Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for experienced technicians to apply for this post which will be based at King Geroge Hospital in Goodmayes.
Duties will include:
• Participation in a ward based pharmacy service, assisting the clinical pharmacist by undertaking clinical duties e.g. PODS, drug history taking, medicines reconciliation, discharge counselling etc in line with the recent NPSA guidance.
• To help develop, monitor and audit the clinical technician input on wards
• To carry out regular, planned Controlled Drug checks on the wards according to guidelines and agreed procedures
• To work as an Accredited Checking Technician in the dispensary, supervising technicians and assistants in the absence of the senior dispensary staff.
You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
You must be able to demonstrate good organisational and problem solving skills and you must also have accreditation for dispensary checking and ward-based, clinical activities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Services in the provision of clinical technical services to wards and departments. They will assist in the provision of a TTA/eDS transcribing service to designated wards as well as provide medicines reconciliation support to the clinical pharmacy team. They will assist in the updating of procedures; partake in audits and systems for the monitoring, organisation and supply of medicines during the patients admission and discharge
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a UK Pharmacy Technician
2. Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Experience of being in a Medicines Management role eg: Assessment of Patients own medicines, drug history taking and medicines reconciliation
4. Experience of liaising and interacting with nursing and medical staff and other healthcare professionals.
Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
5. Customer relations techniques
Applicant requirements
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 submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.