Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician - Surgery

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London is seeking a passionate Pharmacy Technician to join their innovative Surgical Pharmacy team. In this full-time position, you will provide high-quality ward-based clinical pharmacy services and support patient care in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have at least one year of experience in a UK hospital pharmacy. You will actively participate in weekend and late duties per rota.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits (Cycle to Work, car lease schemes)

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• At least 1 year of experience working in a UK hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in ward-based clinical pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality medicines management support to surgical wards.
• Conduct medication history taking and patient consultations.
• Train junior pharmacy and nursing staff on medicines management.

Skills

Patient-focused

Enthusiastic

Good communication skills

Education

Professional registration with GPhC

HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme

ACPT Accreditation

Tools

Electronic in-patient prescribing system

Microsoft applications (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, dynamic, innovative Surgical Pharmacy team dedicated to providing high quality ward based clinical pharmacy services. You can expect to see interesting surgical patient admissions and work on acute surgical wards linked to a Major Trauma Centre.

The post-holder will enjoy working in a fast paced environment and high patient turnover. Surgical specialties include General (gastrointestinal), Bariatric, Vascular, Plastics, Orthopaedics, Major Trauma, Elderly surgical rehabilitation and Neurosurgery.

We are looking for someone with passion in this area of work in hospital pharmacy. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and a patient focussed pharmacy technician. You will work with the Surgical Pharmacy team to help implement, deliver and improve medicines management to surgical areas. You will need good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. We need a friendly, approachable, adaptable individual willing to learn new skills and be committed to their CPD. You are a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or undergoing registration. This is a full time post and will be required to participate in the weekend working and late duties as per rota.

If you would like to discuss the role or have a visit before the interview or applying, please contact: Narinder Tutt-Senior Lead MMPT Email: [e-mail]; Phone [phone].

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be committed to the Pharmacy agenda of providing high quality medicines management support to surgical ward areas and Pharmacy. You will be a keen advocate for patients driving patient centred care and good patient experience.

Key target areas will be:

• Medication history taking
• Assessing patient's own drugs
• Counselling patients on medicines for discharge
• Facilitating medicines management issues in Pharmacy and surgical clinical areas
• Ordering medicines
• Stock list reviews with the multidisciplinary team
• Controlled drugs (orders and returns)
• Medicines management audits
• Training junior Pharmacy staff and Nursing staff on medicines management related issues
• Attending and participating in relevant meetings
• Facilitate the efficient use of medicines (medicines returns, assist the Surgical Pharmacy team in medicines expenditure surveillance)

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician) or in the process of registration
• HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification (or will undergo the ICHNT in-house Ward Skills Training)
• ACPT Accreditation required or will undergo CPPE ACPT course

Desirable criteria

• Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory qualification such as Personal Supervisor (PS) training
• Recognised Medicines Management qualification (Certificate of Medicines Management for Pharmacy technicians - CMMPT or equivalent)
• Educational Supervisor or NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 1 year experience of working in a UK hospital pharmacy and at least 3 months of ward- based experience

Desirable criteria

• Significant MMPT work experience in a UK hospital
• Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system
• Experience of training of pharmacy, nursing or medical staff
• Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (including medication history taking, reuse of patient's own medicines, ordering medicines, patient consultations, discharge services and self-administration) in a busy clinical environment

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses
• Excellent verbal communication skills with staff and patients
• Ability to identify the scope of a problem, consider options for solution, select solution and review outcomes; knows when and will seek support where appropriate
• Ability to recognise own limitations

Desirable criteria

• Leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to use appropriate techniques in delivering training
• Good working knowledge of MS (Microsoft) applications (Word/Excel/Power point/Teams and Outlook)

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 720.5KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)