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Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | Lymington, SO41 8QD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9348-25-1903 |
Summary
1. Ensuring timely medicines reconciliation to in-patient units and community teams as appropriate in line with Trust standards and to facilitate a smooth admission to services. 2. Assessing suitability and checking identity of PODs for extended use on wards 3. Appropriately referring interventions to the clinical pharmacists or liaising with other members of the MDT within scope and experience. 4. Dispensing inpatient, outpatient or discharge medication as required. 5. Expiry date checking and all other dispensary duties. 6. Documenting interventions and discrepancies on the electronic patient records. 7. Re-supplying PODs and non-ward stock items when necessary 8. Initiating requests for ward stock 9. Adhering to the medicine safety agenda and reporting any incidents as appropriate. 10. Assisting in training of staff as appropriate. 11. Contributing to the medicine's management audit agenda. 12. Providing patient counselling on the use of medicines to selected patients. 13. Assessing suitability of PODs for discharge medicines. 14. As part of the clinical pharmacy team organising timely supply of new or additional items required for discharge. 15. As part of the pharmacy team organising where necessary compliance aids for individual patients (medication reminder cards, MDS devices etc.). 16. Liaising with other health care professionals regarding pharmaceutical discharge needs of patients including checking appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken 17. Liaising with community pharmacists and General Practitioners regarding difficulties in supply of medicines to smooth the discharge plan. 18. Undertaking necessary continuing education in the Pharmacy department and keep abreast of new developments in Pharmacy. 19. Undertaking other duties as required by the Lead Pharmacy Technician. 20. Covering leave in other localities as required. 21. Maintain ACPT and Medicine management qualification. 22. Undertake duties in accordance with the legal framework for the supply of medicines including: * Ordering * Receiving -- accurately checking & entering goods received into Pharmacy on computer system * Invoicing * Dealing with and resolving any discrepancies or issues * Dealing with Suppliers This post will have a degree of autonomy to act on individual patient medicine pharmaceutical care, to bring improvements to safety to the patient as discovered. There is an expectation that the post holder will practice within safe limits and always refer to supervising pharmacist when unsure or when there is need to resolve complex or more challenging situations Day to day supervision; Professional/ clinical supervision; undertake basic workplace assessments Supervises, trains less experienced technicians, students, other staff; basic work-based assessments. Data entry, text processing, storage of data; Regular requirement to develop or create reports, documents, drawings; responsible for maintaining one or more information systems, significant job responsibility. Participate in agreed policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for own area/ propose policy or service changes, impact beyond own area. Interventions that produce direct improvements in patient safety will be recorded to demonstrate effectiveness. Participating in agreed policy and systems audits will also demonstrate performance and quality of service. Provides pharmacy service including dispensing drugs to patients and providing information on common drug dosage and use; Advises patients, carers, GP staff on issues relating to medication regimes and changes to prescribing Handle cash, valuables; maintain stock control/ authorised signatory Collects prescription charges; ensures security of drugs and materials for production of pharmaceutical products/ authorises invoices for supplies Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.