Medicines Optimisation Technician

NAI Terramont Commercial; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacy technician within our reputable Pharmacy Team. The successful candidate will be dedicated to patient-centered care while ensuring the safe and optimal use of medicines, including managing stock control and providing patient education. We invite both newly qualified and experienced technicians to apply, with pathways available for career progression.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• Friendly demeanor with commitment to patient care.
• Able to organize daily workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and effective use of medicines.
• Label and dispense medications according to procedures.
• Provide counselling and education to patients.

Skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our Pharmacy Team.

You will have an enthusiastic approach to multidisciplinary team working and a passion for frontline patient-centred care. With compassion and commitment, you will optimise the use of medicines in response to the individual needs of the patients and the unit.

Activities will include reconciling medicines, assessment of patients' own drugs, maintaining appropriate levels of stock control, ensuring cost-effective use of medicines, timely and accurately labelling and dispensing medicines, providing advice on safe and secure handling of medicines to patients and colleagues, counselling and educating patients and carers on their medicines, medicines administration, and completing medicines-related audits.

The successful candidate will be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC. You should be friendly with excellent time management and prioritisation skills. You should be able to problem-solve and take responsibility for organising your daily workload in liaison with the Unit Manager.

Typical working week will be based on the unit, Monday to Friday, 0800-1600, excluding bank holidays and weekends.

We welcome newly qualified or less experienced pharmacy technicians to apply. If appointed as a registered technician who does not meet the criteria for band 5, the candidate would be appointed as a band 4 with the opportunity to progress to band 5.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure safe, appropriate, efficient, and cost-effective use of medicines.
• Facilitate an integrated provision of pharmaceutical care including ordering, transport, preparation, administration, storage, and disposal of medicines.
• Ensure effective medicine stock control and storage on the unit by carrying out regular audits and advising on safe, secure, and appropriate storage in line with procedures.
• Label, dispense, and check non-stock medicines, medicines used for self-administration, and medicines for leave or discharge in line with trust procedures.
• Provide advice, education, and counselling to patients and carers regarding their medicines.
• Assist with discharge planning and ensure post-discharge plans are in place.
• Accurately complete medicines reconciliation following transfer of care.
• Handle pharmaceutical waste safely and appropriately, including destruction, storage, and collection.
• Administer medication after training and competency assessment.
• Undertake tasks such as physical health monitoring and phlebotomy, post-training.

We are an award-winning, CQC-rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East, and North Yorkshire. We are committed to staff development and value our colleagues, investing in their skills to deliver outstanding care.

We promote diversity and equality and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We offer flexible working arrangements and a range of benefits, including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

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