Medicines Management Technician
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2024 |
| Location: | Banbury, OX169AL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9321-24-1117 |
Summary
Key Result AreasWard based role1. To be part of the Pharmacy team providing a near-patient medicines management service to ward areas.2. To become an accredited Medicines Management Technician, or complete reaccreditation in order totransfer skills where appropriate.3. To become accredited to assess PODs according to the Trusts criteria.4. To implement and maintain the POD scheme according to Trust policies.5. To train nursing, medical and pharmacy staff regarding the POD scheme.6. To become accredited to initiate the supply of non-stock items for one-stop/full pack dispensing.7. To become accredited to complete medicines reconciliation using a variety of available sources.8. To aid discharge planning in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff.9. To work with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff to support medicines management at ward level.10. To become accredited to undertake patient counselling on selected patients e.g. warfarin initiation, inhalercounselling.11. To work with the clinical pharmacist to counsel patients on their discharge medication.12. To become accredited to complete controlled drug checks for selected wards within the Directorate.13. Refer interventions to the Clinical Pharmacist, and to report and investigate incidents where appropriate.14. Work with the ward team to ensure safe storage of medicines at ward level, including temperature checksand appropriate storage of controlled drugs.15. To liaise with ward staff over any relevant medicines management issues.16. To become accredited to undertake homecare prescription validation as appropriate to clinical area.17. To become accredited to undertake medicines related blood monitoring as appropriate to clinical area.18. In conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff, to support the maintenance and updating of wardstock lists for the designated clinical areas.19. To work closely with the ward pharmacy top-up assistant in maintaining a well-controlled and appropriatemedication and fluid stock holding.20. To participate in the audit of the medicines management service, as well as departmental and Trust-widemedication audits, as requested by the Clinical Pharmacist Manager or Ward Based Technician Manager21. To participate in the training of new or existing technicians or ward based assistants on the medicinesmanagement role.22. To participate in a reciprocal cover arrangement to maintain the medicines management service.23. To work closely with the Directorate Pharmacist to ensure high cost drugs for outliers are accurately issuedand returned.24. Regularly review drug use and expenditure together with the Directorate pharmacist, and report on thiswhen requested.25. To document and audit financial drug savings and returns, and to produce reports.26. To be responsible for the timely return or transfer of medicines between pharmacy and the wards.