Pharmacy Technician – Medicines at Home Team

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization in Ipswich is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their Medicines at Home and Homecare team. This role involves managing Homecare medicines services and closely working with healthcare teams to ensure quality patient care. The technician will support the service on a full-time or part-time basis while benefiting from extensive professional development opportunities and competitive compensation. Join us in making a significant impact on the NHS and its community.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with relevant experience.
• Ability to participate actively in professional development.
• Experience in managing Homecare Medicines services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate antibiotic supply for the OPAT service.
• Implement Homecare medicines services according to clinical governance.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to review services.

Skills

Experience in pharmacy services

Knowledge of Homecare Medicines

Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams

Strong communication skills

Education

General Pharmacy Technician qualification

Job description

Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking for a career development opportunity with the pharmacy Homecare team in an acute hospital trust?

We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to be based at Ipswich Hospital in our Medicines at Home and Homecare team (cross site working may occasionally be required).

You will be responsible for developing the constantly evolving Homecare Medicines services across ESNEFT which includes all Medicines at Home services and OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy).

You will participate in the day to day running of the Pharmacy Medicines at Home service, providing medication to over 4500 patients across East Suffolk and North Essex, saving NHS economy £3.5million in the last financial year. You will work closely with clinics and Medicines at Home service providers to implement service level agreements in line with clinical governance.

You will be encouraged in your professional and personal development through on the job training and other training opportunities.

You will maintain your core role as a pharmacy technician in the dispensary and at ward level.

These posts are full time however we would consider part time.

About Our Pharmacy Service

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

Responsibilities

• Work with the OPAT co-ordinator, doctor and antimicrobial pharmacist to arrange antibiotic prescribing, ordering, dispensing and supply of antibiotics to patients newly received into the OPAT service across East Suffolk and North Essex.
• Ensure all Homecare medicines services are implemented with due process of Homecare contract tenders, service level agreements and clinical governance issues.
• Work with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to review existing Homecare medicines services.

Benefits

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kaylie Gunn Job title: Chief Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07926066058