About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to work within our Community Independence Service (CIS) in Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
CIS is a provider partnership which focuses on hospital admission avoidance where clinically appropriate care can be provided in the community. CIS facilitates early supported discharge from hospital, maximises independence and reduces dependency on longer term services. CIS operates across the three boroughs of Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham.
The pharmacy technician will provide an efficient medicines optimisation service and work collaboratively with the Integrated Care Pharmacist to support Urgent Community Response, Home First and Rehabilitation teams to optimise medicines related aspects of care for vulnerable adults with acute or complex medication needs to avoid hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacy technician will:
Conduct domiciliary visits to patients in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea boroughs to provide a medicines optimisation service Conduct medicine reconciliation
Assess medicines related needs, support adherence and non-compliance, and facilitate implementation of safe handling and administration of medicines
Demonstrate collaborative working with the wider health and social care multidisciplinary team to reduce medication related risk to patients in their own homes
Participate in the delivery of medicines optimisation initiatives
Participate in audits within the Trust
About us
For further information about the service, please refer to:
Community Independence Service :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
To develop and provide a clinical pharmacy technician role to patients across the Westminster and K&C areas.
To take referrals and triage them from a wide range of health and social care professionals to develop pharmaceutical support packages for patients with complex medication needs in order to ensure they are competent in the use of their medicines.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential
Registration as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent qualification Practical experience and theoretical study / knowledge (as evidenced by CPD) in Medicines Management
Desirable
Medication Counselling Training Membership of APTUK Final Accuracy Checking certificate (ACPT) Project Management qualification Practice Supervisor qualification
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Essential
Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy Experience of working on wards, counselling patients, checking PODs, and medicines reconciliation Portfolio demonstrating competency of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge, and CPD Education and training of staff Experience of supporting or developing pharmacy technician services
Desirable
Experience in a supervisory capacity Experience working within care of elderly services Working in an integrated care (or equivalent) setting Post qualification experience of a medicines optimisation role to care of the elderly Primary care pharmacy work experience
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES Essential
Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable
Good presentation Skills
ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS Essential
Ability to understand and work with older people Team worker, able to relate to all grades of staff
Desirable
Keen to develop their role and skills and the role of 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 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea.
Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea.
W8 7NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)