Job summary
An exciting opportunity has been created at LNWUHT for an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to work closely with the Medication Safety Officer & Governance Support Pharmacist. The post holder must have a keen interest in medication safety, good communication skills with strong attention to detail.
The post holder will support and lead on key medication safety workstreams to continuously improve the Governance and Medication Safety agenda across the organisation.
The post holder will champion on promoting the safe use of medicines, supporting the investigation, and learning from medication related incidents and sharing good practice. The post holder will be involved in audits and teaching of medicines safety.
Main duties of the job
- Work alongside the Medication Safety Officer & Governance Support Pharmacist to lead the Medicines Safety agenda for the Trust, both local and national medication safety initiatives.
- Identify, promote and improve the safe use of medicines across the organisation.
- Work in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to promote reporting and prompt investigations of medication incidents.
- Review medication incidents reported to ensure correct completion of data fields to improve the quality of reports and identify trends or themes.
- Assist in investigation of incidents, Serious Incidents and Never Events reported in the Trust.
- Help with sharing learning from medication incidents across the trust and implement system changes to improve medication safety.
- Assist in the coordination and completion of audits and corresponding action plans and monitoring compliance to agreed actions.
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings.
- Assist with completing actions from national medication related Patient Safety Alerts.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.
- Completion of recognised medicines management course.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Completion of a recognised Leadership/Management Course
- NVQ assessor/Practice Supervisor
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge and practice of clinical pharmacy and medicines management initiatives
- Knowledge of CPD - identifies own training needs, actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Knowledge of common medicines to be able to accurately counsel patients and carers
- Knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Knowledge and experience of audits
Desirable
- Management /analysis of medication related incidents
Skills, abilities & attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good communication and presentation skills both written and verbal
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to carry out Medicines Reconciliation
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Presentation, word and Excel skills.
- Flexible approach to working methods
Desirable
- Ability to manage change and influence senior pharmacy, medical, management and multidisciplinary staff
- Willing to embrace the use of new systems/ technology
HEART values
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect, and teamwork.
- Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical sciences
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.
- Completion of recognised medicines management course.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Completion of a recognised Leadership/Management Course
- NVQ assessor/Practice Supervisor
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge and practice of clinical pharmacy and medicines management initiatives
- Knowledge of CPD - identifies own training needs, actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice.
- Knowledge of common medicines to be able to accurately counsel patients and carers
- Knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Knowledge and experience of audits
Desirable
- Management /analysis of medication related incidents
Skills, abilities & attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good communication and presentation skills both written and verbal
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to carry out Medicines Reconciliation
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Presentation, word and Excel skills.
- Flexible approach to working methods
Desirable
- Ability to manage change and influence senior pharmacy, medical, management and multidisciplinary staff
- Willing to embrace the use of new systems/ technology
HEART values
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect, and teamwork.
- Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART
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).
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.
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).
