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Senior Pharmacy Technician at East London NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and committed pharmacy technician?
The post holder will be expected to work with the City & Hackney and Forensics Pharmacy team to help deliver high quality pharmacy optimisation service to patients of the trust. They are to maintain their ACPT qualification via their allocated dispensary slots at the Dispensary in Mile End Hospital.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist with the provision of a high quality pharmacy optimisation service to patients of the Trust.
2. Co-ordinates and maintains medication supply to the wards and teams.
3. Assesses identified patient's individual pharmaceutical care needs within 72 hours of identification
4. Initiates and completes a medicine reconciliation for each identified patient
5. To support the pharmacists in attaining CQUIN and KPI targets
6. Ensures all documentation in regard to Medications Optimisation on the unit is completed accurately
7. To participate in dispensary duties where... applicable
8. To maintain Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) status
9. To prepare and maintain Medicines Optimisation (MOPs) accreditation
10. To prepare discharge medication (TTAs) in a timely and efficient manner
11. To communicate discharge information to patients, Community Pharmacies and GPs
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting young people and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
We are also passionate about staff well-being and the trust also pride themselves on learning and development.
Date posted
24 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-CP6590607
Job locations
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and Forensics Directorate E9 & N4 London
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and Forensics Directorate E9 & N4 London
London
E9 6SR
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Patient Care/Clinical
Clinical/Patient contact
• To identify new patients and take accurate drug histories on admission, as part of the medicine reconciliation process.
• Ongoing support will include; monitoring of progress and review of any problems encountered. Close liaison with ward staff regarding progress as well as updating/reporting in the multidisciplinary notes is required.
• Identify and support the team with patients on high dose antipsychotic therapy (HDAT) and encourage monitoring of HDAT.
• To ensure the information needs of the service users are met, for example participating in medication and discharge counselling.
• Implement and further develop the Self-Administration of Medicines Policy for relevant patients ensuring all appropriate service users are encouraged to participate in the scheme. This will involve a medicines management assessment for individuals to participate, setting goals, initiation and counselling including advice about compliance issues
• To participate in the medicines administration process to assess patients ability to self administer
• To participate with pharmacists in provision of medicine education groups within the inpatient setting and in the community.
Discharge planning
• To help co-ordinate and manage the discharge process for patients. This involves planning and anticipating patient discharge in liaison with the doctors, nursing and therapy staff, and the clinical pharmacist to ensure timely discharge
• To provide information to the relevant Community Pharmacist and GP to ensure continued provision of pharmaceutical service
• To ensure measures are taken to ensure discharge medication is available for discharge.
• To assemble TTAs (following Trust procedure) on the ward as and when necessary
Medication supply
• To co-ordinate in liaison with the clinical pharmacist(s) the provision of the pharmaceutical supplies service to clinical wards and teams.
• To provide medication in the most appropriate form (following individual patient assessment), to aid medication compliance e.g. dosette/medidose boxes, large bottles and labels etc
• To assess Patients Own Drugs (PODs) for suitability for use, following the Trust procedure
• To assist in the maintenance of the PODs scheme by promoting the scheme both within the Trust and externally as well as encouraging patients to bring in their own medications from home
• To ensure where possible, that medicines are ordered and dispensed ready for discharge
• To participate in transcribing of short term leave (STL) medication following training
Communication and teamwork
• Work closely with the Multidisciplinary Team on each ward, becoming an active member (ie attending away days, participating on daily/weekly huddles) in order to maximize patients potential for independent medicines optimisation.
• To provide training to all new ward nursing staff in procedures relating to relevant medicine management processes and procedures.
• To communicate and work closely with Mile End Pharmacy staff to ensure the discharge process (in relation to medication) is provided effectively
Dispensary Duties
• To dispense safely and efficiently as required, according to laid down procedures.
• To participate in the dispensary service as and when required
• To participate in the ACPT scheme, and to use this accreditation to check dispensed work
• To ensure that all services are of the highest quality and are provided in a customer orientated, helpful and responsive manner
• To be involved in the setting of standards for services provided from the satellite pharmacy ensuring those standards are met
• To assist in the training of all students including pharmacy students/student technicians
• To provide induction training of new staff into the pharmacy department as and when required.
Management
To participate in NVQ training and if necessary train to become an Educational or Practice Supervisor
To line manage our an Assistant Technical Officer (Band 3)
Performance and Quality
Carry out/participate in audits and written reports as requested
To participate in quality improvement projects in the department.
