Pharmacy Technician Specialist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a medicines technician to support the ward team. You will undertake medicine histories, reconciliations, assess patients' own medicines and assist with discharge preparation, working alongside specialist clinical pharmacists.

You will train and support nursing staff, promote rehabilitation and patient self-administration, and travel to Welney Ward in Ely when required.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• GPhC registration as pharmacy technician.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the day-to-day specialist pharmacy technician service on the Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit.
• Identify patients with specific medicine management needs and plan to resolve them during their stay.
• Support the pharmacist in the clinical pharmacy service and refer queries to other professionals where needed.
• Take medicine histories and carry out medicines reconciliation for newly admitted patients.
• Assess patients' own medicines for suitability for use.
• Order medicines for individual patients and manage stock, checking expiry dates.
• Label and relabel medicines when required.
• Induct, train and support nurses and nursing associates on the ward.
• Promote rehabilitation and independence, supporting self-administration and providing medicines information.
• Support planning and organisation of medicines for discharge and liaise with community pharmacies.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Time management

IT/computer literacy

Independent working

Education

GPhC registration

Tools

EPMA systems

Job description

The post runs the medicines technician service for the Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit within the pharmacy team of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The work covers medication histories, reconciliation, assessment of patients' own medicines and preparing medicines for discharge, alongside specialist clinical pharmacists. It is distinct for its rehabilitation setting and for support to Welney Ward in Ely when needed. Pharmacy technician GPhC registration is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Develop and maintain the day-to-day specialist pharmacy technician service on the Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit, and support Welney Ward in Ely when needed
• Identify patients with specific medicine management needs and plan to resolve them during their stay, working with the multidisciplinary team
• Support the pharmacist in the clinical pharmacy service and refer queries to other professionals where needed
• Take medicine histories and carry out medicines reconciliation for newly admitted patients, resolving problems with patients, carers, GPs and others
• Assess patients' own medicines for suitability for use
• Order medicines for individual patients from the Trust pharmacy, and order and rotate stock, checking expiry dates
• Label and relabel medicines when required
• Induct, train, advise and support nurses and nursing associates on the ward
• Promote rehabilitation and independence, supporting self-administration and giving medicines information and advice
• Support planning and organisation of medicines for discharge, liaising with community pharmacies using the PharmOutcomes Discharge Medicines Service
• Maintain records of pharmaceutical interventions when required
• Travel to other Trust locations when required

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Post-qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
• Experience of clinical medicines management
• Experience of direct patient communication

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Computer literacy across a range of applications
• Working without direct supervision, using own initiative to prioritise and meet deadlines

Other

• Proactive and shows initiative
• Recognises the limits of own competence
• Flexible approach to work

Nice to have

• Post-registration qualification in pharmacy
• Clinical Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT) or equivalent medicines management skills
• Experience of training other health professionals
• Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team in a clinical setting
• Experience of rehabilitation and/or working with older people
• Good working knowledge of pharmacy and EPMA systems
• Ability to provide leadership to others
• Ability to travel independently across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines