Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Ealing; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks an experienced pharmacy technician to work within the medicines management team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. The role covers emergency, acute, medicine, elderly care and surgical wards, focusing on reconciliation, assessing patients’ own drugs and discharge dispensing.

ACPT competency is maintained with monthly final accuracy checks. Typical duties include training ward staff, audits, and providing technical support to satellite

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical science.
• Accredited medicines management course.
• ACPT accreditation required.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines management service to wards across emergency, acute, medicine, elderly care and surgery.
• Promote safe and cost-effective use of medicines at ward level.
• Support growth of the medicines management technician service across the Trust.
• Induct, train, supervise and support new pharmacy staff.
• Train healthcare staff on medicines management at ward level.
• Participate in medicines management audits.
• Complete medicines reconciliations promptly to NICE standards.
• Assess patients' own drugs for suitability for use.
• Order one stop dispensing medicines promptly for discharge.
• Carry out final accuracy checks on prescriptions to maintain ACPT competency.
• Advise patients, representatives and healthcare professionals on medication issues.
• Provide technical support to satellite pharmacies and main dispensary.
• Manage continuing professional development and training.

Skills

ACPT

GPhC registration

Medicines management

Education

NVQ level 3 / BTEC in pharmaceutical science

Accredited medicines management course

ACPT accreditation

Job description

This ward-based post sits in the medicines management pharmacy team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, covering emergency, acute, medicine, elderly care and surgical wards. The work centres on medicines reconciliation, assessing patients' own drugs and one stop dispensing for discharge, alongside training pharmacy and ward staff. It is full time, with weekend and late duties on a rota. Keeping accredited checking pharmacy technician status needs at least eight hours of final accuracy checking a month, and GPhC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Provide an efficient medicines management service to wards in emergency, acute, medicine, elderly care and surgery, promoting safe and cost-effective use of medicines at ward level
• Support the growth of the medicines management technician service across the Trust
• Help induct, train, supervise and support new pharmacy staff
• Train healthcare staff on medicines management at ward level
• Take part in medicines management audits
• Complete medicines reconciliations promptly to meet NICE standards
• Assess patients' own drugs for suitability for use
• Order one stop dispensing medicines promptly for the discharge scheme
• Carry out final accuracy checks on clinically screened prescriptions, at least eight hours a month in the main dispensary or satellite pharmacies, to keep ACPT competency
• Advise patients, representatives and healthcare professionals on all medication issues
• Provide technical support to the satellite pharmacies and main dispensary
• Manage own continuing professional development and training

What's required

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 and/or BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
• Accredited medicines management course
• Accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT)

Registration & licences

• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacy technician

Experience

• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Medicines management experience, including checking patients' own drugs, transcribing, medicines reconciliation and counselling

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of medicines management initiatives

Other

• Excellent written English
• Excellent verbal communication
• Ability to use initiative, negotiate and problem solve
• Able to work as part of a team and independently

Nice to have

• Knowledge of audits
• Staff management experienceChange management experience
• Management course