Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is seeking a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join their dynamic Pharmacy team. Your role will involve providing essential pharmacy services at ward level with a focus on patient care, medicine reconciliation, and counselling. Successful candidates will hold relevant qualifications and registration. Comprehensive training will be offered to enhance your skills and support your professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in ward based Medicines Management.
• Experience in patient counselling.

Responsibilities

• Provide a pharmacy service including assessment of Patient's Own Drugs.
• Conduct medicines reconciliation and supply of medicines.
• Participate in patient counselling and manage medicine-related queries.

Skills

Time management

Initiative

Patient counselling

Education

NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy services

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Technicians

Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Accreditation in Final Accuracy Checking

Accreditation in Medicines Optimisation

Job description

Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

The Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department is passionate about developing an excellent clinical pharmacy service and is looking for enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated technicians to join our team.

Due to recent developments of our Clinical Pharmacy Services, we are recruiting a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for aspirational, enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate individuals to develop and advance their careers within clinical patient-facing roles.

Main duties of the job

You will be a Pharmacy Technician professionally registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, organised, resourceful, have excellent time management skills and be able to demonstrate initiative to contribute to our rapidly growing team.

We welcome applications from community or candidates from other sectors of Pharmacy seeking new experiences or are keen to develop their skills in a different area of practice. We will provide full training and access to accredited courses that are approved against national frameworks.

Existing Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Management trained candidates are also welcome to apply; possession of these post qualification courses is desirable.

The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include assessment of Patient's Own Drugs (PODs), medicines reconciliation, supply and management of medicines and medicine counselling. A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." The Royal Berkshire Hospital Pharmacy Department is a friendly and progressive team, committed to supporting professional development of all its members.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will primarily be working at ward level providing a pharmacy service to include assessment of Patients Own Drugs (PODs), Medicines Reconciliation, Supply of medicines and counselling. A full and comprehensive training package will be provided.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy services or BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians & appropriate underpinning knowledge
• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Accredited in Final Accuracy Checking
• Accredited in Medicines Optimisation

Experience

• Experience or awareness of ward based Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician roles.
• Experience of patient counselling
• Experience of undertaking audit/project work
• Experience as an educational supervisor
• Post qualification experience as a professionally registered Pharmacy Technician

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.