Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,089.00 to £41,498.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34089.00 - £41498.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Location: | London, W10 6DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-24-0889 |
Summary
Overview of Main Responsibilities: As an Accredited Pharmacy Technician, complete the medicine reconciliation process, assess Patients Own Drugs(PODs), transcribe and order medicines following a clinically screened prescription. As an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT), provide a comprehensive technical dispensing andchecking service within mental health, and other bedded services, and advice to other pharmacy staff to assist inresolving problems with prescriptions. To order medicines from St. Charles Hospital pharmacy dispensary and liaise with the pharmacy dispensary teamto ensure medicines are delivered to wards/clinical areas on time. Participate in late duty, Saturday and Bank Holiday rota. To ensure that all medicines are dispensed in accordance with the relevant legislation, local standard operatingprocedures, and CNWL Trust Medicines Policy. To participate with the labelling, dispensing in dispensary and at ward level other processes involved with clinicaltrials medicines at St Charles in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). To organise and provide a supply of stock and non-stock pharmaceuticals for allocated clinical areas and workwithin medicines optimisation systems to ensure the safe and secure handling of medicines. To support outpatient clozapine supply to Clozapine Point of Care Testing (PocHi 100i Haematology analyser)clinics, and liaising with the Community Mental Health Team staff. Ensure validity of repeat prescriptions and develop systems for leave medication and the management of patientsown medicines. Maintain high quality of data input of patient information into the pharmacy computer system in order to ensureexcellent labelling standards for dispensed medicines. To ensure clozapine monitoring system data is interpreted, maintained and communicated appropriately. Accurately dispense and issue prescriptions including controlled drugs. As a Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) Accredited Pharmacy Technician, complete the MedicineReconciliation process, assess Patients Own Drugs (PODs), transcribe and order medicines following a clinicallyscreened prescription. Participate in stock and non-stock management of medicines. Identify potential problems regarding the lack of availability of medicines for individual prescriptions, seekingadvice on suitable alternatives or agreed delivery timetable. Ensure medication is ordered to meet agreed delivery times to support timely discharge on the wards. Liaise with specialist services to obtain specialist prescribed medicines such as renal, HIV. Responsible for the indirect management of rotational Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee Pharmacists, preregistration Pharmacy Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs). To participate and support data collection of medicines optimisation audits. Use software such as Refine to produce drug expenditure reports and feed these back to the ward team duringbusiness meetings Use software such as Adios to monitor abusable medicines and investigate anomalies To train and support nurses to maintain the automated medicine storage cabinet