Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician –Rehabilitation services

CNWL; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join their dedicated pharmacy team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your clinical skills while providing essential care in a supportive environment. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring safe and effective medication management for patients, particularly in rehabilitation and elderly care settings. With a commitment to professional development and a friendly culture, this position is perfect for those looking to make a real difference in patient care. Join a diverse team that values your contributions and supports your career growth.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician is required.
• Experience in NHS Hospital pharmacy, especially elderly care, is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage with patients and complete medicine reconciliation.
• Organise workload and uphold pharmacy practice standards.
• Participate in weekend and bank holiday rota.

Skills

Good organisation and prioritisation skills

Ability to use initiative to solve problems

Good communication skills (written and oral)

Ability to manage change effectively

Education

GPhC recognised combined Pharmacy Technician qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)

Current registration with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician

Completion of recognised Medicines Optimisation training course

Completion of recognised Final accuracy checking course

Current membership to APTUK

Completion of HEE/NHSE approved Practice supervisor course

Job description

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We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
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NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 333-C-HQ-0765-A

Site St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, South Wing, London NW1 0PE. Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 16/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join our St Pancras Hospital pharmacy team at Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical and professional knowledge and skills in both rehabilitation and elderly care healthcare services, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team in an inpatient setting.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate a person-centred approach and have effective interpersonal and organisational skills. Previous NHS Hospital pharmacy experience, including elderly care, would be desirable.

1. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities to engage with patients/carers, confidently complete medicine reconciliation and deliver medication counselling.
2. You must be able to organise your workload and uphold standards of pharmacy practice, referring and reporting concerns when appropriate.
3. General medicines management skills are necessary for this role; stock management, ordering of patient medications, reducing wastage and maintaining secure, safe environments.
4. You will also be expected to participate in the weekend and bank holiday rota, following a period of induction and training.

Working for our organisation

St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit Pharmacy team is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture with a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities.

CNWL has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimisation systems into patient care. The pharmacy team is recognised for the contribution it makes to the safe and effective use of medicines for patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are successful, you will work in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment. You will be encouraged and supported in your development, provide medicines optimisation services across St Pancras Rehabilitation unit and actively participate in department wide health and wellbeing initiatives.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• GPhC recognised combined Pharmacy Technician qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
• Current registration with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician (Trainee Pharmacy Technicians are encouraged to apply, but must be registered with the GPhC to begin employment)
• (if qualified prior to 2020) Completion of a recognised Medicines Optimisation training course
• (if qualified prior to 2020) Completion of a recognised Final accuracy checking course
• Current membership to APTUK (association of pharmacy technicians UK)
• Completion of HEE/NHSE approved Practice supervisor course

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Substantial Hospital pharmacy experience (inclusive of PTPT training period)
• Experience of working on wards, counselling patients, checking PODs, and medicines reconciliation.
• Experience of supporting or developing technician services.
• Liaison within a multidisciplinary team
• Education and training of staff
• Experience in a supervisory capacity
• Knowledge of drug therapy used in care of elderly wards and experience working within care of elderly services

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

• Good organisation and prioritisation skills
• Ability to use initiative to solve problems
• Good communication skills (written and oral)
• Ability to manage change effectively

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Ability to understand and work with elderly patients
• Able to work under pressure
• Methodical with attention to detail

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: [e-mail] Job title: Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07484 424912

Name: Jason Benning

Professional Lead Pharmacy Technician – Trustwide

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