic clinical information
• Experience of working in mental health
• Knowledge of NHS

Trust Values

• People first, Do your best, Value & Respect

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.

Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician - South