Job overview
You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to conduct medicines reconciliation, identify and resolve discrepancies, and support specialist nursing teams in medication-related care. Effective communication with hospital teams, GPs, community pharmacies, and social care providers will be essential to ensure seamless transitions of care and accurate medication handovers. You will aim to reduce medication-related problems, prevent avoidable hospital admissions, and minimise medicine waste.
In addition to patient-focused responsibilities, you will contribute to policy development, medication safety governance, and cost-effective prescribing within the service.
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive pharmacy technician with excellent communication and leadership skills. Experience in medicines reconciliation, clinical pharmacy services, and multidisciplinary working is desirable. If you are passionate about improving patient care and supporting innovative healthcare models, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
1. To improve patient care, reduce medication related problems, avoidable hospital admissions and reduce drug costs and waste.
2. To contribute to the strategic development of support for medicines management in the domiciliary setting in the context of the relationships between the Trust, hospital, other stakeholders and patients in the community.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full a full breakdown of roles and responsibilities please refer the job description and person spec attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
3. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
4. BTEC National Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science, NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
5. Accredited accuracy checking technician
Desirable criteria
6. AIMM accreditation or relevant equivalent
7. Train the Trainer qualification or relevant equivalent
8. APTUK
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Extensive experience as a ward-based Medicines Management Technician
10. CPD portfolio demonstrating competent pharmacy practice as a senior pharmacy technician
11. Customer orientated service
12. Customer orientated experience
13. Training, mentoring and supervision of staff
14. Report writing
Desirable criteria
15. Experience of Team Leading
16. Experience of participating in Quality Improvement work
17. Experience of developing and delivering bite-sized staff education and training
18. Experience of developing SOPs
Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. Understanding of customer care
20. Understanding of the need of Information Governance and confidentiality awareness at all times
21. Good up to date knowledge of medicines use
Desirable criteria
22. Awareness of Quality Management Systems
23. Confident use of standard Office IT programmes
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.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
Lewsey Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
Telephone 01582 497325