Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management Acute Medicine

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Senior Pharmacy Technician in Medicines Management, providing essential pharmacy services within Acute Medicine. This role involves ward-based support, medication reconciliation, and collaboration with healthcare teams to enhance patient care. With opportunities for professional development and a focus on quality improvement, this position is ideal for a dedicated pharmacy professional.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing ward-based pharmacy services.
• Ability to participate in audits and training.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medicines management services.
• Support safe and effective supply of medicines.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Patient counselling

Medication reconciliation

Quality improvement

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Job description

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To provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical Medicines Management service for the Acute Medicine directorate. This includes accurate ward-based pharmacy support, timely medication reconciliation, and facilitating safe and efficient supplies for patient discharge. The role supports the dispensary in dispensing, accuracy checking, and patient counselling. Additionally, it involves contributing to service development, audit, and education.

We are expanding our technical pharmacy team to support the growing demands of Acute Medicine and to enhance the development opportunities for our staff. This expansion ensures a well-supported structure that allows our pharmacy technicians to focus on delivering excellent care, contributing to service improvement projects, and pursuing professional development.

As a Senior Pharmacy Technician in Medicines Management, you will:

• Provide ward-based medicines management services, including medication history-taking, discharge planning, and patient counselling.
• Support the safe and effective supply of medicines through dispensing and accuracy checking.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives, and training of rotational staff and trainees.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care in Acute Medicine.
  
  

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team focused on delivering high-quality care and innovation, with access to protected time for training, audits, and education.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is among the largest in the UK and is recognised for its clinical excellence, teaching, and research. In addition to providing local hospital and community services, the Trust delivers specialist care in cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory, paediatrics, and Acute Medicine. Evelina London Children’s Hospital and Guy’s Cancer Centre are key components of its services.

In February 2021, the Trust merged with Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, forming one of Europe’s largest centres for heart and lung services. This merger enhances collaboration across services and research, enabling innovation and ensuring exceptional care for patients with complex conditions.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ continues to build on its legacy of delivering world-class care, with Acute Medicine at the forefront of its commitment to meeting the evolving needs of patients. The Trust is also committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for its patients and staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ashna Smith Job title: Principal Pharmacy Technician Acute medicine Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0207 188 5005

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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