Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Intermediate Care Services
A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a versatile, motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to act as a key member of the medicines optimisation team withinCommunity Services . The successful applicant will participate in the development of a range of medicines optimisation activities including
medication history taking and medicines reconciliation within Intermediate care. They will work at Killelea House and across the Bury Intermediate Tier including IMC at home & Bury Rapid Response.
Duties will include supporting the pharmacists within the intermediate care tier (IMT) to provide medicines management services.To work under the supervision of the pharmacist to assist in the safe, cost-effective delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients, working towards rationalising/optimising their medications whilst under the service.Other duties include providing co-ordinated patient care, working together with other members of the IMT and neighbourhood teams to improve medicines management, identifying any medication issues and working to resolve these across both the home based (IMC@Home & Rapid Response) and bed-based (Killelea House) services and support patients to self-manage their medications and contribute to the avoidance of hospital admission/ re-admission.
The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024