Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Private Care

The Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust

Sutton Green

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GBP 37.000 - 45.000

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Hace 6 días

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Descripción de la vacante

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician for its Private Care Pharmacy team in Sutton. You will support safe medicines management across outpatient and inpatient settings and work closely with pharmacists and the broader clinical team.

Ideal candidates will be a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with relevant hospital experience, including medicines reconciliation and ACPT duties.

Formación

Significant hospital pharmacy medicines management experience.
UK registration (GPhC) required.

Responsabilidades

Deliver safe medicines management services within Private Care.
Conduct accurate medicines reconciliation and histories, raise concerns when needed.
Provide patients and carers with clear information on medicines use.
Prioritise workload and maintain accuracy under pressure.
Undertake final accuracy checks as Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT).
Collaborate with Pharmacists and MDT to optimise services.

Conocimientos

Time management

Prioritisation

Teamworking

Leadership

Presentation

Healthcare knowledge

IT skills

Educación

Certificate in Medicines Management

Regional Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician

Diploma in Higher Education (Desirable)

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Job summary

The Royal Marsden is Europe's largest comprehensive cancer centre, rated CQC 'Outstanding' and recognised as one of the world's leading cancer centres. We combine specialist clinical expertise, advanced technology, research and innovation to deliver exceptional, personalised cancer care.

The Royal Marsden Private Care provides the same specialist expertise in a private setting across Sutton, Chelsea and Cavendish Square, offering outpatient, inpatient and day-unit services. Our multidisciplinary teams work together to deliver seamless, high-quality care at every stage of the patient journey.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our Private Care Pharmacy team. You will play a key role in providing safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management for oncology and haemato-oncology patients.

Working closely with Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure patients receive the right medicines, information and support throughout their treatment. You will contribute to medicines optimisation across outpatient, inpatient and day-unit settings, supporting safe and effective care.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills within a leading oncology environment where medicines management, patient safety and high-quality care are central to everything we do.

Main duties of the job

To support the operational delivery of medicines optimisation services across clinical services in Private Care, including medical day units, outpatients and inpatient services.
Work collaboratively with wider Pharmacy teams and multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive a safe, effective and efficient medicines management service.
Contribute to medicines optimisation, patient safety, clinical governance and quality improvement within the service for Private Care.
Contribute to the continuous review and development of pharmacy services within Private Care, identifying opportunities to improve medicines management, patient safety and efficiency.
To support the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring a prompt, safe and efficient medicines management and supply service is provided across Private Care.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year pro rata per annum excluding outer London HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 282-SB1949
Job location: The Royal Marsden - Sutton, Sutton, SW3 6JZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Work closely with the wider pharmacy teams to ensure a seamless high-quality delivery of effective medicines management service to the clinical services within Private Care.
Undertake accurate medicines reconciliation and medicines histories, identifying and resolving medicines-related issues, exercising professional judgement and referring clinical concerns to the Pharmacist or appropriate clinician.
Provide patients, carers and healthcare professionals with clear, appropriate information to support safe medicines use and adherence.
Prioritise and organise your workload effectively, responding to changing clinical and operational demands while maintaining a high standard of accuracy.
To work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) to undertake final accuracy checks of dispensed medicinal products.
Work closely with the clinical Pharmacists and wider multi-disciplinary team to undertake projects and pathway management to optimise medicines management services.
Work with the lead Pharmacist for Private Care to review and implement positive changes to patient experience within Private Care.
To assist in the delivery of medicines management training, accreditation and accredited checking programs.
To actively participate in clinical audit and data collection.
To actively report incidents/near misses, to mitigate future risks and when appropriate to support in the investigation of incidents, identify root cause to establish plans to mitigate future risks in a timely manner.
Assist with the recruitment and selection of Pharmacy staff as appropriate.
Participate in pharmacy initiatives as appropriate.
Participate in the 7-day, weekend and late duty rotas as requested.
To provide occasional cross cover when required at Chelsea and Cavendish Square sites.
To carry out any other duties consistent with the nature of the post, which may vary from time to time.
To maintain a CPD portfolio and participate in continuing education.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician
Certificate in Medicines Management or equivalent
Regional Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

Diploma in Higher Education in Advanced Pharmacy Technician Practice or equivalent
Practice Supervisor Course or equivalent
Education Supervisor Certificate

Experience

Essential

Significant experience post qualification in hospital pharmacy providing medicines management services.
Significant experience in the delivery of medicines management services.

Desirable

Experience of working with oncology patients.Experience of audit work.
Experience of quality improvement / project work.
Working knowledge / experience of writing SOPs.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

Good time management and organisational skills.
Ability to prioritise effectively.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Good leadership qualities: able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively.
Good presentation and problem-solving skills.
Awareness of current developments in clinical Pharmacy.
Computer skills: Ability to use Microsoft Office applications, e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Patient focused
Professional appearance & demeanour.
Commitment to continuous improvement of self and service, including progressive and continuing professional development.
Enthusiastic, approachable and adaptable.
Confident and assertive.
Ability to provide emotional and social support whilst promoting dignity and respect.
Commitment to providing a high standard of care.
Compassionate, Pioneering, Collaborative and determined.
Calm under pressure, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Adaptable to change.
Prepared to take responsibility, and able to work without direct supervision.
Demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated.
Reliable with a good attendance record.
Ability to participate in 7 day working, late duties and weekend rotas.
Able to work on any Royal Marsden site as required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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