Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Neurodiversity Service

Alder Hey Children'S Nhs Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Hey in the park is a world-leading paediatric hospital recognised for excellence in cancer, cardiac, spinal and brain care. We are recruiting specialist medicines management technicians to support the neurodiversity service and ward teams, ensuring safe medicines use for children.

You must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC and hold qualifications in pharmacy services. The role involves direct patient interaction on inpatient wards, with opportunities to train staff and

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services and a BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science.
• Level 4 or equivalent dispensary accuracy checking qualification.
• Experience supervising pharmacy technicians and assistants.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, efficient, accurate pharmacy service to neurodiversity and ward patients as needed.
• Support the Lead pharmacist for Developmental Paediatrics and Senior Technician in safe, cost-effective medicines use.
• Complete medicines reconciliation for inpatients and ward patients.
• Safely dispense and issue prescriptions to patients.
• Provide drug stock supplies to wards and departments using available systems.
• Review and supply medicines to patients on discharge from hospital.
• Carry out final accuracy checks of clinically screened prescriptions.
• Advise patients and carers on medicines usage and supply.
• Support department training for technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and assistants.
• Review and maintain medicines lists and SOPs with the team.
• Assist in audit workstreams and project initiatives.
• Assist in medication-related documentation and patient information materials.
• Coordinate with community pharmacies on prescription issues.
• Provide education sessions and workshops for ND team and patient groups.
• Develop and maintain safety alerts related to ND medicines.
• Support in ensuring stock control and cost-effective procurement.
• Liaise with PCO to inform patients of prescription pathways and improve communication.
• Provide ad hoc cover for the Main Pharmacy service as required.

Job description

Job summary

Alder Hey in the park is one of the world's leading children's hospitals recognised as a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, cardiac, spinal and brain disease, providing specialist treatment for children in the UK and from around the world.

We are recruiting specialist medicines management technicians to work with the lead pharmacist for developmental paediatrics and senior technician to assist in the cost effective and safe use of medicines in the neurodiversity service As service requires it you will also assist the ward based medicines management team We are seeking registered pharmacy technicians with a desire to provide fundamental patient focused pharmacy services. You need to be methodical, work accurately and be passionate about upholding Trust values in order to provide the best possible service. This role involves working directly with patients, families and multi-disciplinary teams on inpatient wards as a medicines management technician also supporting inpatient, outpatient when required.

Applicants should only apply if they are registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council with a BTEC National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent and/or a QCF level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognised competency based training. Also with a level 4 or equivalent dispensary accuracy checking qualification.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for providing a safe, efficient, and accurate pharmacy service to neurodiversity and ward service as needed

• To support the Lead pharmacist for Developmental Paediatrics and Senior Technician in the delivery of safe and cost effective medicines use to the neurodiversity (ND) service
• Complete medicines reconciliation for patients accurately and safely under the care of ND service as well as those on wards
• To safely dispense and issue prescriptions to patients.
• To provide drug stock supplies to wards and departments using the automated drug storage systems where available.
• To review and supply medicines to patients on discharge from hospital
• To carry out final accuracy checks of clinically screened prescriptions dispensed by others as part of maintaining competency
• To provide complex information and advice to patients and carers on the use and supply of their medicines.
• To support and deliver departmental training packages to student pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians, Pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy assistants.

About us

Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a stand alone paediatric hospital located on the outskirts of Liverpool with a national reputation for excellence. A brilliant team of pharmacist and technicians provide pharmacy services to a wide range of paediatric surgical and medical specialties. The pharmacy teams are innovative, caring and compassionate and work well together.

We are committed to staff development and value our Technician's dedication and hard work.

Job responsibilities

Community Division:

• 1. Responsible for reviewing and closing medicines related incidents that do not require clinical input
• 2. Monitor incident trends and generate reports for divisional governance under supervision of Senior Technician
• 3. Carry out pill school clinics under the direction of Lead Pharmacist and Senior Technician
• 4. Support the senior technician in medicines initialisation clinic counselling session
• 5. Supporting prescription management team with the queries escalating to clinical staff when required
• 6. Working closely with PCO to inform patients of prescription pathway and improve communication
• 7. Maintain data analytics of prescriptions
• 8. Liaising with community pharmacies around prescription issues
• 9. Supporting admin team in phone queries relating to prescriptions escalating to clinical staff when required
• 10. Under the supervision of senior technician develop and run medication workshops for ND team and patients/parent groups
• 11. Support in developing and maintaining RPA process for repeat prescriptions
• 12. Stock updates and gather information on new drug availability based on cost and clinical effectiveness
• 13. Support with patient information development with the Lead Pharmacist and Senior Technician
• 14. Support with SOP development with the Lead Pharmacist and Senior Technician
• 15. Support the lead pharmacist and senior technician with the agreed audit workstreams
• 16. Support in maintaining Prescription list for nurses
• 17. With the Senior Technician generate appropriate safety alerts related to medicines used within the ND service
• 18. Support in admin training for medication related documentation

Main Pharmacy service

Please see JD for further details. Post holder will be mainly based in ND service and will only have to provide ad hoc cover to help maintain competencies

Person Specification

Proof of registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services & BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science
• Registered with the Pharmaceutical Council
• Level 4/Equivalent dispensary accuracy checking qualification
• Demonstrated experience of supervising pharmacy technicians and assistants
• Previous experience of 'Near Patient Pharmacy' and POD's
• Good understanding of the job description and expectations of the role
• Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with patients and staff
• Ability to work effectively within various teams and alone.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems
• Good working knowledge of safe dispensing practices and responsible attitude to quality and accuracy

Desirable

• Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy setting
• Ability to adapt to different computer packages
• Pro-active approach to the extended roles for technicians
• NPP ward-based / Medicines Reconciliation training
• Demonstrated experience of maintaining stock control systems
• Previous experience of completing department projects and audits
• Experience of counselling patients about their medicines and understanding potential side effects

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.

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