Lead Medicines Management Technician

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Job overview

The post holder will lead and develop the medicines management technician service across our Suffolk localities. They will work closely with pharmacists, nursing, and medical staff to optimise the safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines for service users. This includes taking a lead role in medicines reconciliation, medication supply processes, and supporting clinical governance activities such as audits and training.

The post holder will be responsible for line-managing and supervising pharmacy technicians and assistants within the team, ensuring high standards of practice and compliance with relevant policies and legislation.

We welcome applications from internal candidates who have not been interviewed for this post previously.

Main duties of the job

This post is based within our East and West Suffolk localities and will ideally be based in Bury st Edmunds although Ipswich will also be considered. The post holder would be expected to visit all sites within both localities on a regular basis.

The main duties of the job include:

• Lead the delivery and development of the medicines optimisation technician service within designated clinical areas.
• Support service users with medicines education and adherence, promoting a recovery-focused approach. Assist in the safe discharge of patients and to liaise with healthcare professionals in primary care settings utilising the Discharge Medicine Service (DMS) referrals.
• Provide day-to-day line management and supervision to pharmacy technicians and assistants within the team
• Deliver training and support to nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare staff on medicines management best practice.
• Contribute to the induction and ongoing training of pharmacy staff.
• Support the Lead and Principal Pharmacists in delivering continuous improvement and efficiency within the clinical service by managing projects and/or areas of responsibility and being responsible for achieving defined outcomes

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
• Relevant postqualification education/training (e.g., Accuracy Checking Technician, Medicines Management, Leadership courses)

Desirable criteria

• Medicines Management/ Optimisation Technician Qualification
• Leadership Qualification (or willing to work towards)

Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant post qualification experience as a pharmacy technician, including in a clinical setting
• Experience supervising or managing staff and managing rotas
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in delivering medicines management or optimisation services

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supporting training and education of others

Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Awareness of governance, risk management, and incident reporting procedures

YOUR APPLICATION

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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