Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Technician | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata if part-time. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Birminhgam, B31 2AP |
| Company: | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6199342/303-6199342 |
Summary
Are you looking for the next challenge in your career? Have you always had an interest in antimicrobials and wish to pursue a career in this ever growing area?
Then look no further, as the threat of antimicrobial resistance needs you!
We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join our well respected and dynamic Pharmacy Team providing high quality pharmaceutical care to our patients with a specific focus on improving antimicrobial stewardship practice across the Trust.
This is a newly funded post to embed and disseminate good antimicrobial stewardship across ROH.
You will be an integral part in the wider pharmacy team and work closely with the lead antimicrobial pharmacist. The successful post holder will also be involved in the implementation, monitoring and reporting of national antimicrobial stewardship priorities.
• You will work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to ensure the safe and efficient use of antimicrobial medicines.
• To support the antimicrobial lead pharmacist
• Assist in the monitoring of antimicrobial consumption, expenditure and ensuring formulary compliance.
• Partake in trust wide audits and ability to develop analysis and reports and present to relevant areas.
• Work closely with the antimicrobial team on local and national priorities and promoting antimicrobial stewardship. This includes participation with trust registered CQUINs.
• Participate in CQUIN data collection and produce quarterly reports on CQUIN compliance.
• To attend and be an active member of the Trust's Antimicrobial Stewardship Group.
• Active involvement in the development and review of policies and procedures relating to antimicrobial stewardship and prescribing.
• To be involved with cascading of communications relating to antimicrobial stewardship.
• Active involvement in the organization of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and European Antibiotic Awareness Day activities.
• Input guidelines and maintain antimicrobial stewardship database of the antimicrobial phone App once this is launched across the trust.
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and a regular review will take place with the postholder as part of their ongoing development and performance management.
1. To be competent in the dispensing of all prescription types, orders including controlled drugs.
2. To work autonomously in the final accuracy check of medication or be willing to work towards the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification.
3. To accurately order clinically checked medicines for ward administration.
4. To identify and escalate any issues regarding medication storage, patient own medication, supplies, or drug chart discrepancies to the ward pharmacist
5. To participate in the development of the ward service and ward initiatives such as ward based prescribing
6. To offer support to the Lead medicines management pharmacist/ Lead Technician when needed.
7. To participate in the dispensing of controlled drugs and the maintenance of their stock levels and records.
8. To ensure medicines are stored and locked away as per Trust policy on the ward
9. To follow trust policies regarding reporting and monitoring of fridge temperatures and deviations.
10. To audit and support the safe and secure handling of medicines and controlled drugs at ward level, preparing and managing action plans and report finding.
11. To lead on ward audits such as missed dose and medicines reconciliation audits.
12. To counsel patients and carers on their medication during their in-patient stay and on discharge.
13. To return, assess and credit drugs from wards that are no longer required following Pharmacy returns policy.
14. To support in investigating incidents related to medicines management across the Trust and to appropriately respond to any complaints
15. To assess drug charts and record messages on the trust prescribing system (PICS).
16. Investigate stock discrepancies within department including controlled drugs as per Trust policy
17. To undertake and support the lead technician in all general duties of the dispensary and deputise when required.
18. To ensure that disposal of pharmaceuticals including controlled drugs is in accordance with regulations.
19. To participate in ‘Recall Procedure’ and follow SOPs.
20. To supervise and mentor other Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs), students, technicians, and new members of staff.
The following sections have been added to expand and support above duties and responsibilities
General
• To contribute to the training and education of pharmacy and ward staff.
• To achieve objectives agreed at individual Performance Review with the line manager.
• To participate in working late nights, weekends, and bank holidays, in line with service commitments.
• To demonstrate an ongoing commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).
• To work efficiently and safely both on wards and in the department always adhering accurately to Standard Operating Procedures and policies underpinned by Trust Values.
• To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required as agreed by senior staff.
• To assist in the reduction of medicines errors and to be pro-active at reporting via governance systems.
• To follow pharmacy SOPs in place for the delivery of service on the wards.
• To support in developing and amending standard operating procedures.
• To attend meetings with a variety of health care professionals, drug companies and hospital staff to participate in the initiation of new systems.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 May 2024
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