Technician will be supported to present and publish project work at appropriate conferences and in journals
To assist in the training of all new and rotating staff in procedures and practical methods of work connected with medicine management including medicine reconciliation, self-administration and discharge planning.
Financial and Physical Resources
To be responsible for planning and organising own workload for their clinical areas in accordance with the requirements of the job.
To be responsible for managing medicines storage and security (prescription only medicines and medicines specified in the Misuse of Drugs Act).
To be responsible for medicines supply (e.g. stock lists) ensuring appropriate quantities are stored in accordance with the changing clinical needs of each clinical environment to minimise waste and reduce risk.
Other duties
To write and update appropriate departmental procedures and enhance existing information systems
To support Mile End Pharmacy staff/ department in dispensary as and when required.
To comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH
To provide clozapine management in the absence of the Clozapine Technician being on leave
To undertake Continuing Professional Development, maintaining a CPD folder
The postholder is expected to develop good working IT skills around common office software and dispensary systems. It will be essential to keep up to date with new pharmacy technology, as utilized by the Trust, and to encourage these skills in others
To work, using systems incorporating Quality Assurance to ensure that the highest standards of service are devised and maintained
To undertake any other relevant duties as requested by your manager
To participate in other departmental duties as required by rotas, e.g. dispensary rota, weekend duties, Bank Holidays
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Patient Care/Clinical
Clinical/Patient contact
• To identify new patients and take accurate drug histories on admission, as part of the medicine reconciliation process.
• Ongoing support will include; monitoring of progress and review of any problems encountered. Close liaison with ward staff regarding progress as well as updating/reporting in the multidisciplinary notes is required.
• Identify and support the team with patients on high dose antipsychotic therapy (HDAT) and encourage monitoring of HDAT.
• To ensure the information needs of the service users are met, for example participating in medication and discharge counselling.
• Implement and further develop the Self-Administration of Medicines Policy for relevant patients ensuring all appropriate service users are encouraged to participate in the scheme. This will involve a medicines management assessment for individuals to participate, setting goals, initiation and counselling including advice about compliance issues
• To participate in the medicines administration process to assess patients ability to self administer
• To participate with pharmacists in provision of medicine education groups within the inpatient setting and in the community.
Discharge planning
• To help co-ordinate and manage the discharge process for patients. This involves planning and anticipating patient discharge in liaison with the doctors, nursing and therapy staff, and the clinical pharmacist to ensure timely discharge
• To provide information to the relevant Community Pharmacist and GP to ensure continued provision of pharmaceutical service
• To ensure measures are taken to ensure discharge medication is available for discharge.
• To assemble TTAs (following Trust procedure) on the ward as and when necessary
Medication supply
• To co-ordinate in liaison with the clinical pharmacist(s) the provision of the pharmaceutical supplies service to clinical wards and teams.
• To provide medication in the most appropriate form (following individual patient assessment), to aid medication compliance e.g. dosette/medidose boxes, large bottles and labels etc
• To assess Patients Own Drugs (PODs) for suitability for use, following the Trust procedure
• To assist in the maintenance of the PODs scheme by promoting the scheme both within the Trust and externally as well as encouraging patients to bring in their own medications from home
• To ensure where possible, that medicines are ordered and dispensed ready for discharge
• To participate in transcribing of short term leave (STL) medication following training
Communication and teamwork
• Work closely with the Multidisciplinary Team on each ward, becoming an active member (ie attending away days, participating on daily/weekly huddles) in order to maximize patients potential for independent medicines optimisation.
• To provide training to all new ward nursing staff in procedures relating to relevant medicine management processes and procedures.
• To communicate and work closely with Mile End Pharmacy staff to ensure the discharge process (in relation to medication) is provided effectively
Dispensary Duties
• To dispense safely and efficiently as required, according to laid down procedures.
• To participate in the dispensary service as and when required
• To participate in the ACPT scheme, and to use this accreditation to check dispensed work
• To ensure that all services are of the highest quality and are provided in a customer orientated, helpful and responsive manner
• To be involved in the setting of standards for services provided from the satellite pharmacy ensuring those standards are met
• To assist in the training of all students including pharmacy students/student technicians
• To provide induction training of new staff into the pharmacy department as and when required.
