Ward Pharmacy Technician

1 month ago

Rotherham, United Kingdom Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT Full time

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician's based on Osprey Ward

Osprey Ward is located at Swallownest Court and is an 18 bedded mixed gender acute mental health ward. We work as a multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care to patient's experiencing a wide range of mental illness. We ensure our patients receive purposeful admissions, covering assessment, diagnosis, interventions and treatment. We work collaboratively with a range of professionals including community mental health teams, social workers and occupational therapists to support our patients to regain stability and facilitate a safe discharge into the community, ensuring patients receive effective post-discharge support.

Main duties of the job

Admission

o Conduct a level 2 reconciliation and drug card check.

o Confirm and update allergy status.

o Take account of Mental Health Act consent to treat restrictions when administering medication.

o Assess patients own medicines at admission for use within policy.

During stay

o Support the generation and adherence to patient level medicines care plans.

o Administer regular medication and prompt / support self-administration where appropriate.

o Administer PRN medicines, where appropriate, following nurse assessment.

o Have oversight of the adherence to patients' monitoring with respect to medicine use GASS, ECG, physical health monitoring (within competencies).

o Co-ordinate leave medicines (to include label and supply within policy).

o Support MDT / PIPA meetings regarding medicines issues pertinent to the patients care.

o Maintain the EPMA record, reporting gaps to ward management.

o Provide medicines information (verbal and / or written) to patients, involving pharmacist or other clinicians where necessary.

o Review and support the update and implementation of ward level medicines related SOPs.

o Respond to medicines related audit outcomes to ensure action plans are implemented.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Currently registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC with appropriate demonstrable experience in hospital / community Pharmacy Evidence of recent continuing professional development Ability to work as part of a team, or autonomously, on own initiative, as required

Experience

Desirable

Experience of working within an inpatient service or intermediate care service

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