Job summary
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team to provide support to both the Emergency & Specialist Medicine team and the Inpatient Dispensary. We are a friendly and dedicated team with a passion for delivering excellent patient care.
This split role will enable you to develop both your clinical, and leadership skills
Main duties of the job
Our team aims to provide a high level of clinical expertise to patients. As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, your role will be to ascertain patient drug histories and reconciling medicines to ensure our patients receive the correct medicine whilst in our hospitals.
You will also assess patient's own medication, support one stop dispensing and facilitate patient discharge.
You will also support our clinical areas with their pharmacy stock management including controlled drugs and facilitate/complete ward audit.
You will be required to participate in late duty, weekend, on-call and the Bank Holiday rota.
In the inpatient dispensary, your main priorities would be workflow management, staff allocation/supervision, and improvement works
*YOU MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA IN YOUR APPLICATION, OR WE WILL BE UNABLE TO SHORTLIST*
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centre.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
o We are one team
o We are Inclusive
o We are proud
o We are Compassionate
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that caring at its best is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To co-ordinate medicines supply activity at ward level and to provide effective communication and co-ordination with central dispensaries.
- To be responsible for the supply of items for one-stop dispensing (once clinically checked by pharmacist). This will include generating the order, dispensing and placing in patient's bedside medicine cabinet and endorsing charts as per departmental policy.
- To ensure all patient medication is transferred to the correct ward with the correct patient as necessary.
- To implement and maintain the Patients Own Drug (POD) scheme for the designated area (and self-administration where introduced) according to Trust-wide policies.
- To undertake patient counselling on selected patients and to work with the clinical pharmacist to ensure patients understand their discharge medication.
- Support workflow in the inpatient dispensary
- Deputise in the absence of the Team Leader
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To co-ordinate medicines supply activity at ward level and to provide effective communication and co-ordination with central dispensaries.
- To be responsible for the supply of items for one-stop dispensing (once clinically checked by pharmacist). This will include generating the order, dispensing and placing in patient's bedside medicine cabinet and endorsing charts as per departmental policy.
- To ensure all patient medication is transferred to the correct ward with the correct patient as necessary.
- To implement and maintain the Patients Own Drug (POD) scheme for the designated area (and self-administration where introduced) according to Trust-wide policies.
- To undertake patient counselling on selected patients and to work with the clinical pharmacist to ensure patients understand their discharge medication.
- Support workflow in the inpatient dispensary
- Deputise in the absence of the Team Leader
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered pharmacy technician with GPHC
- Accredited accuracy checker
Experience
Essential
- Suitable experience of working as a registered pharmacy technician
Desirable
- Experience of working on wards
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of communication and working with others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered pharmacy technician with GPHC
- Accredited accuracy checker
Experience
Essential
- Suitable experience of working as a registered pharmacy technician
Desirable
- Experience of working on wards
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of communication and working with 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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