Management
To participate in NVQ training and if necessary train to become an Educational or Practice Supervisor
To line manage our an Assistant Technical Officer (Band 3)
Performance and Quality
Carry out/participate in audits and written reports as requested
To participate in quality improvement projects in the department.
Technician will be supported to present and publish project work at appropriate conferences and in journals
To assist in the training of all new and rotating staff in procedures and practical methods of work connected with medicine management including medicine reconciliation, self-administration and discharge planning.
Financial and Physical Resources
To be responsible for planning and organising own workload for their clinical areas in accordance with the requirements of the job.
To be responsible for managing medicines storage and security (prescription only medicines and medicines specified in the Misuse of Drugs Act).
To be responsible for medicines supply (e.g. stock lists) ensuring appropriate quantities are stored in accordance with the changing clinical needs of each clinical environment to minimise waste and reduce risk.
Other duties
To write and update appropriate departmental procedures and enhance existing information systems
To support Mile End Pharmacy staff/ department in dispensary as and when required.
To comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH
To provide clozapine management in the absence of the Clozapine Technician being on leave
To undertake Continuing Professional Development, maintaining a CPD folder
The postholder is expected to develop good working IT skills around common office software and dispensary systems. It will be essential to keep up to date with new pharmacy technology, as utilized by the Trust, and to encourage these skills in others
To work, using systems incorporating Quality Assurance to ensure that the highest standards of service are devised and maintained
To undertake any other relevant duties as requested by your manager
To participate in other departmental duties as required by rotas, e.g. dispensary rota, weekend duties, Bank Holidays
Person Specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential
• Completion of a GPhC approved integrated competency and knowledgebased qualification/course (i.e. BTEC/ City & Guilds/NVQ3 pharmacy or equivalent)
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• Nationally accredited with a medicine's optimisation qualification
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
• Completed final accuracy checking training as part of the pharmacy technician qualification (post-2020) OR Nationally accredited with a final accuracy checking qualification (pre-2020)
Experience
Essential
• Hospital pharmacy post qualification experience
• Success in a previous post requiring completion of work to deadlines
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Drug history taking
• Ward based clinical work
Desirable
• Experience in tutoring and training
• Previous experience of audit
• Previous experience in providing clinical mental health services.
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
• Awareness of the issues around quality and patient care
• Be able to plan own activities on a day to day and ongoing basis
• Understanding the hospital flow Knowledge of all regulations and legislation relevant to pharmacy, dispensary and clinical services
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer and automation systems
• Experience of using Microsoft software Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
• Able to work autonomously and productively within a team
• Understanding the discharge process
Desirable
• Able to monitor, review and develop service standards
• Knowledge of medicines and therapies used in the treatment of mental health conditions
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health
• Experience of using EPMA - JAC
• Experience of using RIO, JAC
• Able to use Microsoft Excel/Word/Teams to intermediate level
Person Specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential
• Completion of a GPhC approved integrated competency and knowledgebased qualification/course (i.e. BTEC/ City & Guilds/NVQ3 pharmacy or equivalent)
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• Nationally accredited with a medicine's optimisation qualification
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
• Completed final accuracy checking training as part of the pharmacy technician qualification (post-2020) OR Nationally accredited with a final accuracy checking qualification (pre-2020)
Experience
Essential
• Hospital pharmacy post qualification experience
• Success in a previous post requiring completion of work to deadlines
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Drug history taking
• Ward based clinical work
Desirable
• Experience in tutoring and training
• Previous experience of audit
• Previous experience in providing clinical mental health services.
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
• Awareness of the issues around quality and patient care
• Be able to plan own activities on a day to day and ongoing basis
• Understanding the hospital flow Knowledge of all regulations and legislation relevant to pharmacy, dispensary and clinical services
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer and automation systems
• Experience of using Microsoft software Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
• Able to work autonomously and productively within a team
• Understanding the discharge process
Desirable
• Able to monitor, review and develop service standards
• Knowledge of medicines and therapies used in the treatment of mental health conditions
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health
• Experience of using EPMA - JAC
• Experience of using RIO, JAC
• Able to use Microsoft Excel/Word/Teams to intermediate level
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and Forensics Directorate E9 & N4 London
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and Forensics Directorate E9 & N4 London
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and Forensics Directorate E9 & N4 London
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health and Forensics Directorate E9 & N4 London
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab
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