Job overview
North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) is seeking a Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician to join our innovative pharmacy team.
We are seeking a forward thinking and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service.
The roles will support the team, department, and organisation to achieve the Trust’s mission of “best care by the best people”. The post holder will join a team of clinical pharmacists, medicines management technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users.
Main duties of the job
NELFT provide a wide range of community and mental health services to a large population across Kent, Essex and North East London.
Though the clinical pharmacy team has an outsourced provision for medicines dispensing and supply, you should preferably have an ACPT qualification.
This role is primarily to provide patient-facing clinical services across our inpatient wards and community teams.
We are looking for a high-performing, self-motivated, forward thinking and clinically orientated medicines management pharmacy technician to join our progressive team. The post holder will be required to possess good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work effectively in busy environments both independently and within a team. Computer skills are essential. Ideally, the post holder should have previous NHS experience.
You be undertaking clinical, technical and supply duties in support of the ward based clinical pharmacy service to all inpatient units, home treatment teams, and off site community teams across NELFT as well as undertaking medicines reconciliation processes. Ensuring that all wards have adequate supplies of all medication and coordinating and implementing to all units the clinical technical processes of the medicine’s management pathway.
You will be participating in the education and training of pharmacy colleagues as an education and practice supervisor as well as training ward-based staff on medicines related policies.
Working for our organisation
We operate a Temporary Staffing service and offer our Bank Staff excellent benefits including:
1. Competitive hourly rates and weekly pay;
2. Access to paid annual leave and statutory sick pay;
3. My Trust Benefits discount scheme;
4. Access to the NHS pension scheme
5. Paid mandatory training
6. Opportunities for locally agreed training
7. Flexibility of hours/location
8. Priority over agency staff for booking shifts
9. Free uniform
10. Opportunity to apply for permanent posts
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full outline of the responsibilities of this post, can be found in the attached job description.
If you have any questions regarding the post, please contact temporary staffing recruitment 0300 300 1530 option 1, option 2
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
11. BTEC pharmaceutical Sciences/ NVQ Level 3 or GPhC accredited or equivalent
12. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Post qualification experience of ward-based medicines optimisation in a multidisciplinary setting
14. To have experience in consultation & counselling of a broad range of patients and medicines
Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. Understanding of CQC domains and compliance, in particular, aspects relating to patient engagement, experience and safety
16. Able to explain medical conditions, rationale for prescribed medicines, side effects, possible interactions, side effects and monitoring requirements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
17. Pharmacy Tech (PDF, KB)
18. Person Spec (PDF, KB)
19. NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameTemporary Staffing TeamJob titleRecruitment OfficerTelephone number03003001530Additional information
Temporary Staffing Team
0300 300 1530 Opt 1, Opt 2