Overview
Job summary: This role offers an excellent opportunity for a registered Pharmacy Technician eager to broaden their experience and enhance their expertise in quality improvement, patient safety, and governance. The successful candidate will join a proactive team focused on enhancing the safe and effective use of medicines across the organisation to support high-quality patient care. As a Pharmacy Technician, you'll play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines across the Trust, working alongside the Pharmacy Medicines Governance and Safety Team, with opportunities to gain experience in audit processes, quality management systems, and quality improvement projects that enhance patient safety. The post offers a development pathway from Band 4 to Band 5, with responsibilities including providing technical support to wards and departments, overseeing drug storage and stock management, and contributing to safety meetings and reports, with a strong focus on patient safety and effective medicines management. This varied role combines technical skill with governance responsibilities, contributing to maintaining high standards within pharmacy practice and exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities
* Support the preparation, conduct, and facilitation of audits, contributing to the development of action plans that promote continuous improvement in line with Royal Pharmaceutical Society standards.
* Collaborate with the Medicines Governance and Safety Team to maintain a robust quality management system, including managing Q-Pulse accounts, setting up new users, and distributing controlled documents.
* Support safe drug storage and stock management, and assist with the maintenance and governance of Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
* Support the Trust priority for medicine safety with an initial focus on time-critical medications.
* Provide support in the absence of senior team members, including preparing meeting papers and acting as secretariat when required.
* Ensure accurate documentation, support effective discharge planning, take and update drug histories.
* Counsel patients on their medicines and support the resolution of medicine-related queries or concerns.
* Accurately dispense medicines, manage workload effectively, support training and induction of new staff, and work towards gaining an accuracy checking qualification where applicable.
* Uphold good pharmaceutical practice, ensure regulatory compliance, and engage in continuous professional development.
* Contribute to maintaining high pharmacy service standards and patient safety in line with the Trust's objectives.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent AND BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services
* Evidence of CPD
* An understanding of the functions of the MHRA, CQC, and RPS
* An understanding of incident reporting and risk management systems (e.g., Datix)
Desirable
* ACPT qualification
* Experience of working in a hospital setting
* Experience of ward-based medicines management
* Experience of minute taking
* Evidence of completing team leading training
* Experience with clinical audits and completing audits with others
* Experience with pharmacy data systems (e.g., WellSky, ADIoS/Define/Refine, Model Hospital, Blueteq, Sunrise)
Additional information
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS disclosure. Applicants should have current UK professional registration. For sponsorship and overseas checks, refer to the UK Visas and Immigration guidance as applicable.
Employer details
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ
https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/
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