Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-MED-5720-25
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingsway Hospital Derby
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medicine Management Technician
NHS AfC: Band 5
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Team at Kingsway. Visiting our new mental health inpatient wards which will open shortly onsite. Along with established wards on and off site at the Radbourne unit.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Medicines Management Technician to participate in the pharmacy department’s safe, effective, and responsive pharmaceutical supply services to Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Participate in supporting a high-quality medicine management service that is accurate, effective, efficient and safe to all wards.
Ensure all new Inpatient are reconciled in line with national and local policies and
medicines are ordered in a timely manner to patients within the Trust.
Work closely with Dispensary team to support medication supplies to wards.
Provide medicines information and support to patients and carers to optimise treatment outcomes.
Ensure all pharmacy audits are completed as per schedule and governance standards are always adhered to. Ensuring all action plans are followed up.
Complete a regular dispensing/accuracy checking session within the dispensary.
Independently travel between sites. Travel costs will be reimbursed.
Main duties of the job
The role will include:
• Regular ward visits
• Medicine reconciliation and checking of PODs
• Completion of Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) dashboard
• Patient counselling
• Inpatient top up and stock top up
• Pharmacy governance audits
• Accuracy checking of medicines is desirable if suitably qualified or full training will be provided.
The pharmacy department promotes a culture of continuing education and development: applicants will be expected to aspire to further enhancing
their own knowledge and skills.
This post will be based at Kingsway Hospital, Derby.
You will have a BTEC Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science alongside NVQ level 3 Pharmaceutical skills qualification or equivalent.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a
positive difference in people's lives.
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CQC rated us as 'GOOD overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud
about working for the trust.
Benefits include:
• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Refer to Job description for full details
Medicine reconciliation
Counselling patients
Leave and Discharge triage
Discharge Medicines Service
Inpatient top up (when requested) usually an SMMA role
Governance Audits
Nurse Inductions
ACT/Dispensary Session
Bank Holiday working. 1 per year.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equ
- ACT
- GPhC Registration or working towards
Skills
Essential criteria
- Attention to Detail
- IT packages
- Under pressure to deadlines
- Work within a team
- Good Communication
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Mann
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician South
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07500760258
- Additional information
Ellie Varley
Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services North
Tel: 01246 388842 or 07917461190
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
- Telephone
- 01332 564856 option 1, option 1
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