Specialist Pharmacy Technician Community Services Governance and Risk
Job Description
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Pharmacy Technician to join Sheffield Teaching Hospitals community services medicines management team .
This is an exciting role working with a wide range of community based services .If you are up to a challenge and work well with different groups of staff this is the role for you.
You will provide medicines governance support to services within the Trust who have community or satellite services; to ensure they have safe and effective systems and procedures in place
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys identifying risk, solving problems and putting in the appropriate governance systems to safeguard Patients, STH staff and the Trust. You will be supported in this role to help develop you as a specialist in your profession.
There are no dispensary evening weekend or bank holiday working commitments and there are opportunities for flexible working within this role.
Main duties of the job
To support the Head of Medicines Management Community Services by providing expert technical advice on a wide range of matters pertaining to medicines governance and risk.
Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice, direction and support to Community Services clinical and managerial staff throughout the organisation.
To provide advice on a wide range of highly complex medicine governance and risk situations.
Be responsible for disseminating and relaying specialist medicines management information, education and training to relevant healthcare professionals in a format that can easily be understood in the context of their professional practice.
Keep abreast of latest developments and best practice relating to medicines governance and risk.
To work with the Head of Medicines Management Community Services to develop, implement and audit safe and effective medicines governance and risk policies and guidelines in community services in order to improve practice and patient care.
Ensure systems are in place and maintained to report clinical incidents and serious untoward incidents relating to medicines management. In conjunction with the Pharmacy Healthcare Governance Manager, analyse and evaluate medicines management incidents, identifying and sharing learning to improve patient safety. This may include contributing to root cause analysis and incident investigations.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services or equivalentQualifications
- Registration with General PharmaceuticalCouncil (GPhC )
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post- qualification experience in primary or secondary care
- Experience in development and delivery of education and training sessions
- Experience of writing and delivering audits
- Experience of writing policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the law and good practice related to storage and handling of pharmaceuticals
Desirable
- Project management
- Previous experience in Primary Care
- Using ePCAT prescribing data system
Special Skills /Aptitudes
Essential
- Evidence of CPD
- Understanding of medicines related issues in community services
- Development and delivery of assessment in both formal and informal settings.
- Being able to apply relevant policies and procedures to a variety of community services settings
- Self-motivated with ability to prioritise work
- Ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to devise and review training and assessment programme.
- Ability to design, implement and review medicines management systems
- Excellent written skills including report writing
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Knowledge of Community services/Community pharmacy /Role of general practice /Interface between primary and secondary care /Roles of other NHS primary care health professionals/ Local NHS structure
Other Factors
Essential
- Committed to equal opportunities
- Diplomatic and politically sensitive
- The ability to understand and respect different points of view and work effectively with people from a variety of cultures
- Willingness to work flexibly including working outside of traditional normal working hours in accordance with service need
Further Training
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Pharmacy services and medicines management
- Certificate in professional development for pharmacy technicians
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
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Manor Clinic
Ridgeway Road
Sheffield
S12 2ST
United Kingdom
