Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-7822DCB-E
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Urgent and Emergency Care Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Band 5
Job overview
Would you like a challenge where no two days are the same? Would you like to have a role where you feel you can make a difference every day? We have a vacancy for a Clinical Pharmacy Technician to work within Urgent and Emergency Care at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.
The post holder will work closely with the Pharmacists and other health care professionals to deliver high quality, patient focused medicines management services within our medical wards on site.
You must be an excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills. You will need to be forward thinking and enthusiastic, with a commitment to continuing professional development. You must have a strong passion for improving patient care, be a good problem solver and self-motivated.
Main duties of the job
Completing detailed lists of medications a patient was taking prior to admission and reconciling this with the medications prescribed on the chart.
Evaluating suitability of patient's own drugs for use whilst in the hospital environment.
To participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care.
To counsel patients on new or changed medication to help promote compliance.
Completing audits.
Working for our organisation
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.
Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience completing audits
- Experience counselling patients on medication
Desirable criteria
- Post registration experience in a hospital Pharmacy
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills with patients and staff
- Ability to work under pressure and problem solve and use initiative
- Experience of training staff and giving feedback
- Strong sense of responsibility/integrity and work as a team player
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
Desirable criteria
- National accredited checking qualification
- Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent or evidence of competence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Lisa Miles
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Services Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01227 864263
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