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.
Responsibilities
* Provide technical support to wards and departments, overseeing drug storage and stock management.
* Contribute to safety meetings and reports, with a strong focus on patient safety and effective medicines management.
* Prepare, conduct, and facilitate audits, developing supportive 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, initially focusing 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, and 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 the training and induction of new staff members, and work towards gaining an accuracy checking qualification if not already achieved.
* Uphold good pharmaceutical practice, ensuring regulatory compliance, and engaging in continuous professional development.
* Contribute to continuous improvement projects that enhance patient safety and support high pharmacy service standards.
Development Pathway
The post offers a development pathway from Band 4 to Band 5.
Additional Information
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do, providing world‑class service aligned with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We seek staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to the NHS People Promise, supporting a healthy work‑life balance through flexible working options and reasonable adjustments. We foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered, ensuring our workforce is representative of the population we serve.
Dudley Group offers many opportunities for staff development and growth within roles, covering communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.
Please contact Justin Morgan (Lead Pharmacy Technician – Medicine Safety) for an informal conversation regarding the role: justin.morgan1@nhs.net or 01384 244031.
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