Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Working as part of a skilled team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers, you will provide a comprehensive medicines management service to the community hospital wards, focusing on medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, supporting self administration, and discharge facilitation

You will be fully supported with your training and development and benefit from the wealth of training available to the Pharmacy team, including clinical and management, and leadership opportunities.

Pharmacy services are highly regarded by both patients and Trust staff and the high profile of our service and the positive feedback we receive make it a stimulating and rewarding place to work.

The post does not include participation in weekend, Bank Holiday and late duty rotas

This is a 12 month Fixed Term / Secondment post for Maternity Cover

Main duties of the job

• Undertake a Medicines Reconciliation for all patients on admission and know how best to obtain accurate and up-to-date information about a patient’s medication using the sources of information available
• Identify, investigate and resolve prescription discrepancies.
• Interpret and apply information retrieved from medical and nursing notes with regards to medicines reconciliation and prescribing issues
• Check patient’s own medication (PODs) to aid in problem solving and to adequately manage medicines supply.
• Update EPMA system with appropriate extra information as required to aid prescribing and administration.
• Identify patient’s pharmaceutical care needs, e.g. support with compliance.
• Assist in discharge planning as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide verbal and written medicines related advice and information for patients and/or carers regarding prescribed medication and their devices with the primary aim of improving patient outcomes through medicines optimisation

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom. 

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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