Job summary
You will work with a team of skilled Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers supporting the delivery and development of medicines optimisation to achieve high quality, cost effective and evidence based prescribing, promoting the safe, effective and efficientuse of medicines across KCHFT specialist services and to develop and maintain an excellent and progressive pharmacy service in line with legislation, the NHS long term plan and to meet the needs of our patients.
You will be fully supported with your training and development and benefit from the wealth of training courses available to the Pharmacy team, including clinical, management, and leadership opportunities.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a comprehensive medicine management service to Specialist Services. This will include:
- Making judgments on how to manage workload
- Participate in the audit process with the specialist service sites, supporting the governance of medicines processes, policies and the learning from medicines incidents in order to maintain and continually improve standards of patient care.
- Support the process of PGD production and approval. Participate in the organisation of meetings, agendas, minutes and ensure documents are distributed in a timely manner. Provide professional knowledge and support to ensure legal requirements for PGDs within the Trust are met.
- Supporting services with the supply of medicines. Reviewing stock lists, looking for efficiencies, contributing to cost improvements and the efficient use of medicinesincluding safe and secure storage
- Ensuring compliance with prescribing guidelines and with local formularies
- Acting as a witness to controlled drug destructions
- Ensuring medicines are being used in the most cost-effective way and compliance with legal frameworks, formularies and best practice.
- Support the Pharmacy Technician work for the Special Schools and ADHD service
- Deliver training packages and medicines information to a range of staff in a multi-agency arena across specialist services
- Contribute to writing SOPs and policies relating to area of practice
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Qualification in Medicines Management at Intermediate Level or equivalent.
- Practice Supervisors' qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of pharmacy practice including dispensing and working in a clinical environment.
- Commitment to mandatory continual professional development (CPD) in line with requirements of the GPhC
- Practical experience of managing medicines optimisation issues.
Desirable
- Experience in education and training of healthcare professionals.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in performing audits and participating in projects pertaining to the development and maintenance of service improvements.
- Experience of working in hospital and/or community services setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and ability to use supporting technical equipment e.g. answer phone system, smartphone/tablet, laptop.
- Knowledge and ability to dispose of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local policy, COSHH and Health and Safety guidelines
- Knowledge of processes including for prescribing, ordering, supply, distribution and storage of medicines
- Understanding of following standard operating procedures
- Knowledge and ability to dispose of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local policy, COSHH and Health and Safety guidelines.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and communicate sensitive information to appropriate persons in accordance with Information Governance, Caldicott guidelines and the Data Protection Act.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS current agenda and challenges.
- Knowledge of Pharmacy and other IT systems.
- Knowledge of audits and audit cycles.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Windows/ Office tasks with a high standard of presentation and accuracy.
Desirable
- Experience and ability to extract and present data from Excel, Datix, ePACT.
- Able to deliver training sessions relating to role to groups of staff, customers.
- The skill to write SOPs under the guidance.
- Proven ability to liaise with and influence members of teams.
Personal attributes
Essential
- A full, valid UK driving licence, or a full, valid driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country licence) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible. (5)
Ability to Manage
Essential
- Able to work independently primarily and to formulate own working schedules and strategies, but where necessary to work as part of a widespread multi-disciplinary team to maintain and develop service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Qualification in Medicines Management at Intermediate Level or equivalent.
- Practice Supervisors' qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of pharmacy practice including dispensing and working in a clinical environment.
- Commitment to mandatory continual professional development (CPD) in line with requirements of the GPhC
- Practical experience of managing medicines optimisation issues.
Desirable
- Experience in education and training of healthcare professionals.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in performing audits and participating in projects pertaining to the development and maintenance of service improvements.
- Experience of working in hospital and/or community services setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and ability to use supporting technical equipment e.g. answer phone system, smartphone/tablet, laptop.
- Knowledge and ability to dispose of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local policy, COSHH and Health and Safety guidelines
- Knowledge of processes including for prescribing, ordering, supply, distribution and storage of medicines
- Understanding of following standard operating procedures
- Knowledge and ability to dispose of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local policy, COSHH and Health and Safety guidelines.
- Able to maintain confidentiality and communicate sensitive information to appropriate persons in accordance with Information Governance, Caldicott guidelines and the Data Protection Act.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS current agenda and challenges.
- Knowledge of Pharmacy and other IT systems.
- Knowledge of audits and audit cycles.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Windows/ Office tasks with a high standard of presentation and accuracy.
Desirable
- Experience and ability to extract and present data from Excel, Datix, ePACT.
- Able to deliver training sessions relating to role to groups of staff, customers.
- The skill to write SOPs under the guidance.
- Proven ability to liaise with and influence members of teams.
Personal attributes
Essential
- A full, valid UK driving licence, or a full, valid driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country licence) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible. (5)
Ability to Manage
Essential
- Able to work independently primarily and to formulate own working schedules and strategies, but where necessary to work as part of a widespread multi-disciplinary team to maintain and develop service.
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).
