About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to present a great opportunity for an experienced Pharmacy Technician with an interest inClinical Oncologyto join us in this innovative role.
The friendly & supportive team at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a Clinical Pharmacy Technician to support our clinical oncology team in the delivery of excellent SACT services.
The successful candidate must hold GPhC registration as a Pharmacy Technician in the UK and have significant post-registration experience. The Level 4 Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services and Therapeutics (or equivalent) is required for this post, however exceptional registered Pharmacy Technicians may be supported to attain this through out STEP programme.
You will be an excellent communicator with well-developed clinical and problem-solving skills, and demonstrate a commitment to CPD.
Main duties of the job
To facilitate the implementation, monitoring and reporting for pharmacy and medicines-related activities in the clinical specialty. To assist the Lead Pharmacist to develop, lead and deliver technical and clinical pharmacy services. To support clinical verification and intervention, working with practice and escalation frameworks and under the supervision of the Lead Pharmacist.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
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We appreciate you completing the survey.
Job description Job responsibilities
To contribute to the delivery of a proactive and highly visible clinical & technical pharmacy service within the clinical specialty in line with operational requirements and medicines optimisation initiatives.
To work with the Lead Pharmacist to successfully deliver on clinical and medicines optimisation outcomes in the specialist area.
To prepare and present progress reports and audits to agreed timescale.
To be responsible for the cascading of relevant information / communications.
To support the Lead Pharmacist to collate the information needed to demonstrate progress with National and Local CQUINs, Key Performance Indicators and National Standards in the specialty.
To monitor achievements against the above indicators and identify failures to meet targets.
To proactively engage Clinicians with the Lead Pharmacist in developing measures to achieve clinical and medicines optimisation outcomes.
To assist the Lead Pharmacist in the development, communication and implementation of clinical guidelines.
To assist in the monitoring of drug expenditure, supporting formulary compliance in all aspects of clinical activity.
To develop, support and/or facilitate the dissemination of the findings from audits to divisions and directorates.
To assist the Lead Pharmacist to ensure that all medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner.
Responsible for the line management of allocated Pharmacy Technicians & Pharmacy Assistants, and delivery of training in the speciality area.
To undertake a pre-dispensing check & dispensing authorisation of discharge prescribing, identifying therapeutic duplication, omission or contra-indicated medication, referring to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
As part of role may be required to prepare medicines from raw materials such as aseptics requiring fine motor skills including manipulation of fine tools for pharmaceutical preparations.
To identify polypharmacy in inpatient & discharge prescribing, referring to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
To assess inpatient prescribing against clearly pre-defined regimens, referring to the Pharmacist in line with a pre-defined clinical escalation framework and professional judgement.
To carry out a pre-dispensing check and dispensing authorisation on clinic repeat-dispensing requests from dose 2 onwards, referring to the Pharmacist in line with a pre-defined clinical escalation framework and professional judgement.
To carry out all routine pharmacy operational activities including, but not limited to, dispensing, final accuracy checking, medicines reconciliation, ordering and counselling.
To line manage pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants as appropriate, in line with the relevant Trust HR policies and guidance.
To manage staff recruitment and selection (including chairing of interview panels), grievance and disciplinary procedures, and appraisal processes for relevant staff.
To provide expert advice in the use of medicines, referring to relevant reference sources and escalating to the Pharmacist when appropriate.
To support the ward-based medicines management team in promoting adherence to all national, regional and local standards in medicines management practice.
To promote adherence to the Trust formulary, respectfully challenging prescribing within the scope of own professional knowledge/practice and escalating to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Critical and analytical skills for assessing data and reports. Where problems arise, they may be complex and involve the consideration of a range of options in order to come to a solution.
Good interpersonal and communication skills for effective provision of information, to pharmacy colleagues, prescribers, nurses and other HealthCare Professionals
Frequent concentration required when writing reports and analysing error reports
Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet deadlines
Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy
Ability to work alone and in a team
Ability to act autonomously and responsibly within own sphere of knowledge, recognising and working within own competence.
Maintain confidentiality and security of patient and staff information.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BTEC/NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Level 4 Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services and Therapeutics (or equivalent) Accredited Checking Technician Short courses in management training Evidence of CPD
Experience Essential
Experience of day to day management of technical operations in a section of a hospital pharmacy. A minimum of 2 years working in a patient-facing technician role within a clinical pharmacy service. Significant experience of the specialist service area of the post Supervision of a team of technicians/ assistants Planning and implementing improvements in pharmacy service Writing and presenting reports Multidisciplinary working Problem solving involving most grades of hospital staff Involved in service development action plans Broad experience in communication with staff patients, relatives and other healthcare professionals Experience in pharmacy/ medicines legislation Experience in risk management and the investigation of incidents, errors and complaints
Desirable
Disciplinary process Recruitment process. Equal opportunities Performance management, appraisals, objective setting
Skills/Knowledge Essential
Awareness of hospital pharmacy developments. Extensive knowledge around the specialist service area of the post Competent in the skills required in the specialist service area of the post. Accurate dispensing and checking skills. Excellent numerical calculation skills Able to record and keep accurate records Competent in writing and implementing SOPs Good team leader/ manager skills. Strong training skills. Generally able to deal with difficult, concerned, angry, disturbed patients, relatives, carers. Generally able to deal with healthcare colleagues in emotional and stressful situations Must be able to concentrate on the task in hand, yet be able to deal with interruptions Able to plan, co-ordinate and balance conflicting priorities. Able to demonstrate clear thinking and defend judgements Understands Wellsky system
Personal Qualities Essential
Team player Enthusiastic, self-motivator and able to motivate others. Technical credibility with colleagues. Confident, but not overconfident. Appropriately persistent. Patient centred approach. Approachable. Aware of own limitations. Innovative. Appreciates feedback Ability to create a rapport
Other job requirements Essential
Some flexibility in working hours Keyboard skills and general IT knowledge Capable in Microsoft Outlook, Word Capable in Microsoft Outlook, Word. Able to use a VDU Occasional moderate lifting
Desirable
Driver, with use of motorised transport.
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.
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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 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)