Senior Medicines Management Technician Ward Lead

Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a qualified and GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician for a Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician role. Based across Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary’s, you will deliver clinical medicines management on medical wards with multidisciplinary teams.

You will lead medicines reconciliation, patient consultations and adherence assessments, educate patients and staff, and mentor junior staff while contributing to audits and service improvements

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and relevant underpinning knowledge (BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science).
• ACPT or recognised accreditation for pharmacy technician checking (or within 18 months).
• Mandatory CPD as defined by the GPhC.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient consultations on medications.
• Lead medicines reconciliation and clinical screening on admission.
• Educate patients and staff on medicines optimisation and safe practice.
• Mentor junior staff, trainee technicians and trainee pharmacists.
• Support ward-based initiatives and audits.

Skills

Patient consultations

Problem solving

Decision making

Team work

Leadership

Education

NVQ level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science

HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme enrolment

Tools

Cerner

CMM Pharmacy system

Electronic prescribing systems

Job description

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a qualified and GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician for a Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician role. Based across Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary’s, you will deliver clinical medicines management on medical wards with multidisciplinary teams.

You will lead medicines reconciliation, patient consultations and adherence assessments, educate patients and staff, and mentor junior staff while contributing to audits and service improvements