Band 4-5 Pharmacy Technician

1 month ago

Darlington, United Kingdom County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

In CDDFT Pharmacy, we pride ourselves in working at theleading edge of clinical pharmacy practice and

medicines management with our teams achieving nationalrecognition for inovative, high-quality patient care.

We have an exciting development opportunity for a PharmacyTechnician to join our team.

You must be registered, or in the process of beingregistered, with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and hold a L3Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or anequivalent, recognised GPhC qualification.

This post provides an opportunity to progress from a Band 4Technician to a Band 5

Technician, after completing a training and competencyframework over a maximum period of 2 years. For the 2 year training period youwill be paid 70% of the top of the Band 5 pay scale in year one and 75% of thetop of Band 5 pay scale in year two. On successful completion of the training,the pay reverts to the bottom of the Band 5 pay scale and you will work throughthe pay grades as normal.

There is also an opportunity to transferdirectly onto the Band 5 pay scale for those applicants with the relavantqualifications , experience and competencies.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be based at either DarlingtonMemorial Hospital or University of North Durham but will be expected to coverroles at the other hospitals, as and when the need arises, on a rotationalbasis. You will also participate in the provision of our 7 days service.

You will work under the management of the Lead PharmacyTechnicians to ensure a safe and efficient service is maintained across ouroperational services, including dispensary, ward services, stores, asepticservices, procurement and medicine safety.

After relevant training or depending on experience you willwork at ward/pharmacy level to deliver a patient focused, high quality serviceincluding:

Medicine history and reconciliation, providing medicinesadvice to patients, as well as other healthcare professionals and preparationof discharge prescriptions

Acting as an Accuracy Checking Technician and beresponsible for the final check of prescriptions that have been professionallychecked by a pharmacist as outlined in departmental SOPs.

Participating in the monthly co-ordinating rota

This post requires good communication andorganisational skills.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Job description

Job responsibilities

Band 4 Training Technician Role includes:

Participation in rotational training to demonstratecompetencies against a CDDFT Training Framework in:

- Dispensary services

- Aseptic services

- Procurement services

- Ward based services

- Medicines safety

Commencement and completion of an Accredited AccuracyChecking Training Programme, if not already achieved.

Undertaking the day-to-day supervision of pharmacyassistants, student technicians and work experience students and participate intraining and induction of these staff , where requried.

Band 5 Senior Technician Role includes:

Provision of a medicines reconciliation service todesignated wards and community hospitals. This will include compilingmedication histories by checking with patients, patients GPs (including theSummary Care Record), patients notes and other appropriate sources ofinformation.

Providing a medicines management service to designatedwards, including the ordering and issue of relevant drugs. This includes theresponsibility for the assessment of prescriptions or inpatient medicinescharts for completeness and legality, highlighting any problems to thepharmacist or medical staff.

Supporting the nursing and ward staff in the delivery ofan effective and efficient medicines management service and participatingactively in ward and multidisciplinary team meetings.

Assessing patients own drugs (PODs) for re-use inaccordance with Trust criteria.

Working alongside the ward pharmacists in planning andprioritising workload to ensure a timely and efficient medicines managementservice is provided.

Providing advice to patients on the use of the medicationsand to ensure they understand why they are taking their medication to aidcompliance.

Undertaking six monthly stock reviews and controlled drugaudits with senior nursing staff to ensure that stock levels are at anappropriate level and ensure safe and secure handling of medicines.

Acting as an Accredited Accuracy CheckingTechnician. The post holder will be responsible for the final check ofprescriptions, that have been professionally checked by a pharmacist asoutlined in departmental SOPs. They will have a duty of care and professionalresponsibility to refer back to the pharmacist any prescription that requiresclarification.

Person Specification

Special Requirements

Essential

Team player Able to demonstrate own initiative, Motivated and enthusiastic Able to work under pressure Good communication and organisational skills and good time management

Desirable

Evidence of involvement with service improvements

Statutory Registration

Essential

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or eligible to be registered with the GPhC in 2023/4

Experience

Essential

Band 4 - experience of working in the health sector. Band 5 - experience as a registered pharmacy technician in a hospital environment

Desirable

Band 4 Experience in the following: Hospital pharmacy environment. Aseptic services Band 5 Experience in the following: Medicines reconciliation Project or development work Problem solving Policy and procedure writing Aseptic services Change management

Special Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Meets GPhC requirements for CPD IT Literate Good knowledge of MS excel and word Pharmacy dispensing software Excellent customer care skills

Desirable

Patient counselling Good clinical practice Knowledge of: Medicines management Principles of safe and secure handling of medicines Hospital pharmacy computer systems including Emis, Isoft and EPR

Qualifications

Essential

Band 4 Essential Requirements: Hold or be currently working towards Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians to allow registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or equivalent qualifications as recognised by the GPhC. Must be willing to commence an Accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Programme within 12 months. Band 5 Essential Requirements: The post holder must be registered with the GPhC and hold an Accredited/Approved Checking Technician qualification. Expected to commence an Accredited/Approved Medicines Management qualification within 12 months of employment.

Desirable

Educational Supervisor Supervisory/management qualifications or training.

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