Pharmacy Technician

NHS Jobs; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support Clinical Pharmacists in delivering clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation. You will contribute to safe, cost-effective prescribing and assist with medication safety monitoring systems under supervision.

The role includes SMR support, medicines reconciliation on care transfers, and liaison with clinicians, patients and other providers to ensure appropriate medication

Responsibilities

• Assist Clinical Pharmacists with medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing.
• Support medication safety monitoring systems and liaise with clinicians to resolve medicine-related queries.
• Monitor practice prescribing and contribute to local and national prescribing policy adherence.
• Support Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) by organising necessary monitoring tests and data collection.
• Carry out medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and liaise with patients and providers to ensure appropriate medications post-discharge.
• Increase uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and the Electronic Prescription Service.
• Develop relationships with community, hospital and pharmacy colleagues and participate in local meetings to improve engagement.

Job description

Support the role of the Clinical Pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services. Perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the GP or Clinical Pharmacist. Assist with medication safety monitoring systems (e.g. high-risk drugs). Liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries. Monitor practice prescribing and local and national prescribing policies. Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audits. Support the Clinical Pharmacists in Structured Medication Reviews (e.g. organise necessary monitoring tests before SMR). Support medicine reconciliation of patients whose care is transferred back into primary care in a timely and effective manner liaising with patients and other providers to ensure patients receive appropriate medication post discharge. Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration, supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. Assist Clinical Pharmacists with any searches, data collection, medicine safety tasks. Increase uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and the use of the Electronic Prescription Service. Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local/national guidance. Develop relationships and work closely with community, hospital and pharmacy colleagues and the wider health system. Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups and other local meetings to improve engagement with the role of pharmacy technician.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust