Job summary
Are you an experienced pharmacy technician with a passion for Medicines Optimisation? Join Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a Lead Pharmacy Technician -- Medicines Optimisation, where you'll lead and manage Medicines Optimisation processes, ensuring compliance and supporting the development of pharmacy staff.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Medicine Optimisation Technician principal role is responsible for leading and delivering a comprehensive Medicine Optimisation service across site. The poster holder will be responsible for line management, co-ordination and development of Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants.
The Lead Technician will respond innovatively and proactively to the changing demand on the service and will ensure that it is provided in a professional, safe, timely and efficient manner at all times. The post holder will lead on specific projects and audits related to Medicine Optimisation as set by the Clinical Pharmacy lead.
This role will also include Medicine reconciliation, assessment of patients own drugs, counselling patients about their medicine, discharge facilitation and ward and dispensary-based medication supply.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the detail of the advertised post, please see the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the detail of the advertised post, please see the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level in 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent and BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician
- Managing Patients medicines requirements (PODs & One-stop) PWDS or equivalent
- Medicine Reconciliation PWDS or equivalent
- Discharge facilitation PWDS or equivalent(or willing to complete)
- Clinical prioritisation (or willing to complete)
- Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician or willing to work towards Accredited Checking Technician accreditation within 6 months of commencing employment.(MPH/YDH site only)
Desirable
- Assessor Accreditation - NVQ, AVA, TAQA, A1 or equivalent Assessor qualification, CAVA
- APTUK membership
- Pro pharmace educational supervisor course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience
- Management of supervising teams and staff
- Experience of staff appraisal and objective setting
- Demonstrated experience of delivering high quality training to multiple staff groups such as Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit/research to improve practice.
- Experience of project management
- Understanding of medicine optimisation in mental health environment (Community/Mental health team only)
- Experience of dispensing medicine for patients and counselling and providing advice for patients/carers
- Working as part of a multi-professional team within a clinical/ward environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level in 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent and BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Accredited Medicines Optimisation Technician
- Managing Patients medicines requirements (PODs & One-stop) PWDS or equivalent
- Medicine Reconciliation PWDS or equivalent
- Discharge facilitation PWDS or equivalent(or willing to complete)
- Clinical prioritisation (or willing to complete)
- Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician or willing to work towards Accredited Checking Technician accreditation within 6 months of commencing employment.(MPH/YDH site only)
Desirable
- Assessor Accreditation - NVQ, AVA, TAQA, A1 or equivalent Assessor qualification, CAVA
- APTUK membership
- Pro pharmace educational supervisor course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience
- Management of supervising teams and staff
- Experience of staff appraisal and objective setting
- Demonstrated experience of delivering high quality training to multiple staff groups such as Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit/research to improve practice.
- Experience of project management
- Understanding of medicine optimisation in mental health environment (Community/Mental health team only)
- Experience of dispensing medicine for patients and counselling and providing advice for patients/carers
- Working as part of a multi-professional team within a clinical/ward environment
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).
