About this role
Job summary
Would you like a challenge, Would you like to have a role where you feel you can make a difference every day? We have a permanent vacancy for a rotational band 4 to 5 progression Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work at The William Harvey, Hospital Ashford.
This is a fast paced but varied exciting environment, and your clinical knowledge is constantly developed to provide a patient focused medicines management service. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, where the goal is to ensure we provide an excellent service to our patients, with their safety and well-being at the forefront of everything we do. The role will involve regular teaching to other clinicians and healthcare professionals working within the trust
The band 4 to 5 progression post is suitable for pharmacy technicians looking to work in a hospital pharmacy, who are newly qualified or community looking to start their hospital career.
To progress to the band 5, the successful applicant would need to successfully complete the in-house progression policy.
As part of the progression, the applicant would also need to display specialist knowledge in general and specialist medicine. Please contact the lead recruiter for further details regarding the role and progression.
Main duties of the job
Completing detailed medication histories using a multitude of sources in order to reconcile with current inpatient medications and make interventions where appropriate.
To counsel patients on new or changed medications to help promote compliance
To aid Doctors and nurses with medication queries
To evaluate the suitability of patients, own medications for use whilst in the hospital setting
To participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care.
Accuracy checking of dispensed items in our main hospital dispensary or satellite pharmacy within the acute medicines unit
To carry out audits on the department to ensure procedures are being followed
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training Essential
BTECH level 3 in Pharmaceutical science NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills (pre 2022) or equivalent Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Accredited for final accuracy checking of prescriptions Medicines management accreditation or national equivalent Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Educationalsupervisor qualification (Propharmace or equivalent) Supervising and training others
Clinicalskills and experience Essential
Can demonstrate knowledge of commonly used medicines Experience of counselling patients on medication.
Desirable
Use of electronic pharmacy systems such as CMM Use of electronic prescribing systems such as sunrise
Governance Essential
Experience of participating in audits
Desirable
Experience of writing action plans
Personal/professional attributes Essential
Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic. Negotiation skill Effective team player Good interpersonal skills Good analytical skills - able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources Able to appraise options and make clear decisions IT skills in word processing, Experience of training staff and giving feedback. Good presentation skills Application form Interview database and spreadsheet packages Able to work from written procedures Ability to work under pressure Attention to detail Use of initiative and pro-active
Desirable
Experience of training staff and giving feedback Good presentation skills
Other requirements Essential
To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values To be aware of and adhere to the GPhC' standards for pharmacy professionals Able to work weekends, late nights and bank holidays
Desirable
Member of APTUK
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.
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 East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address William Harvey Hospital
Kennington Road
Ashford
TN24 0LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)