Senior Pharmacy Technician | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,521 - £41,956 per annum (pay reward pending) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 October 2024 |
| Location: | London, E13 8SL |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6618692/259-6618692NUH |
Summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision 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.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our busy and dynamic pharmacy team at the Newham University Hospital. You will support the clinical and operational pharmacy team to effectively deliver quality care to patients at ward level and from dispensary and pharmacy stores through efficient medicines optimisation and supply. There will be opportunities to support with training and development of trainee pharmacists, rotational pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacy technicians and assistants.
As a Senior Pharmacy Technician, you will work closely with the operational team within dispensary and stores, the clinical ward pharmacy team and the wider MDT, as well as supporting with the development of pharmacy technicians and trainees
· Undertake projects - support the Site Lead Pharmacy Technician and Lead Pharmacy Technicians in developing systems forserviceprovision, whichenhancetheefficiencyoftheservice
· Be responsible for providing a Medicines Management service to ward areas, which involves working unsupervised in clinical areas
· Day to day line management of pharmacy support workers undertaking QCF / NVQ level 2 and 3 and ACPT
· Undertake duties and responsibilities as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT)
· Participate in the recruitment and selection of Pharmacy staff.
· Be responsible for providing a patient facing service to the inpatient wards including appropriate use and supply of medicines,obtaining medication histories for newly admitted patients (or those transferring from different levels of care setting, e.g., step down from ICU / HDU), undertaking medicines reconciliation and communicating discrepancies to relevant healthcare professionals.
· Consult with patients regarding their medication regimes in order to optimisemedicines and support their understanding of their treatment, including benefits of their medication and possible side effects. These may be patients with special needs, e.g., hearing impairment, learning disability or language translation requirements
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 Wednesday 18 Sep 2024