Higher Level Pharmacy Technician-Dispensary and Medicines Optimisation
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
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- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
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Job overview
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary and Medicines Optimisation based at either Stoke Mandeville or Wycombe Hospital. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician who would like to develop their clinical skills on the wards and their leadership skills by assisting in the day to day running of the dispensary to achieve their full potential working in a busy acute hospital setting.
The person appointed will support the Team Leader for Dispensary Services and the Senior Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Technician in the implementation of agreed strategy changes and provide safe and effective care to patients and service users.
Technicians interested in this position are required to bring with them motivation, an enthusiasm to promote new ideas, a determination to succeed in a challenging environment, the ability to remain calm under pressure and a commitment to future developments in pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job- Participate in the dispensing of medicines at ward level and in the dispensary in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Hold an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification and maintain this by participating in the ACPT rota in the main inpatient dispensary and as part of the delivery of medication via the satellites.
- Assist the section leads in the management, development and delivery of a high quality, patient centred and cost-effective pharmacy service.
- Undertake Medicines Optimisation duties at ward-based level as per rota.
- Promote a culture of learning and development within the Pharmacy MOT and dispensary teams.
- Follow all legal and departmental practices including SOPs, COSHH, Lifting and Handling Regulations and all Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Be expected to contribute to the development of pharmaceutical services, and to promote the highest standards of professional practice, whilst always observing the "Statement upon Matters of Professional Conduct" issued by the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Ensure good communication between ward-based pharmacy services, non-pharmacy healthcare professionals, inpatient dispensary, and procurement and distribution services to promote discharge planning and co-ordination to enhance contribution to the achievement of the Trust’s targets.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the the extensive Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed list of responsibilities
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria- Completion of a GPhC accredited course
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
- Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician (or willingness to undertake)
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification (or willingness to undertake).
- Practice Supervisor (PS)/Education Supervisor (ES)
- Management/Leadership course
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- Experience of counselling patients
- Experience of training other pharmacy staff
- Hospital Pharmacy Experience
- Experience of Medicines Optimisation at ward level
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
- Communicate effectively as part of a team
- Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments and implement directly or support others to achieve
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
- Good IT skills
- Able to complete medicines Reconciliation
- Able to check PODs and transcribe medicines
- Able to accuracy check validated prescriptions
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.