About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly, dynamic, innovative Surgical Pharmacy team dedicated to providing high quality ward based clinical pharmacy services. You can expect to see interesting surgical patient admissions and work on acute surgical wards linked to a Major Trauma Centre.
The post-holder will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and high patient turnover. Surgical specialties include General (gastrointestinal), Bariatric, Vascular, Plastics, Orthopaedics, Major Trauma, Elderly surgical rehabilitation and Neurosurgery.
We are looking for someone with passion in this area of work in hospital pharmacy. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and a patient focused pharmacy technician. You will work with the Surgical Pharmacy team to help implement, deliver and improve medicines management to surgical areas cross-site.
You will need good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. We need a friendly, approachable, adaptable individual willing to learn new skills and be committed to their CPD. You must be a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or undergoing registration. This is a full time post and will be required to participate in the weekend working and late duties as per rota.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision of a high quality patient-focused medicines management service to patients of the Trust.
- To help ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to patient needs.
- To support all pharmacists (including pre-registration trainees) in the provision of the service.
- To help audit the service against set standards and assist in the review of service provision.
- To ensure the safe reuse of patients' own medicines to optimise cost efficiency.
- To ensure the safe storage of medicines stored in patients' lockable cabinets.
- To provide medicines expenditure surveillance to ensure accurate and cost-effective use of medicines in the surgical directorates with the support of a senior surgical pharmacist.
- Provide training on medicines management to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff.
- To return medicines to pharmacy to reduce wastage and promote cost savings.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (pharmacy technician) or in the process of registration
- HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification (or will undergo the ICHNT in-house Ward Skills Training)
- ACPT Accreditation required or will undergo CPPE ACPT course
Desirable
- Short courses relevant to practice, to include supervisory qualification such as Personal Supervisor (PS) training
- Recognised Medicines Management qualification (Certificate of Medicines Management for Pharmacy technicians - CMMPT or equivalent)
- Educational Supervisor or NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- At least 1 year experience of working in a UK hospital pharmacy and at least 3 months of ward- based experience
Desirable
- Experience of research and audit work; implementing change as a result of audit or service evaluation
- Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system
- Experience working as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (including medication history taking, reuse of patient's own medicines, ordering medicines, patient consultations, discharge services and self-administration) in a busy clinical environment
- Experience of training and supervision of pharmacy staff
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Able to analyse and interpret information relating to medicines and their uses
- Ability to identify the scope of a problem, consider options for solution, select solution and review outcomes; knows when and will seek support where appropriate
- Demonstrates flexibility, able to work in a pressurised environment, adapt and cope with change
Desirable
- Excellent verbal communication skills, able to provide complex information on medicines use to staff and patients
- Ability to use appropriate techniques in delivering training
- Good working knowledge of MS (Microsoft) applications (Word/Excel/Power point/Teams and Outlook)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Trust Wide
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)