We are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our forward-thinking department. The role involves working at ward level, and within the department supporting dispensary services. We strive for the highest standards of medicines management duties, with Pharmacy Technicians being key to the success of our award-winning service. You will oversee daily workload, and support the safe, efficient deployment of resources and kit.
The right candidate will be a team player with clinical experience, well-developed communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines. You will be able to demonstrate consistent leadership and the ability to train. We are looking for leaders of the future, who can meet the changing needs and dynamics of our busy and professional department. In return, we offer a training programme developed to offer Pharmacy Technicians the opportunity to enhance their skills widen their knowledge base.
Ability to participate in late night, Bank holiday and weekend rotas is essential. The main base will the RBTH site, but the post-holder must be able to cover both sites if required.
Main duties of the job At ward level, our Pharmacy Technicians ensure patients have sufficient supplies of medicines and flagging critical medicines and arranging supplies. They make interventions, avoiding missed and delayed doses of medicines, reconciling inpatient charts against GP records, and supporting the discharge process.
Pharmacy Technicians are responsible for ward-based medicines management duties including audit, controlled drug management and compliance with Trust policies, and experience of this within a clinical setting is desirable for this post.
Our pharmacy Technicians at this grade provide oversight and leadership of the dispensary during designated sessions and oversee the workload for groups of wards.
About us East Lancashire Hospitals has a history of innovation and is an exciting place to work. We have gone live recently with a full Electronic Patient Record, which incorporates ePrescribing and medicines reconciliation activities. We were the first Trust in the country to launch Refer-to-Pharmacy. The pharmacy teams utilise ELHT's unique e-patient tracking system to identify and target patients requiring medicines reconciliation, and as an e-pharmaceutical care planning tool.
Job responsibilities Support the Assistant Directors of Pharmacy in providing a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient centred pharmacy service to the Trust
Maintain and develop the highest standards of patient-focused care in the provision of technical services
Support the governance and medicines risk management agenda locally
Support the development of the technician and assistant teams to complement and facilitate multidisciplinary working
Act as a role model in the field of clinical technician pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high level of pharmaceutical service in line with corporate objectives and government initiatives
Support the agreed policies and procedures for safe medicines use and support mechanisms to promote high quality medicine use, effective risk management, clinical governance and adherence to Trust policies and guidelines concerning medicines use
Contribute to the development of the service
Support the professional development of technicians and assistants
See attached job description.
Person Specification Qualification NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification - approved for registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member GPhC
BTec Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification or equivalent
A1 NVQ Assessor Qualification or equivalent
Experience Practice in one or more relevant areas, including clinical
Experience of supervising pharmacy services in primary or secondary care
Working within GMP/GDP/GCP guidelines
Able to identify, prioritise and evaluate work, meets deadlines
Reflects on own practice and learns from experience
Qualities Can balance strong leadership and demonstrates flexibility when working within a team
Demonstrates a systematic approach and works well under pressure
Flexibility in working hours due to service demands
Evidence of CPD
Experience in the use of IT systems/ keyboard skills
Skills Understanding of medicines legislation and guidance i.e. Medicines Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines, MHRA Alerts
Able to communicate information of a technical, clinical, or supervisory nature
Ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
Skills in training and development of a range of staff
Excellent verbal and written communication
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£29,970 to £36,483 a yearpro rata per annum
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