Job summary
24 hours/week
We have an exciting opportunity for a Rotational
Pharmacy Technician to cover maternity leave in our Pharmacy team. The role focuses
on medicines reconciliation, stock management and providing medication
information and support to our nursing and medical staff, as well as to our
service users and carers. Our aim is to support the best treatment outcomes, by
working as a part of the multidisciplinary teams across the organisation. We
are looking for a highly motivated, GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician to join
our team as a maternity cover. Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy
department as a qualified technician or as a student technician is desirable,
although applications from qualified pharmacy technicians working within the
community sector are welcome.
Main duties of the job
Undertake a range of pharmaceutical activities in relation to the ordering,
procurement and supply of medicines and provide a point of contact for resolution
of stock discrepancies, and urgent/emergency orders
Facilitate
provision of pharmaceutical care including ordering, transport, preparation,
administration, storage, and disposal of medicines
Ensure
effective medicine stock control and storage on the unit
Provide
advice to the unit and team on safe, secure, and appropriate storage of
medicines in line with the Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines Procedures
Ensure
pharmaceutical waste is handled safely and appropriately. Assisting with or
arranging destruction, storage, and collection
Provide
technical information to prescribers and advise drug doses, forms, and use
Assess and
cascade any pharmaceutical alerts and recalls
Manage
emergency boxes
Carry out
pharmacy audits including controlled drug audits, clinic room audits and
temperature audits
About us
Hello!
We
are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and
well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health
services to the NHS and beyond.
The
whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our
own family to use.
We
offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community
facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults
inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an
outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked
as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies
top 100 large company list.
As
a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also
developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide
training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden
Centre.
Working
at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we
really mean it.
We
like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come
and Join us !
Please
note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI
generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has
been automatically generated.
Should
you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability
or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose
of this role will be to ensure safe medicines management across our
organisation and partnering hospital and a hospice.
The
successful candidate will focus on medicines reconciliation, ordering stock and
service user own medications, including TTOs. They will oversee destruction of
medicines and work closely with other professionals to reduce waste and
optimise treatment options. They will also be completing a range of audits to
ensure the medicines management standards are met across the board.
To understand
the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification
documents.
Navigo has
rolled out electronic prescribing for inpatients across all specialities on all
sites. We have a fully electronic patient record.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose
of this role will be to ensure safe medicines management across our
organisation and partnering hospital and a hospice.
The
successful candidate will focus on medicines reconciliation, ordering stock and
service user own medications, including TTOs. They will oversee destruction of
medicines and work closely with other professionals to reduce waste and
optimise treatment options. They will also be completing a range of audits to
ensure the medicines management standards are met across the board.
To understand
the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification
documents.
Navigo has
rolled out electronic prescribing for inpatients across all specialities on all
sites. We have a fully electronic patient record.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Statutory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, UK.
Desirable
- BTEC
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK.
Experience
Essential
- GPhC registration
- Experience in handling medicines.
- Experience of providing patient information.
- Up to date CPD record
Desirable
- Experience in working in a mental health hospital pharmacy environment or similar
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organisation skills.
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
- Ability to manage, organise and prioritise workload and meet deadlines good time management.
- Ability to maintain quality standards of work, including when under pressure.
- Ability to identify skills/knowledge requiring development and take action to address these.
- Change agent and supportive approach to change.
- Ability to work alone, make reasonable decisions autonomously and equally able to work effectively as part of a team.
- Demonstrates an empathic and compassionate nature.
- Demonstrates and displays a sound understanding of professional boundaries.
- Professional manner, presentation and appearance
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident.
Desirable
- Demonstrates psychiatric pharmaceutical knowledge and skills.
- Up to date knowledge of NHS and DHSC policies and publications relating to medicines.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Car owner with current, full UK drivers licence.
- Satisfactory DBS clearance.
- Flexible approach to work and punctual.
- Willingness to work across all Navigo sites.
- Evidence of CPD and revalidation with the GPhC.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Statutory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, UK.
Desirable
- BTEC
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK.
Experience
Essential
- GPhC registration
- Experience in handling medicines.
- Experience of providing patient information.
- Up to date CPD record
Desirable
- Experience in working in a mental health hospital pharmacy environment or similar
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organisation skills.
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
- Ability to manage, organise and prioritise workload and meet deadlines good time management.
- Ability to maintain quality standards of work, including when under pressure.
- Ability to identify skills/knowledge requiring development and take action to address these.
- Change agent and supportive approach to change.
- Ability to work alone, make reasonable decisions autonomously and equally able to work effectively as part of a team.
- Demonstrates an empathic and compassionate nature.
- Demonstrates and displays a sound understanding of professional boundaries.
- Professional manner, presentation and appearance
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident.
Desirable
- Demonstrates psychiatric pharmaceutical knowledge and skills.
- Up to date knowledge of NHS and DHSC policies and publications relating to medicines.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Car owner with current, full UK drivers licence.
- Satisfactory DBS clearance.
- Flexible approach to work and punctual.
- Willingness to work across all Navigo sites.
- Evidence of CPD and revalidation with the GPhC.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
