Rotational Clinical Pharmacy Tech

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Sevington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, Kent is inviting applications for a rotational band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work at The William Harvey Hospital. This permanent role offers a fast-paced, varied environment with opportunities to develop clinical knowledge and contribute to medicines management.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, support patient safety, participate in teaching, and progress through the in-house progression

Responsibilities

• Complete detailed medication histories from multiple sources to reconcile with inpatient medications and intervene where needed.
• Counsel patients on new or changed medications to promote adherence.
• Assist doctors and nurses with medication queries.
• Evaluate patient medications for suitability for hospital use.
• Participate in discharge planning with ward staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Conduct audits of the department to ensure procedures are followed.
• Perform accuracy checks on dispensed items in the main hospital dispensary or satellite pharmacy.

Job description

A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Would you like a challenge, Would you like to have 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.

• 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

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals 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.