An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the clinical pharmacy team at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals, as part of a new service, working closely with pre-assessment services and clinics at the Royal Victoria Infirmary to ensure patients medicines are reviewed in a timely and appropriate manner prior to their admission to hospital for elective procedures.
The role will bring you into contact with many surgical specialties across the Trust and you will join a team of experienced Pharmacists and technicians to provide clinical Pharmacy support to areas where patients routinely attend for planned surgery and procedures.
You will be given the opportunity to build experience and expertise in a wide variety of clinical settings and will be expected to attend multidisciplinary meetings where appropriate. You will help support senior pharmacy staff in promoting the safe, effective and economic use of medicines via audit and guideline development as well as providing support and training to nursing staff, Pharmacy Technicians, junior Pharmacists and students.
As a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician you will be required to work autonomously, referring to senior colleagues when required to do so. You will be expected to use your professional judgement to make decisions, and the role will include elements of staff and student management as well as education and training.
Main Responsibilities
* Peri-operative support to the pre-assessment units
* Development of clinical guidelines
* Audit
* Medicines reconciliation
* Discharge Facilitation
* Mentoring/support to Junior Pharmacists, Technicians and students
* Act as a key contact for other Pharmacy staff working within the area and act as a specialist within the area of practice.
* Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service in line with Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards.
* Ensure patients are prioritised within the specialty by using both informed decision making and own professional judgement; in accordance with Trust initiatives and procedures.
* Provide ongoing clinical support and guidance to other pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team contributing to practice within the specific areas of working.
* Assist senior multidisciplinary colleagues in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner.
About Us
We are a flexible working friendly organisation, and we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Person Specification
Essential
* S/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and approved underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification
* Regional medicines management course or equivalent (or working towards this)
* Registered with GPhC
Desirable
* A1 (D32/33) Assessor award
* Level 4 Clinical Diploma for Pharmacy Technicians
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Significant post qualification experience of working in a hospital environment as a pharmacy technician, during which time the following has been achieved;
* Significant experience of working at ward level as a medicines management technician.
* Experience as an accredited checking technician. Knowledge and understanding of all technical aspects of pharmacy patient services, supported by practical experience and completion of an approved training programme
* Evidence of professional CPD
Desirable
* Awareness of NHS strategic documents affecting pharmacy and trust vision and values. Practical experience of working as an NVQ
* Assessor
* Proven ability to manage staff
* Proven ability in change management in quality improvement
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent oral and written communication
* Excellent customer care
* Working knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
* Ability to analyse and overcome barriers in implementation of change
* Ability to use Microsoft word
* Good workload and time management skills
Desirable
* Ability to use excel programmes
* Management experience
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