Clinical Medicines Management Technician- Specialist Network | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a self-motivated pharmacy technician to join the Specialist Network at Pennine Care, working within the Multidisciplinary and pharmacy teams.
The individual must be a good communicator, accurate, enthusiastic, flexible, and able to use their own initiative and work as part of a busy team.
All applicants must have a recognised Pharmacy technician qualification, NVQ level 3, BTEC, City & Guilds or equivalent experience, must be an accredited accuracy checker and registered with the GPhC.
To participate in the development of a range of medicines management activities at ward level including medication history taking and medicines reconciliation to inpatient units including Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) wards at Tameside and Stockport, and Radcliffe Place (Learning Disability unit) in Bury.
To coordinate the supply of medication to ensure good medicines management practices.
To act as a key member of the multidisciplinary ward team and the wider pharmacy team providing medicines management advice to healthcare professionals and counselling to patients and carers.
To participate in local and national audits and provide information as required.
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is a diverse provider of NHS mental and learning disability services in Greater Manchester. The Specialist Network is a forward thinking and progressive team, and there are many opportunities to develop clinically within this role, working alongside the Lead Pharmacist for the Specialist Network.
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? If yes our team is exactly that with plenty of opportunities for self development and impacting change.
To undertake and participate in Medicines Reconciliation on admission.
To support staff with medicines related queries and counsel patients on medication
To undertake required audit work on a monthly basis
To support staff around medication error incidents and ways to improve accurate
medicine administration
To act as an Accredited Technician Checker
To carry out three monthly Controlled Drug (CD) checks
To contribute to the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
To support the in-house investigation and resolution of medicines management related incidents
The pharmacy team is a purely clinical team based at sites across the whole of the Pennine Care footprint. The team includes pharmacists and technicians embedded in all services such in-patients, community teams and home treatment teams and leads for specialist areas such as CAMHS .Italso incudes a medicines information service, research and innovation andelectronic prescribing.
As a member of the team you will be encouraged to develop the service and yourself e.g. College of Mental Health Pharmacy credentialing and have opportunity for further education and research. You will be provided with regular supervision and CPD opportunities and will in turn support the development of the pharmacy service.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024
The individual must be a good communicator, accurate, enthusiastic, flexible, and able to use their own initiative and work as part of a busy team.
All applicants must have a recognised Pharmacy technician qualification, NVQ level 3, BTEC, City & Guilds or equivalent experience, must be an accredited accuracy checker and registered with the GPhC.
To participate in the development of a range of medicines management activities at ward level including medication history taking and medicines reconciliation to inpatient units including Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) wards at Tameside and Stockport, and Radcliffe Place (Learning Disability unit) in Bury.
To coordinate the supply of medication to ensure good medicines management practices.
To act as a key member of the multidisciplinary ward team and the wider pharmacy team providing medicines management advice to healthcare professionals and counselling to patients and carers.
To participate in local and national audits and provide information as required.
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is a diverse provider of NHS mental and learning disability services in Greater Manchester. The Specialist Network is a forward thinking and progressive team, and there are many opportunities to develop clinically within this role, working alongside the Lead Pharmacist for the Specialist Network.
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? If yes our team is exactly that with plenty of opportunities for self development and impacting change.
To undertake and participate in Medicines Reconciliation on admission.
To support staff with medicines related queries and counsel patients on medication
To undertake required audit work on a monthly basis
To support staff around medication error incidents and ways to improve accurate
medicine administration
To act as an Accredited Technician Checker
To carry out three monthly Controlled Drug (CD) checks
To contribute to the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
To support the in-house investigation and resolution of medicines management related incidents
The pharmacy team is a purely clinical team based at sites across the whole of the Pennine Care footprint. The team includes pharmacists and technicians embedded in all services such in-patients, community teams and home treatment teams and leads for specialist areas such as CAMHS .Italso incudes a medicines information service, research and innovation andelectronic prescribing.
As a member of the team you will be encouraged to develop the service and yourself e.g. College of Mental Health Pharmacy credentialing and have opportunity for further education and research. You will be provided with regular supervision and CPD opportunities and will in turn support the development of the pharmacy service.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024
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