About this role
Job summary
Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician to support antimicrobial stewardship service across the Trust. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - AMS, IVOPAT & Infectious Diseases and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise antimicrobial use, support infection management, contribute to audit, clinical governance and service improvement activities, and provide specialist technical support within designated service areas.
This is a 12 month fixed-term opportunity for a skilled pharmacy technician with a strong interest in antimicrobial stewardship to make a meaningful contribution to patient safety and quality of care.
Main duties of the job
To work towards and complete the level 4 Clinical Diploma for Pharmacy Technicians.
To ensure that medicines reconciliation is completedin a timely mannerby communicating with patients, carers, GPs to ensurean accuraterecord of medicines aiming to resolve any discrepancies or issues.
To ensure that patient's medicines are availablein a timely manner during their inpatient stay by checking Patients' Own Drugs and completing medication orders.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
NVQ3 Pharmacy Technician/Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification Achieved Accredited MM/Medicines Optimisation qualification or willingness to complete if not already achieved Level 4 Clinical Diploma or willingness to complete if not already achieved
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Communicate effectively to all levels of staff IT Literate in routine Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc) Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy and ward-based working High degree of self-motivation and ability to work on own initiative Ability to present information concisely and clearly Ability to problem solve within scope of practice Ability to communicate with senior decision makers Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff
Experience Essential
Able to demonstrate relevant post registration knowledge, skills and experience Writing SOPs Development of consistent service through KPI and intervention reporting across PCN's
Desirable
Involvement in leadership and project delivery
Personal Attributes Essential
Approachable Confident and motivational Completer/Finisher Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team Professional role model Ability to identify and deliver on innovative best practice Patient focused
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 Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)