Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician – HMP Bedford
Job overview
To assist the Pharmacy Team in the development and delivery of a medicines management service to HMP Bedford using the in-house electronic prescribing system.
To delivery of a safe and effective medicines management process.
To act as an Accredited Checking Technician and Medicine Management Technician, when required.
To work within the operational pharmacy team and represent pharmacy when requested/required.
Main duties of the job
Assist in the delivery of a high-quality dispensing service to HMP Bedford, ensuring medicines are dispensed to agreed standards, calculating doses and quantities for supply. Including the supply of medicines in Monitored Dosage Systems.
Ensure that pharmacy technical operations (ordering, handling, storage and disposal of medicines) are undertaken in a safe, secure and efficient manner that complies with medicines legislation and good practice
Liaise with other members of the healthcare team (including doctors, consultants and nurses), providing medicines related guidance, to reduce medicines errors.
Provide medication on an individual patient basis, effectively delivering complex information and advice to prescribers, patients and carers where necessary.
Support healthcare staff to ensure prescribing and administration of medicines takes place in accordance with local policy.
Ensure patient related records are kept up to date.
Working for our organisation
CNWL are committed to a sustainable future and to improving the social and environmental well-being of our care community. We are dedicated to environmental improvements that embrace a sustainable future that require a shared understanding of our ambitions.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Undertake audits of medicines use and medicines management processes regularly, giving feedback to the Specialist Pharmacist, Prison Health as required.
Contribute to multidisciplinary audits within defined clinical areas, making recommendations to the Clinical Governance & Audit Group based on audit findings.
Participate in service development initiatives in order to help maintain or improve the quality of care provided to patients.
To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at HMP Bedford and other CNWL Foundation Trust sites
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria- Completion of a GPhC approved combined Pharmacy Technician qualification (NVQ L3 or equivalent)
- Current registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician (Those in the process of registering with the GPhC can apply. However, registration with the GPhC must be complete for employment to commence)
- Accredited with an Accuracy Checking qualification (If qualified prior to 2020) – Or willing to work towards
- Practice supervisor qualification (or willing to work towards)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- Experience of stock control
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Previous experience of working in a prison/Health & Justice environment
- Experience with using Pharmacy Manager & SystmOne
- Pharmacy hospital experience
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential criteria- Knowledge of legislation and good practice in relation to medicines
- Knowledge of government publication ‘A pharmacy service to prisoners’
- Fluent written/spoken English
- Demonstrate initiative
- Ability to manage own workload and meet objectives and targets
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to perform in a challenging environment and cope with potentially aggressive behaviour
- Ability to respond in a calm manner in a crisis
- Ability to work along or as part of a team
- Competent use of Excel and Word
- Experience of clinical audits
- Experience of delivering training
- Understanding of principles clinical governance
- Understanding of the expanding role of pharmacy technical staff
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Essential criteria- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with clinicians, health care professionals and patients
- Willingness to travel to different locations to undertake role effectively
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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