Job summary
To provide a highly specialist patient focused technical pharmacy service to inpatient wards and community teams within the North London NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will work at Chase Farm Pharmacy to provide a quality medicines optimisation service. This will include the assessment of patient's own drugs, medicines reconciliation, transcribing, consultations with patients about their medicines and coordinating the supply of discharge medication.
The post-holder required to cover Edgware Community Hospital as needed and other trust wide sites.
Main duties of the job
o Supporting the Lead Pharmacist in delivering the medicines optimisation agenda. o Visiting wards to facilitate medicines reconciliation for new admissions.o Providing advice on medicines to patients and carers. o Assessing patients' own medicines for use during the inpatient stay (POD checks) o To transcribe details of required medicines from inpatient drug charts to requisition sheets via the ePMA system
To provide discharge medication counselling and discharge medication service referral
o Practice supervision of trainees (PTPTs and trainee pharmacists) on the wards/units including supporting ward-based training, monitoring training logs completion and supporting the administration of summative assessments. o Helping to ensure that all activities within the area of work comply with departmental standard operating procedures which will help to develop and/ or reviewo The promotion of clinical governance through ward/team-based clinical audits.
About us
Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?
We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome forall3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliveroutstanding care 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvementand technology.
Why NLFT?
o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors. o We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. o We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.o NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Hospital dispensary and ward experience
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Current GPhC Registration on the Pharmacy Technicians' Register.
- NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or suitable equivalent
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification
- AIMMS Qualification or HEE Medicine Management Module completion
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Awareness of the role of medicines optimisation in advancing individualised care
- Knowledge of local and national policies which influence the provision of pharmacy services
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience in completing medicines reconciliations
- Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload
- Involvement in project work
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to work with other healthcare professionals
- Excellent, adaptable communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to support people to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being through medication choices
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Should include team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential
- Able to work Saturday, Bank Holiday and other rotas
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Hospital dispensary and ward experience
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Current GPhC Registration on the Pharmacy Technicians' Register.
- NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or suitable equivalent
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification
- AIMMS Qualification or HEE Medicine Management Module completion
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Awareness of the role of medicines optimisation in advancing individualised care
- Knowledge of local and national policies which influence the provision of pharmacy services
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience in completing medicines reconciliations
- Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload
- Involvement in project work
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to work with other healthcare professionals
- Excellent, adaptable communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to support people to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being through medication choices
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Should include team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential
- Able to work Saturday, Bank Holiday and other rotas
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).
