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Medicines Management Technician
1 month ago
Job summary
Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (Aintree site) is looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician with an accuracy checking certificate who is keen to realise their potential and who can make the most of the scope this post offers to deliver a patient centred approach to our service delivery
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring optimum performance of the pharmacy service whilst working in the dispensary and medicine management teams
Are you passionate about patients and optimising their treatment?
Do you want to feel you are doing something worthwhile and rewarding?
Do you want to further your career in a fast paced teaching hospital?
Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your technical knowledge supported by a friendly and enthusiastic pharmacy team?
Please feel free to get in touch to organise a visit to our department
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the medicines management pharmacy technician team at Aintree Hospital where you will complete our in-house medicines management and medicines history taking training programmes
We will welcome applications from Pharmacy Technicians currently working in all settings
We have a full time ( hours) band 5 Pharmacy Technician vacancy in our team working alongside pharmacists in a number of specialities including, A&E, Medical Admissions Unit, Cardiology, Vascular, Respiratory, Major Trauma and General Surgery for many years. You will work as part of the pharmacy team to help deliver a high standard of medicines optimisation to designated wards. You will be responsible for the delivery of safe and cost effective pharmaceutical care to newly admitted patients, as well as facilitating efficient discharge and transfer of patients.
You will also rotate through our busy dispensaries. This will need you to have excellent organisational skills in order to undertake this role. You must be able to work accurately, have a good eye for detail, and be able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.
We are open every day of the year our rota's include weekends, evenings and bank holidays
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1)To provide a clinical technical service to the POD wards, including the taking of comprehensive medication histories and to provide a cost-effective one-stop dispensing service involving accuracy checking patients own drugs and assessing their suitability for reuse.
2) To provide a cost-effective one-stop dispensing service to wards, involving accuracy checking patients own drugs and assessing their suitability for use, arranging re-supplies of patients drugs, liaising with , nursing homes and ward staff, assessing patient concordance and providing counselling and education where necessary.
3)To provide a topping up service on wards for individual patient drug supplies under the direction of the Dispensary Manager or Senior Technicians and in accordance with procedures.
4) To support the clinical pharmacists on POD wards in the provision of complete pharmaceutical care for patients.
5) To liaise with GPs, nursing homes, doctors, ward staff and other healthcare professionals to provide complete pharmaceutical care for patients.
6) To interpret medical notes and test results, identify pharmaceutical and clinical problems and refer to the appropriate medical staff or clinical pharmacist.
7) To counsel and educate patients and carers on the correct use of their medication and assess their understanding of the medicines prescribed.
8) To assess patient concordance, identify patients requiring compliance aids and arrange provision of the necessary aids in both primary and secondary care.
9) To facilitate patient discharges to ensure timely and effective discharge supplies of medication are available for individual patients
10) To perform a final accuracy check on prescriptions and orders which have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist and in accordance with Trust procedures, and ensure dispensing errors are corrected by the appropriate member of staff.
11) To develop, implement and manage a training package for technical staff in the systems used on POD wards and to assess, train and supervise other technical staff in the systems used on POD wards to ensure optimal and continuous service, adherence to procedures and safe systems of work and expansion of systems to other areas of the Trust.
12) To consult with ward managers and train nursing staff in the systems used on POD wards and provide pharmaceutical information and advice, and be prepared to give lectures on pharmaceutical topics to other healthcare professionals and patients where appropriate.
13) To carry out audit projects independently and in conjunction with other pharmacy staff to improve and develop service provision and to contribute to the review of existing systems and implementation of new procedural guidelines.
14) To co-ordinate and participate in the provision of a patient counselling course for technical staff and to assist with the education and training of all members of staff, other healthcare professionals and patients.
15) To participate in personal development review and appraise and perform personal development reviews on other staff members.
16) To assist in the provision of directorate financial information and analysis and the implementation of directorate service quality and cost improvement initiatives.
17) To attend any meetings relevant to the role and appropriate training courses for technicians, to encourage other staff to undertake further training and to
participate in such training schemes necessary to keep relevant pharmaceutical and clinical technical knowledge up to date.
18) To advice nursing staff on the correct storage of goods supplied by the pharmacy with regard to security and stability.
19) To contribute to the recording and reporting of clinical and non-clinical incidents.
20) To liaise and provide support for the Senior Technician Team in the management of ward service activities.
21) To act as a role model for student technicians and other members of technical and support staff and provide mentoring, assessing, induction and training of student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, dispensing assistants and any other relevant members of the pharmacy team
22) To undertake Continuing Professional Development in order to keep pharmaceutical knowledge current, ensure best practice and comply with requirements for entry on the pharmacy technician register.
23) To carry out dispensing of prescriptions, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, and in-patient and outpatient prescription in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice.
24) To co-operate in staff rotation within the pharmacy departments of the Trust including all dispensaries, the aseptic department and out patients and to participate in Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday and late night duties as is considered appropriate by the Chief Pharmacist or other senior manager.
25) To observe the recommendations contained in the Guide to Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice and its supplements and to assist in ensuring that work carried out in the department is in accordance with these and any other recommendations which may be issued from time to time by the Department of Health or Medicines Inspectorate.
26) To observe the regulations in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act and Data Protection Act.
27) To co-operate in the operation and development of computerised systems of stock control and medical speciality costing and to assist in maintaining reasonable stock levels, in accordance with the policies that are in force.
28) To assist in maintaining reasonable stock levels, in accordance with the policies that are in force, in the section of the pharmacy in which (s)he is currently employed and to assist in ensuring correct storage and turnover of stock to maintain quality and potency.
29) To answer telephone and face to face queries of a routine or technical nature from a wide range of staff groups, either in the pharmacy or on the ward, and refer appropriate queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary.
30) To liaise with various members of the pharmacy team and ward staff when solving supply problems and ensuring the best service to patients.
To participate in pharmacy and ward based stock audits under the direction of the Senior Technicians.
32) To assist in the receipt and issue of goods in pharmacy and to check delivery notes and invoices if required.
33) To participate in pharmacy objectives set by the Trust, the National Patient Safety Agency, the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, the Department of Health (including the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulation Agency) and others to meet clinical governance targets, develop patient care, improve clinical outcomes and ensure compliance with all standards expected for hospital pharmacy services and interface between primary and secondary care.
34) To provide accurate record keeping of controlled drugs kept in pharmacy including supplies to wards and departments, orders received into the pharmacy and regular audits of the accuracy of computer and paper records.
35) To dispense clinical trials in accordance with the dispensing protocol, ICH GCP guidelines and European Directive under the direction of the clinical trials technician/pharmacist.
36) To undertake special dispensing and manufacturing involving the use of aseptic techniques to a suitable standard in preparation of sterile products in accordance with aseptic procedures and under the direction of the Aseptic Services Manager.
37) To undertake cytotoxic reconstitution and dispensing in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Aseptic Production Manual and in accordance with the criteria set out under COSHH regulations and Regional and National standards.
38) To support equality and diversity.
39) To undertake any other related duties, which may be required
Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Accredited Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences with appropriate underpinning knowledge Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
Essential
Significant experience with the Electronic Medicines Management systems, including file maintenance, standard and ad-hoc reporting Demonstrate Dispensing Experience
Desirable
Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience Patient Counselling Experience of working on wards
Knowledge
Essential
Commitment to Continuing Processional Development Ability to understand role and service priorities Ability to train staff
Skills
Essential
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Pleasant and helpful attitude Good customer service skills Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team Good time management skills Computer literate Smart and clean appearance
Other
Essential
Ability to thrive in a changing environment Attention to detail and work accurately Flexible