Job summary
The Renal Centre at Hammersmith Hospital is the hub of the West London Renal Network and sits in the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The Centre brings together a highly skilled multi-professional team thus creating a centre of excellence in an area, which has the highest incidence of end stage renal failure in the UK.
The centre provides direct care to more than 3,000 patients across 10 satellite dialysis units, outpatients (including specialist nephrology clinics, transplant) at Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospital, peritoneal dialysis at Hammersmith Hospital and pre-dialysis clinics across West London. There are also 80 renal beds at Hammersmith Hospital, which includes a dedicated high dependency unit and three other dedicated renal wards.
The renal pharmacy team has a prominent role in the renal unit prominent role in the renal unit, providing clinical pharmacy services to dedicated renal wards, satellite dialysis units and renal clinics, including independent prescribing and medication review clinics. The pharmacy team is recognised as an expert source for drug advice, facilitating the efficient and cost effective use of medicine.
Join us and we can offer you and exciting and challenging role within a supportive and enabling environment where everyone is valued.
We have an exciting new band 6 Medicines Management Renal Pharmacy technician post. The post supports a range of service from ward based services to overview and management of outsourced homecare / remote dispensing services. Support dialysis pharmacy services across NWL.
As well as facilitating and supporting the efficient and cost effective use of medicines, you will provide a pharmacy service to ward and other clinical areas, participate in consultant ward rounds and take responsibility for managing staff, drug expenditure and training.
We would expect applicants to reach out to the current team to learn more in advance of applying. Though experience in renal is desired it is not essential.
Main duties of the job
- To develop the Renal Medicines Management Technician role, working closely with the renal pharmacy team on the Hammersmith site, the renal wards and satellite areas.
- To work collaboratively with all of the medicines management pharmacy technicians on site to review and evaluative services, and identify and promote best practice.
- To support the continuing drive to improve medicines use and safety within the Trust.
- Overview and management of the prescription and invoice management for renal homecare, remote dispensing, other outsourced services and supporting the dialysis pharmacy service.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician)
- Mandatory CPD portfolio up to date
- Overview and management of the prescription and invoice management for renal homecare, remote dispensing, other outsourced services and supporting the dialysis pharmacy service.
Desirable
- Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory/management qualification
- NVQ or equivalent assessor qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician in a busy clinical environment
- Experience of research and audit work
Desirable
- Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system
- Experience of training of nursing and/or medical staff
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses
- Be able to provide information and advice to distressed patients in a calm and empathetic manner
- Ability to plan own workload and priorities to meet deadlines
- Ability to identify the scope of a problem, consider options for solution, select solution and review outcomes
Desirable
- Able to influence others through a logical and reasoned approach
- Able to motivate others, both within your team and in others
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician)
- Mandatory CPD portfolio up to date
- Overview and management of the prescription and invoice management for renal homecare, remote dispensing, other outsourced services and supporting the dialysis pharmacy service.
Desirable
- Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory/management qualification
- NVQ or equivalent assessor qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician in a busy clinical environment
- Experience of research and audit work
Desirable
- Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system
- Experience of training of nursing and/or medical staff
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses
- Be able to provide information and advice to distressed patients in a calm and empathetic manner
- Ability to plan own workload and priorities to meet deadlines
- Ability to identify the scope of a problem, consider options for solution, select solution and review outcomes
Desirable
- Able to influence others through a logical and reasoned approach
- Able to motivate others, both within your team and in others
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.
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).
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.
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).
