Band 7 Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Services
5 days ago
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced medicines management pharmacy technicianto lead and coordinate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacytechnician service to the wards. This will include the promotion of safe, effective, and cost-effectivedrug use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary/secondary interface. This includes being responsible for leading the team of MMTs, rotational
pharmacy technicians, satellite-based pharmacy support workers and pre-registration traineepharmacy technician trainees (PTPTs), ensuring that their induction, training, assessment, andappraisal is being managed.
The postholder will be responsible for leading and maintaining a pharmacy technician medicinesmanagement service at ward level. This will include a high standard of medicines reconciliation,the assessment of patients own drugs, providing original pack dispensing, counselling patientsabout their medicines and co-ordinating supply of both in-patient and discharge medicines.
The postholder will promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety -clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies, guidelines and advises on drugbudget management in these areas and carry out pharmacy practice research and clinical audit inthis area of practice. They will support the senior pharmacy and nursing teams in ensuring thatCare Quality Commission (CQC) standards are maintained and that they promote continuousimprovement schemes to address identified actions when needed.
The postholder will have responsibility for the day-to-day running of the medical satellite pharmacyincluding allocation of work and ordering and supply of medicines. They will also be responsible forensuring that junior staff are trained and competent do undertake their roles within this area.
Potential candidates should be an accredited checking technician with experience of working atward level and managing a team. They will be confident with the use of pharmacy systemsincluding the ordering of medicines and have a strong commitment to training staff
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for leading and maintaining a pharmacy technicianmedicines management service at ward level. This will include a high standard ofmedicines reconciliation, the assessment of patients own drugs, providing original packdispensing, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating supply of both in-patient and discharge medicines.
They will promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety - clinicalgovernance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines and advises on drugbudget management in these areas and carry out pharmacy practice research and clinicalaudit in this area of practice.
The postholder will have responsibility for the day-to-day running of the medical satellite pharmacy including allocation of work and ordering and supply of medicines. They will also be responsible for ensuring that junior staff are trained and competent do undertake their roles within this area. They will lead and coordinate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to the wards. This will include the promotion of safe, effective, and cost-effective drug use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary/secondary interface. This includes being responsible for leading the team of ward-based pharmacy technicians and ensuring that their induction, training, and appraisal is being managed.
The postholder will promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety - clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines and advises on drug budget management in these areas and carry out pharmacy practice research and clinical audit in this area of practice. As with all staff, they will consistently work in an accurate, effective, and efficient manner to support the provision of a high-quality service to patients, trust staff and departments. They will be part of a high performing team that is expected to demonstrate the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust values. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is always expected to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of respectful and compassionate care.
The post-holder must always carry out their role in line with the Trust World Class values.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. The Pharmacy department at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious and quality improvement focused team who are committed to optimising the use of medicines and providing the best pharmaceutical care to our patients. We are proud to lead the way in integrated training partnerships, digital transformation, and cost improvement programmes (CIP).
The Pharmacy Service comprises of Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary services, ward based clinical pharmacy services, Medicines Information, aseptic and non-sterile production services, pharmacy stores & distribution, procurement, and homecare services. We cover a range of clinical specialties including HIV, general medicine, emergency services, surgery, rheumatology, hepatology, anti-coagulation, oncology & haematology, women's health, paediatrics, and infection control.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Educational Supervisor Training course or Assessor A1 qualification or equivalent Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician AIMM, MOP or equivalent relevant experience in the medicines management role
Desirable
Foundation degree and/or Management qualification and/or clinical diploma or working towards
Experience
Essential
Considerable post qualification experience in Medicines Management at ward level in a hospital setting Previous assessable supervisory experience and experience in training Experience of conducting appraisals with feedback Experience of recruitment and selection of other technical staff Computer literate including Microsoft software products including JAC Experience of working closely with other healthcare professionals (HCP's) such as nursing staff, operational managers
Desirable
Considerable post qualification work in an operational management capacity Previous assessable experience of project management Experience of performance management Experience of participating in high level / MDT meetings Experience of implementing a clinical governance agenda at ward level. Evidence of practice research or audit work and developing metrics / KPIs with the ability to analyse and interpret data for financial and service performance reports Excellent professional and leadership skills with evidence of successfully managing high performing teams-
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