Job summary
This is an opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician to join our dynamic Urgent Community Response Pharmacy team.
Urgent Community Response team is a short-term service offering patients in crisis the opportunity of having care and support at home with the aim of either preventing avoidable admissions into hospital, or supporting early discharge out of hospital.
The role will be dynamic and innovative, working within the wider Urgent Community Response team to deliver a pharmacy service to our patients. The role will involve a mixture of office work and patient home visits. Flexible working and job share will be considered.
This post will be based at Brighton General Hospital and will involve travel mainly around Brighton and Hove.
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside the senior clinical pharmacists andmembers of the multi-disciplinary team in Urgent Community Response which include:Advanced clinical practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, health and therapy assistants.
You will assist the senior clinical pharmacists with domiciliary visits to patients helping to improve patient outcomes focusing on quality and safety. You will maintain effective working relationships, liaising with GP practices, community pharmacies and social services as required to help deliver medicines optimisation for patients. In addition, you will be required to provide training for the use of Medicines Administration Records (MAR charts) to the team and be able to write them as required.
You will also be working with a clinical pharmacist to deliver a high quality and effective medicines management service to our patients in adult bedded units which are managed by Brighton and Hove City Council. You will also be working alongside GPs and staff employed by Brighton and Hove City Council to deliver excellent and safe patient-centred care.
About us
Why work for us?
- We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
- A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
- Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
- We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an integral member of the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) Urgent Community Response Pharmacy Team.
The main responsibilities are to:
- Develop and provide specialist technical pharmacy services to Urgent Community Response and to adult bedded units in Brighton and Hove (managed by Brighton and Hove City Council) in consultation with the Senior Urgent Community Response Clinical Pharmacists.
- To advise on the safe management (storage, handling, administration and disposal) of medicines for urgent community response and bedded units patients in accordance with medicines legislation and national and local guidance documents. This may involve influencing and supporting other healthcare professionals to produce SOPs and to participate in risk assessment of medicines.
- To support with the supply and administration of medicines, assessing individual patients to determine their needs, and providing patient centred pharmaceutical care to patients at their own homes.
- Contribute to the medicines optimisation agenda in the form of patient home visits with the support of the clinical pharmacist.
- Work closely with senior clinical pharmacists to support the delivery of a high standard of medicines management and liaise with a range of other members of the MDT and external healthcare providers.
- Provide medicines management training to members of Urgent Community Response and Brighton and Hove City Council Bedded units, and other healthcare staff as applicable.
- Develop and comment on standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Plan and develop audits as part of quality improvement processes completing the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle. Support and help collect data for clinical and procedural audits.
- To produce performance data related to own work and assist the Senior Clinical Pharmacist in providing and collating information for performance monitoring and writing the reports.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an integral member of the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) Urgent Community Response Pharmacy Team.
The main responsibilities are to:
- Develop and provide specialist technical pharmacy services to Urgent Community Response and to adult bedded units in Brighton and Hove (managed by Brighton and Hove City Council) in consultation with the Senior Urgent Community Response Clinical Pharmacists.
- To advise on the safe management (storage, handling, administration and disposal) of medicines for urgent community response and bedded units patients in accordance with medicines legislation and national and local guidance documents. This may involve influencing and supporting other healthcare professionals to produce SOPs and to participate in risk assessment of medicines.
- To support with the supply and administration of medicines, assessing individual patients to determine their needs, and providing patient centred pharmaceutical care to patients at their own homes.
- Contribute to the medicines optimisation agenda in the form of patient home visits with the support of the clinical pharmacist.
- Work closely with senior clinical pharmacists to support the delivery of a high standard of medicines management and liaise with a range of other members of the MDT and external healthcare providers.
- Provide medicines management training to members of Urgent Community Response and Brighton and Hove City Council Bedded units, and other healthcare staff as applicable.
- Develop and comment on standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Plan and develop audits as part of quality improvement processes completing the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle. Support and help collect data for clinical and procedural audits.
- To produce performance data related to own work and assist the Senior Clinical Pharmacist in providing and collating information for performance monitoring and writing the reports.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Desirable
- Hospital/PCN pharmacy (or equivalent) experience
- Medicines Reconciliation
- direct patient contact - drug counselling , patient centered approach
- staff training and development
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Attention to detail
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel using own mode of transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Desirable
- Hospital/PCN pharmacy (or equivalent) experience
- Medicines Reconciliation
- direct patient contact - drug counselling , patient centered approach
- staff training and development
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Attention to detail
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel using own mode of 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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
