Pharmacy Technician – Patient Services

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for qualified, registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our pharmacy team. You will working clinically at ward level, within dispensary, and will be required to support our 7 day pharmacy service (on a rota basis) for the Ipswich site.

For Band 5 you will have an Accredited Checking Technician qualification and Medicines Reconciliation (or started) and relevant experience. If these are not held the position will be considered as a developmental role to start in a band 4 while you are supported in completing the required skills and competencies (length of development will be determined on past experience and completion of the Self Led Education and Development Scheme (SLEDS) training programme). Previous experience, qualification and accreditations will be considered.

To provide a high quality service to our patients you will be a team player with the ability to work flexibly, react positively to change and know the limitations of the role. You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision and complete tasks accurately to set deadlines.

We welcome calls to find out more information. Tours of the department available upon request.

About our Pharmacy Service

Main duties of the job

Undertake pharmacy duties as dictated by management, including supporting Medicines Management and Optimisation on the wards and in the Dispensary.

End-check on prescriptions previously validated by a pharmacist (ACPT)

Support the ward based clinical pharmacy team by assessing Patients Own Drugs (PODs) for suitability of use, discussing future supply with patient/care provider and ordering required medicines from Pharmacy.

Transcribing medicine requirements from drug charts on to a ward pharmacy sheet.

Undertake Medicines Reconciliation (having completed accredited training course), checking patient medication history, comparing with prescribed medications on the in-patient prescription chart.

Counsel patients or carers (having completed in-house or accredited training) including those with complex medication regimens, medications compliance concerns and communication barriers such as disabilities, confusion or deliberate non-compliance.

Complete re-validation Continuing Professional Development requirements and maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Proactively support senior pharmacy colleagues to ensure that all relevant dispensary or ward issues are highlighted to all appropriate departmental staff.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Hospital pharmacy and clinical ward based work Experience of supervising other staff Work flow/staff co-ordination Working well within a team Training and supporting students and staff Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and a wide range of Trust staff at different levels of authority Pharmaceutical dispensing and stock control. Reflection and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Trust expected values and behaviours (OAK)

Qualifications

Essential

Certificate of higher education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or C&G/NVQ3/BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences/pharmacy services. Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacy technician. Nationally recognised Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) Nationally recognised Medicines Management Nationally recognised Medicines Reconciliation

Desirable

Patient Counselling Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT) (or working towards)

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