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Specialist Pharmacy Technician | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7134274/430-CC27280A |
Summary
Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Emergency Department
Department: Pharmacy
Full-time, Band 6 - £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
The Pharmacy Department at MKUH has seen exceptional growth & investment over recent years, both in staff and facilities. As a result, we are excited to offer a new speciality role.
As a Specialist Pharmacy Technician, you will focus on the identification & optimisation of medicine related issues to improve both patient quality of care & safety. Working with the Principal Pharmacist – Acute Medicine and the Emergency Dept multidisciplinary team, you will ensure accurate & complete Medicines reconciliation is performed as close to admission as possible & will be instrumental in preventing delays in patients receiving essential treatment. You will also be involved in preventing unnecessary admissions and expediting discharges from the Emergency Dept.
We are looking for an outstanding Pharmacy Technician who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to forging excellent communication between primary and secondary care teams and drive the pharmacy team forward.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Matt Burnett (Pharmacist Manager - Medicine) onmatthew.burnett@mkuh.nhs.ukfor an informal discussion.
Interview date: w/c 05.05.2025
You will be passionate about helping patients get the best from their medicines, keen to use your initiative & drive to take opportunities to create an outstanding service & demonstrate leadership around optimal & safe medication use within the MDTs.
This role is an excellent opportunity to expand your pharmacy service within the Emergency Dept. You will provide a pharmacy service in the form of medicines management, medication reviews & advice to MDT & work across the interface of care to ensure optimal use of medicines.
The Emergency Dept. provides assessment & care to the most acute patients. This role will aim to prevent delays in patients receiving essential treatment, reduce unnecessary admissions and expedite discharges.
This post will require:
• Enthusiasm, self-motivation and commitment to forge excellent communication between primary and secondary care teams and drive the pharmacy team forward.
• Close work with the MDT and other primary and secondary care organisations to optimise the safe and effective use of medicines
• Work with other health and social care organisations across Milton Keynes to implement and co-ordinate medicines optimisation principles to support patients in the safe and effective use of medicines.
• Support a multi-disciplinary team working across the health economy with the implementation and delivery of high quality, evidence based and cost-effective use of medicines to patients.
"We care we communicate we collaborate we contribute"
"A staggering 93% of colleagues in the Additional Clinical Services Group feel trusted to do their job and always know their responsibilities" (NHS Staff Survey 2023).
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Main duties & responsibilities:
• To lead the day-to-day operational management of the specialist/divisional activities to ensure the safe and efficient medicines reconciliation, management of Patients’ Own Drugs and the supply of pharmaceutical products for patients, and to support ward-staff in the effective management of medicines.
• Totake part in the implementation of medicines optimisation initiatives, objectives and complex changes to bring about quality improvements and better outcomes for patients including reducing patient harm & improving medication safety.
Management & leadership:
• To define,lead and optimise the Pharmacy service to the Emergency Department
• Linemanagement and leadership of allocated Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy assistants, setting direction, objectives, ensuring all team members have clarity of purpose.
Planning & organisational:
• Produce timely reports and papers, updating databases on benefits/outcomes of services, using relevant appropriate IT packages.
• To lead and develop clinical audit, including relevant quality improvement work in a field of special interest.
Management:
• Ensures the effective and efficient use of resources within their own sphere of responsibility.
• To work to ensure best value for money and avoidance of waste in relation to medicines and contribute to the reduction in fraud related to medicines consistent with the post holder’s position in the organisation.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
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Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Apr 2025