Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata plus HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Ilford, IG3 8XJ |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6225497/395-CC512-23-D |
Summary
North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) is seeking a Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician to join our innovative pharmacy team.
We are seeking a forward thinking and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service.
This post is advertised as a Band 5 role, however, we will consider recruiting at a Band 4 level should you be newly qualified or if you are looking to further develop your pharmacy experience and require more training such as those without previous NHS experience.
The roles will support the team, department, and organisation to achieve the Trust’s mission of “Best care by the best people”. The post holder will join a team of clinical pharmacists, medicines management technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users.
You will undertake a wide range of clinical pharmacy activities as part of your six-monthly rotations between our various services in Essex and Waltham Forest. These areas include and are not limited to Mental Health Services, Community Health Services as well as Home Treatment Team services.
NELFT provide a wide range of community and mental health services to a large population across Kent, Essex and North East London.
Though the clinical pharmacy team has an outsourced provision for medicines dispensing and supply, you should preferably have an ACPT qualification.
This role is primarily to provide patient-facing clinical services across our inpatient wards and community teams.
We are looking for a high-performing, self-motivated, forward thinking and clinically orientated medicines management pharmacy technician to join our progressive team. The post holder will be required to possess good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work effectively in busy environments both independently and within a team. Computer skills are essential. Ideally, the post holder should have previous NHS experience.
You be undertaking clinical, technical and supply duties in support of the ward based clinical pharmacy service to all inpatient units, home treatment teams, and off site community teams across NELFT as well as undertaking medicines reconciliation processes. Ensuring that all wards have adequate supplies of all medication and coordinating and implementing to all units the clinical technical processes of the medicine’s management pathway.
You will be participating in the education and training of pharmacy colleagues as an education and practice supervisor as well as training ward-based staff on medicines related policies.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436).
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
This is adevelopmentalpost to begin this role as a band 4, then to expand their skills set and to develop into a band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician.
North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) is seeking a Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician to join our innovative pharmacy team.
The roles will support the team, department, and organisation to achieve the Trust’s mission of “Best care by the best people”.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
This advert closes on Friday 26 Apr 2024