Lead Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 per annum inc **pay award pending** |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6605722/259-6605722RLH |
Summary
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide medicines management and medicines optimisation services from our four hospital sites across the City of London and East London.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of the Lead Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician position at the Royal London Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible for managing the ward based team of Pharmacy Technicians, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and Medicines Management pharmacy assistants. They will be responsible for providing a patient facing service to the inpatient wards and organising the operational flow of the service.
· The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Lead Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to deliver patient focused, quality care, at the Royal London Hospital.
· The post holder will be responsible for managing the ward-based team of Pharmacy Technicians, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and Medicines Management pharmacy assistants. They will be responsible for providing a patient facing service to the inpatient wards and organising the operational flow of the service.
· To provide leadership to the medicines management pharmacy technicians (MMTs) in the promotion and development of ward-based pharmacy technician services.
· To assist the pharmacists in ensuring that the patients' pharmaceutical care needs are met at ward level. This includes non-stock supply, re-use of patients' own drugs, discharge planning, patient counselling and provision of compliance aids.
· To develop the service and roles of the medicines management technicians in conjunction with the clinical pharmacy team.
· The post holder will work closely with the Deputy Head of Pharmacy and the Site Lead Pharmacy Technician (SLPT).
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024