Specialist Pharmacy Technician: Cardiovascular

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge to develop their career in a hospital pharmacy setting.

If you are seeking to expand your clinical skills and help to improve patient's satisfaction and make a difference within Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, then this is your ideal job.The post offers a chance to contribute to the continued development of pharmacy services to the Cardiovascular Pharmacy Team.

The post is suitable for a team player who is sensitive to the needs of service users. You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role is embedded in the ward teams by supporting our nurses and pharmacists to resolve any medicines management issues.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and accurate ward-based pharmacy service by liaising closely with pharmacists, nursing and medical staff. This role will help you to develop Medicines Optimisation and Patient Counselling skills.

You may also be required to support the Inpatients Pharmacy as an ACPT two hours a week. Therefore, a systematic and flexible approach to working is an essential requirement.

See JD and PS for further details.

About us

The cardiovascular services at our foundation trust are one of the largest and most comprehensive in the UK. As a key member of the cardiovascular pharmacy team, you will support the service delivery across a range of our sub specialties. We are looking for an experienced and committed pharmacy technician to support our team.

See JD and PS for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work in a structured environment providing support to the wider team to meet key directorates targets. This will include delivering pharmacy services to a range of patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, supporting and training junior staff.

Candidates should have demonstrable competencies in hospital clinical pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and commitment to pharmaceutical care. Furthermore candidates should be highly organised.

See JD and PS for further details.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential


  • NVQ L3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) plus L3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or GPhC accredited equivalent or GPhC equivalents prior to July 2011
  • Completion of the Accreditation Checking Pharmacy Technician Scheme (ACPT)
  • London Pharmacy Education and Training - Technician Self Development Programme - Stage 2 or equivalent
  • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable


  • A1 workplace Assessor or working towards Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
  • Medicine Management Accreditation or equivalent

Experience

Essential


  • Have worked in a pharmacy dispensary
  • Have worked in a hospital pharmacy dispensary
  • Have worked in a clinical ward based team
  • Have worked in a role with medicines management responsibilities
  • Previous experience of delivering induction and competency based training
  • Previous experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
  • Previous evaluated experience of participation in project and audit work

Desirable


  • Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives
  • Previous evaluated experience of recruitment and selection of staff

Skills

Essential


  • Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately to set standards
  • Demonstrated ability to counsel and give advice to patients on their medications
  • Demonstrated ability to accurately judge and assess patient's own medication
  • Demonstrated ability to accurately record patient medicine reconciliation
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency based training assessment
  • Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
  • Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation.
  • Demonstrated IT skills including: o Email o Word processing o Spreadsheets o Accurate data entry
  • Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, including: o Complex calculations o Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication o Percentages, decimal, fractions, ratio
  • Demonstrated effective customer service skills.
  • Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS.
  • Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable


  • Demonstrated ability to write SOP's
  • Demonstrated ability to manage performance
  • Familiar in using the following computer systems: o MedChart o JAC Pharmacy Computer System o iSOFT EPR

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

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