Overview
Join the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician role at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. This is an opportunity to work closely with ward pharmacists, prescribers and nurses as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team at the RUH.
Responsibilities
* Collaborate with ward pharmacists, prescribers, and nurses to ensure seamless medicines optimisation across clinical settings.
* Ensure patients receive the highest standard of care, adhering to government legislation, best practice guidance, and local policies at all times.
* Carry out medicines reconciliation, support the use of patients’ own drugs, provide original pack dispensing, and counsel patients about their medicines.
* Implement and maintain the Patient’s Own Drug (POD) scheme for designated areas, including self-administration where introduced, in line with Trust-wide policies and procedures.
* Be part of a team providing medicines optimisation to designated clinical areas in accordance with the roster.
* Implement and maintain the POD scheme for the designated area, including liaising with care home providers, patients and community pharmacies.
* Work with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician in developing policies, procedures and protocols directly relating to medicines management schemes (including medicines optimisation) and assist in reviewing these documents.
* Support in training and mentoring of medicine optimisation pharmacy technicians, pre-registration pharmacists/technicians, foundation practice pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the medicines optimisation process.
* Check on admission that the medication prescribed conforms to information received from the patient, GP letter and Summary Care Records (SCR) where appropriate, to check that any differences are intentional and, if necessary, to confirm details with the patient’s GP and refer any problems to the pharmacist or prescribing doctor carrying out medicines reconciliation for individual patients.
* Initiate the supply of non-stock items for one-stop dispensing as appropriate (once clinically checked by a pharmacist) i.e. medicines labelled with directions for discharge.
Qualifications and Requirements
* MOPT accreditation and ACT
* Essential criteria: pass
* MOPT and ACT accreditation
* Essential criteria: pass
* Desirable criteria: Hospital experience
* You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
* This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. We value everyone’s contribution in supporting exceptional, person-centred care. We are proud to be among the top 20 best hospitals to work for. We are committed to a compassionate and inclusive environment, with staff networks and a culture of learning, development and innovation. We support staff wellbeing through a holistic wellbeing programme, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing.
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Additional information
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Applicants: You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application closing: This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. Please submit in good time to ensure consideration.
Contact
Name: Sally Aplin
Job title: Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician
Email: s.aplin@nhs.net
Telephone: 01225 826068
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