Job Description
Medication Management Technician
Harbour Healthcare
National Role.
Own transport essential.
£40,000 plus £5,000 car allowance. (£45,000 package)
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of Harbour Healthcare’s quality team and wider system care home quality support team, under the supervision and direction of the director of care quality, driving evidence based and safe usage of medicines across the group.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Complete medications management audits within Harbour Healthcare to identify issues and provide assurance of effective systems.
* Work with care homes and system partners to develop and propose possible solutions to address medicines management concerns.
* To review all aspects of implementation of medicine management in the home, from ordering, storage, administration, recording and disposal, ensuring it complies with local and national standards.
* Liaise with health professionals in secondary care on interface medicines management issues.
* Liaise with primary care professionals to support the resolution of medicine management issues when required.
* Ensure administration of medicines and disposal of medicinal waste, follows appropriate legislation and health and safety policies.
* Develop strategies and promote ways to minimise the level of medicines wastage in Care Homes.
* Contribute to the development of guidelines and policies for use in Care Homes where these do not exist.
* Maintain appropriate records, to support Medicines Management Services / ICB reporting systems e.g., relating to activity, outcomes, efficacy, and financial savings.
* Be aware of the wider issues within the NHS which will impact on the Medicines Management agenda.
* Provide education sessions for Care Home staff on medicines management including supporting induction programmes for care home managers and staff if applicable.
* Take responsibility for identifying personal and professional development needs to support the needs of the service, career progression and the requirements of the professional body for continued registration.
* Provide written reports to the board and care home managers where required.
What are the Tangible benefits for working for Harbour?
* Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment and lots more!
* Flex Earn – Earned wage access.
* FREE face-to-face counselling, for you and your family!
* Staff recognition award ceremonies
* £30 voucher available every month for the nominated ‘Employee of the month’
* Opportunities for training and career progression
* Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
* Blue Light Card – up to 50% discount across 100’s of retailers
* Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses
* Cashback card – save up to £500 annually, can be used at over 80 big brands
* Wellbeing portal:
* FREE meditation series
* FREE wellbeing podcasts & live virtual events
* FREE mental health support programmes
* FREE workout plans
* FREE Live digital gym classes
* FREE mindset and wellbeing series
* Seasonal Company events, competitions and incentives
* Refer a friend scheme – earn upto £250 when referring a friend to work for Harbour Healthcare
* On-site parking
Who are Harbour Healthcare?
We are a Family run business with 42 Care Homes across the UK and are growing year by year.
Inclusion is how we unleash the power of diversity. We strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work. Harbour Healthcare listen and engage with our diverse communities, and we value teamwork within our diverse workplace.
Having family traditions at heart, our philosophyis actually quite simple. We strive to provide an excellent standard of care to our residents, treating them with complete dignity and respect.
We will give you all the training and support you need, such as obtaining a qualification in health and social care and opportunities for promotion and career growth.
Harbour Healthcare have won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top 20 Awards, now for the 5th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.
Please note that all our positions require an Enhanced DBS check in relation to Children and Adults.
Interested? – Go on and click that apply button now!
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