Clinical Medicines Management Technician, PICU, South Network
- NHS
- Full Time
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- 29970.00 - 36483.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a self-motivated pharmacy technician to jointhe Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) and South Network at Pennine Care, working within the multidisciplinary and pharmacy teams in Stockport and Tameside.
The individual must be a good communicator, accurate, enthusiastic, flexible, able to use their own initiative, organise their own workload 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.
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,includes a medicines information service, research and innovation and electronic prescribing.
As a member of the team, you will be provided with regular supervision and CPD /learning opportunities and will in turn support the development of the pharmacy service.
The team meets on a regular basis to support one another and progress the service.
Main duties of the job
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: the Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) wards; Woodbank (Stockport) and Walkerwood (Tameside) and support the rehab and high support wards in the South Network.
About us
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is a diverse provider of NHS mental and learning disability services in Greater Manchester.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job responsibilities
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 teamproviding medicines management advice to healthcare professionals and counselling to patients and carers.
To participate in local and national audits and provide information as required, throughout the year.
To support staff with medicines related queries and counsel patients on medication
To support staff around medication error incidents and ways to improve accuratemedicine administration
To use your skills as an Accuracy Checking Technician
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
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of dispensary and patient services
- Good presentation skills (verbal and written)
- Good technical pharmaceutical knowledge
- Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge
Desirable
- Good IT skills (including word processing and spreadsheets)
Education & Qualification
Essential
- BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences/ NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
- Registered with the GPhC / proof of application in process
- Accuracy checking accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience as qualified technician in hospital pharmacy
- Substantial experience of dispensary and ward based services
- Experience of implementing change and new developments
- Experience of developing guidelines / protocols / SOP
- Experience of training healthcare professionals/ unqualified staff
- Experience of audit
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Self-motivated
- Data Analysis
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as a team member and independently
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary, multi-agency groups
- Ability to identify when advice needs to be sought
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
Pennine Care Pharmacy, Tameside Hospital
Ashton Under Lyne
OL6 9RW
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