Overview
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This is a full-time post with weekend and late duties as per rota. The role offers cross-site working between Northwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals and provides an opportunity to contribute to ward-based clinical pharmacy services.
Responsibilities
* Provide a highly efficient medicines management service to wards across the Emergency, Acute, Medicine, Maternity, Care of the Elderly and Surgery departments.
* Promote safe, efficient and cost‑effective use of medicines at ward level.
* Support the provision and expansion of the medicines management pharmacy technician service across the Trust.
* Assist in induction, training, supervision and support of new pharmacy staff.
* Assist in training healthcare staff on medicines management at ward level.
* Participate in audits relating to medicines management.
* Complete medicines reconciliations in a timely manner to meet NICE recommendations.
* Assess patients’ own drugs (PODs) for suitability for use.
* Order “one stop dispensing” medications promptly to support the discharge pathway.
* Final accuracy check on clinically screened prescriptions for a minimum of eight hours per month in the main dispensary or satellite pharmacies to maintain ACPT competency.
* Provide advice to patients, representatives and healthcare professionals on medication issues to achieve the best patient outcomes.
* Provide technical support to satellite pharmacies and the main dispensary.
* Be responsible for own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training development.
Requirements
* You will be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Demonstrate experience and a passion for ward-based clinical pharmacy services and patient safety.
* Be an enthusiastic, motivated and patient-oriented pharmacy technician.
* Excellent communication skills; able to work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team; be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible and committed to CPD.
* Willing to learn new skills and participate in cross-site working across LNWH sites.
About LNWH and our sites
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) serves a diverse population and comprises major acute services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital – emergency department and a range of services including a hyper-acute stroke unit.
* St Mark’s Hospital – specialist centre for bowel disease.
* Ealing Hospital – urgent care, 24/7 emergency department; Meadow House Hospice.
* Central Middlesex Hospital – planned care site with surgical and outpatient services.
We are a university teaching NHS trust committed to training clinicians and supporting research.
Contacts
For further details or informal visits, contact: Malcolm Smith, Principal Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services, malcolm.smith7@nhs.net, 020 8869 3442.
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