About this role
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our well-established medicine optimisation team. Our team consists of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers (PSWs), all working together to ensure the safe provision of medicines across the trust whilst we continue to provide the best service to the patients.
The position will involve
- Working in close collaboration with the pharmacy team and the broader multidisciplinary team (MDT) to optimise the care and medications of patients.
- Support and develop other members of the pharmacy team.
- Take part in training and initiatives aimed at improving services.
- Ensure continuity of patient care regarding medication upon hospital admission to facilitate the efficient reconciliation of medications within the Trust and the prompt provision of medication upon discharge.
- Ensure the delivery of a pharmacy service that is patient-focused, proactive, and responsive to the wards by providing support, providing, and developing the service
This post is based at Pinderfields Hospital, but you may be required to work at other sites within the Trust as needed, to support service levels.
The Pharmacy operates a 7 day service and as part of this role you will be expected to participate in the evening and weekend working rotas.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation team, you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive, integrated ward-based pharmacy service.
- Undertake meticulous medicine reconciliation reviews on all recently admitted inpatients.
- Assess suitability of patient's own drugs for use whilst in the hospital environment.
- Provide specialist counselling for patients and carers about their medications and treatment.
- To participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care to ensure a safe, efficient and timely discharge from our care.
- Support the training and development of Pharmacy Support Workers, Trainee Technicians, Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications
BTEC in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
Certificate of Accreditation as a Checking Technician
Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
Experience
Dispensing of medicines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)
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.
Employer details
Employer name
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Pinderfields Hospital
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)