Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Care of the Elderly - Ipswich - ref. t66373919
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If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our team at Ipswich Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to help the department develop and progress the clinical pharmacy service within Care of the Elderly practice.
You will be based within the Pharmacy department but will spend a significant amount of time working at ward level; being fully integrated within the multidisciplinary team and ensuring the delivery of all aspects of pharmacy service to these high risk patients.
Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. As well as direct one-to-one training, the department provides pharmacy forums, clinical huddles and other educational activity.We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.
ESNEFT is about to embark on a full, site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.
Main duties of the job
About our Pharmacy Service
Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to Care of the Elderly and Frailty patients in line with the pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards.
Provide a key level of support to the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Care of the Elderly patients.
Ensure optimum patient flow within the speciality by prioritising discharge and other key aspects of patient care; in accordance with Trust initiatives and procedures.
Provide ongoing clinical support and guidance to other pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team contributing to practice within the specific areas of working.
Assist senior multidisciplinary colleagues in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner within the respected speciality
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- GPhC registered
- Medicines Reconciliation trained (either local or regional)
- Regional Accredited Checking Technician qualification
- B-Tech in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Certificate in Medicines Management
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
- Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working at ward/clinical level and handling of high risk medicines
- Previous experience of educating and training other staff
- Previous experience of working specifically with Care of the Elderly and Frailty patients
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Computer Literacy including in - use understanding of electronic prescribing systems
- Medicines Management
- Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to Care of the Elderly and Frailty patients gained through training & experience
- Understanding of pharmacy organisational/structure (local/national)
- Understanding of the relationship of the pharmacy department to the wider multidisciplinary team
- Good pharmaceutical knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical issues affecting patients residing within Care Of the Elderly wards
- Basic understanding of clinical issues relating to practice within Frailty
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.
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The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.
Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due Home Office eligibility.
In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.