Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician - Mental Health, Band 5

Job description

Job responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

- Evidence of continuing professional development to comply with GPhC requirements.

- Accredited checking technician (ACT) qualification with experience & competence (see above).

- Medicines management / optimisation (MMT / MOT) Qualification with experience & competence (see above).

- Able to work alone and unsupervised where needed.

- Ability to organise and prioritise workload including dealing with interruptions.

- Effective oral and written communication with colleagues, nursing and medical staff and patients / service users.

- Intermediate competence in standard range of IT programs.

- Daily manipulation of materials for the accurate dispensing of prescriptions including preparing aids and demonstrating devices to help patients manage their medicines at home.

- Maintain patient dignity and confidentiality at all times.

Key Result Areas

Clinical Pharmacy

- Supporting clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards and community mental health team bases

Managing patient medication non-stock or one stop supplies

Medicines reconciliation

Discharge facilitation

- Liaising with ward staff for any issues relating to medication.

- Educate patients on the use of their prescribed medication referring to a pharmacist for advice when necessary.

- Encouraging compliance with national protocols, and local guidelines and formularies.

- Maintaining appropriate clinical documentation and records, including intervention/contribution monitoring and outcome data

- Participating with pharmacists, technicians and assistant technical officers to ensure a smooth, efficient and co-ordinated overall service.

Dispensary Duties

- Accurately dispense and supply medication as per dispensary standard operating procedures.

- Accuracy checking dispensed prescriptions as per dispensary standard operating procedures.

- Ensuring supplies are ready to be sent to wards & units in a timely manner.

- Accessing the clozapine patient monitoring system and acting accordingly as per process.

- Checking discharge medication summaries & uploading them onto the electronic clinical notes.

- Weekend working commitment for the acute trust dispensary.

Other

- Working in or out of the pharmacy department using laptops or desktop computers.

- Be part of a team to assist in running the clozapine clinic to work alongside nursing staff to monitor physical health for each client on clozapine give out their medication and counsel patients on clozapine.

- Where appropriate, writing procedures / guidelines under direction from line manager.

- Dealing with requests for information on wards, having interruptions during the day to answer queries, responding to telephone calls and email queries.

- Visiting wards, talking to mental health patients and healthcare professionals. Awareness of mentally ill, sick and dying patients.

- Take responsibility for stock control and security of medicines within daily duties.

- Undertaking continuing professional development (CPD) as required by the GPhC.

- To undertake any other duties as deemed fit by the GHNHSFT management.

- Occasional handling of potentially hazardous substances (e.g. cytotoxic medication) in accordance with standard operating procedures and COSHH regulations.

- Lifting and moving light packages.

Communication and working relationships

- Communicate with and provide appropriate advice to Nurses and other health care professionals regarding medication issues within the post holders experience.

- Communication with Patients and Carers regarding medication issues.

- Communication daily with other members of the pharmacy team.

- Develop and share own clinical knowledge with other members of the wider team.

- An annual appraisal (development conversation) is implemented for all staff with their line manager.

Participation in Weekend Working rota

- The post holder will be part of the weekend working rota covering the acute trust pharmacy at a frequency of approximately 1 in 12.

Additional Contact Details

Shirin Hassanjee - Lead Pharmacy Technician for Mental Health shirin.hassanjee@nhs.net

0300 422 6289 or 0300 422 5392

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Accredited Checking Technician qualification or Medicines Optimisation Technician qualification
• BTEC / NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
• Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through revalidation
• Effective time management skills
• Effective communication skills
• Reliable, adaptable and dependable

Desirable

• Accredited Checking Technician qualification or Medicines Optimisation Technician qualification
• Experience working in hospital pharmacy
• Experience working in mental health pharmacy
• Experience of participation in audit

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)