Senior Medicines Management Technician-ambulatory

2 weeks ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Band 5

**Main area**
- Pharmacy

**Grade**
- Band 5

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours would be considered)

**Job ref**
- 164-5647100

**Site**
- Nottingham University Hospitals

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £28,407 - £34,581 £28,407-£34,581 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- Today at 23:59

Job overview

Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the UK’s largest and busiest acute teaching hospital Trusts and has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise.

An exciting and fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Medicines Management Technician to work within our Ambulatory Care Division.

This post offers an outstanding developmental opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge and skills in a range of highly specialist areas by working closely with the Rheumatology, Dermatology, Clinical Immunology & Allergy and Ophthalmology outpatient Services at the Treatment Centre.

We are looking for a enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed technician with excellent communication skills to join our team.

The role will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team working alongside specialist pharmacists, nursing and medical staff by participating in the provision of a high quality, professional and effective medicine management service to Elective Surgical patients admitted to the Treatment Centre Site.

Previous experience within a hospital environment is desirable but not essential as full developmental support and training will be provided by our specialist Pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

This role will work as part of the Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Team to improve and support the quality of pharmaceutical care to patients on admission and at discharge in clinical areas; including providing a clinical service to a Surgical Short Day Unit.

Medicine reconciliation and facilitating a smooth transfer of medication related issues across the interface at admission, discharge and transfer.

Managing medication at ward level, checking and assessing patients own medications on admission and at discharge, collating medicine information for accurate medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and life style changes, dispensing and self-checking of pre-labelled medication at discharge

Deliver Medicine Management Teaching to nursing colleagues within the division.

Involvement in ward and department projects, clinical audits/data collection, staff management

As a senior Medicine Management Technician you will have excellent communication skills and be able to use your initiative, manage your own time and meet deadlines.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham University Hospitals is in one of the UK’s largest and busiest acute teaching hospital Trusts and has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise.

The pharmacy department is thriving under a new leadership team, is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care.

The Ambulatory Care Division is responsible for delivering a range of specialist services: Clinical Allergy and Immunity, Dermatology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology and Chronic Pain. As a relatively newly formed division it provides numerous exciting opportunities for Pharmacy to become an integral part of the pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

The post holder will provide a professional and effective medicines management service, with emphasis, on accurate and meticulous drug histories, thorough patient counselling, the re-use and assessment of patients own medications, timely preparation of discharge prescriptions, one stop dispensing and authorised self-checking.

Drug History Taking - This will include compiling medication histories by checking with patients, their own medication, patient’s notes, electronic summaries of medications provided by patient by their GP, liaising with relevant community care providers, and any other appropriate sources of information. To ensure that the medication history is obtained; documented appropriately and any discrepancies are annotated on the drug administration chart as per pharmacy procedure and communicated to the relevant pharmacist and / or, where appropriate, the clinical team.

Communicating effectively, clearly and concisely complex or sensitive information to a wide range of staff, healthcare professionals and patients where there may be barriers to understanding.

Checking patients own medicines for suitability for use on admission and at discharge

Checking the transcription of medication for discharge on the etto before the Pharmacist has seen the discharge prescription.

To carry out final accuracy ch



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