Rotational Clinical Pharmacy Tech

Nhs View All Jobs; Ashford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford is recruiting a rotational Band 4 to Band 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to support hospital medicines management and patient care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop expertise in general and specialist medicines.

The role offers exposure to discharge planning, audits, and interactions with doctors, nurses, and other clinical staff. Training opportunities and progression pathways are provided within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines.
• Experience of counselling patients on medication.
• Experience of audits.

Responsibilities

• Complete detailed medication histories and reconcile with inpatient meds.
• Counsel patients on newly prescribed or changed meds.
• Assist clinicians with medication queries.
• Evaluate suitability of patients' own meds for hospital use.
• Participate in discharge planning with ward staff.
• Check accuracy of dispensed items in hospital pharmacy.
• Carry out department audits to ensure procedures are followed.

Skills

Good communication

Negotiation skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Decision making

IT skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Training others

Education

BTEC level 3 in Pharmaceutical science

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Accredited for final accuracy checking of prescriptions

Medicines management accreditation

Tools

CMM

Sunrise

Job description

Completing detailed medication histories using a multitude of sources in order to reconcile with current inpatient medications and make interventions where appropriate. To counsel patients on new or changed medications to help promote compliance To aid Doctors and nurses with medication queries To evaluate the suitability of patients, own medications for use whilst in the hospital setting To participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care. Accuracy checking of dispensed items in our main hospital dispensary or satellite pharmacy within the acute medicines unit To carry out audits on the department to ensure procedures are being followed, Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. Job description, Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

• BTECH level 3 in Pharmaceutical science
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills (pre 2022) or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Accredited for final accuracy checking of prescriptions
• Medicines management accreditation or national equivalent

Desirable

• Educational supervisor qualification (Propharmace or equivalent)
• Supervising and training others

Clinical skills and experience Essential

• Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines
• Experience of counselling patients on medication.

Desirable

• Use of electronic pharmacy systems such as CMM
• Use of electronic prescribing systems such as sunrise

Governance Essential

• Experience of participating in audits

Desirable

• Experience of writing action plans

Personal/professional attributes Essential

• Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
• Negotiation skill
• Effective team player
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good analytical skills - able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources
• Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
• IT skills in word processing, database and spreadsheet packages
• Able to work from written procedures
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Desirable

• Experience of training staff and giving feedback
• Good presentation skills

Other requirements Essential

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values
• To be aware of and adhere to the GPhC' standards for pharmacy professionals

Desirable

• Member of APTUK

Would you like a challenge, Would you need a role where you feel you can make a difference every day? We have a permanent vacancy for a rotational band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work at The William Harvey, Hospital Ashford.

This is a fast paced but varied exciting environment, and your clinical knowledge is constantly developed to provide a patient focused medicines management service. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, where the goal is to ensure we provide an excellent service to our patients, with their safety and well-being at the forefront of everything we do. The role will involve regular teaching to other clinicians and healthcare professionals working within the trust The band 4 to 5 progression post is suitable for pharmacy technicians looking to work in a hospital pharmacy, who are newly qualified or community looking to start their hospital career. To progress to the band 5, the successful applicant would need to successfully complete the in-house progression policy. As part of the progression, the applicant would also need to display specialist knowledge in general and specialist medicine. Please contact the lead recruiter for further details regarding the role and progression., We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.