Pharmacy Technician Specialist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is recruiting an experienced Medicines Management Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join the CPFT pharmacy team based at Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit (CRU), Brookfields Hospital, Cambridge. The role covers ward-based medicines management and occasional support to Welney Ward in Ely.

You will undertake patient medication histories, medicines reconciliation, assess patients’ own medicines and manage discharge dispensing.

Responsibilities

• Take patient medication histories and perform medicines reconciliation.
• Assess patients' own medicines and maintain dispensing for discharge processes.
• Provide day-to-day clinical medicines management for wards at Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit (CRU).
• Support Welney Ward at Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely when required.
• Work closely with specialist clinical pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams to identify needs and promote safe, effective medicine use.

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Medicines Management Specialist Pharmacy Technician to join the pharmacy team at CPFT, working alongside a small but friendly, dedicated and experienced team of pharmacy staff.

Based at Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit (CRU), Brookfields Hospital in Cambridge, you will be responsible for the provision of the day-to-day clinical medicines management technician service to the wards at CRU, and in addition provide support to Welney Ward, at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely when needed.

This role will include undertaking patient medication histories, medicines reconciliation, assessment of patient's own medicines and maintaining the system of 'dispensing for discharge'.

The successful candidate will work closely with the specialist clinical pharmacists and multidisciplinary team to identify patients who have specific medicine management needs and plan to resolve these during their stay. You will promote rehabilitation and independence of patients, by supporting self-administration of medicines and providing medicines information and advice, helping to ensure medicines are used effectively, and improving awareness of medicines and their side effects. You will also support effective planning and organisation of medicines for discharge to enable a seamless transfer of care by liaising with appropriate healthcare professionals both within and outside the Trust.

The ideal candidate will have a flexible approach to needs of the service and have a strong teamwork ethic. They must be well organised and able to prioritise their own work, have good communication skills and be confident working independently, and as a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary team. This role requires a strong sense of accountability, accompanied by the ability to work under pressure at times.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Woodley Job title: Pharmacist Team Manager Email address: [e-mail]

Working days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday am