Job summary
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacy professionals at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join the cardiac team at Barts Heart Centre within Barts Health NHS Trust.
The post holder will work alongside the cardiovascular prevention primary care pharmacy team and deliver quality care to patients through efficient medicines optimisation. The post provides several opportunities for professional and personal development, contributing to quality improvement projects and supporting the delivery of world-class and innovative cardiovascular services.
Main duties of the job
There is a need for close coordination with the cardiovascular prevention primary care pharmacy team and wider primary care MDT such as general practitioners, pharmacy professionals, nurses, practice managers, etc to plan workload and priorities. This involves reviewing patients notes, reviewing blood test results, triaging and counselling patients about their medicines.
The post holder will work with primary care teams to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust.
The post holder communicates effectively with patients to help optimise their pharmaceutical management and through liaising with other health care professionals to design, implement plans to optimise health outcomes.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
- Review GP clinical systems to optimise cardiovascular medicines holistically for high-risk patients. This involves conducting searches, identifying patients and risk stratifying for long term conditions such as atrial fibrillation, blood pressure and cholesterol.
- Consult with patients regarding their medication regimes in order to optimise medicines and support their understanding of their treatment, including benefits of their medication and possible side effects. These may be patients with special needs, e.g., hearing impairment, learning disability or language translation requirements.
- Supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
- Supporting primary care pharmacy technicians in reviewing patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Using population health data to prioritise workload.
- Extraction of data and use of spreadsheets to analyse and present information to determine trends or highlight potential challenges.
- Participate in regular cardiac primary care team meetings and departmental meetings and contribute to hospital level meetings.
- Participate in the training of new and foundation staff, including inductions.
- Liaise with stakeholders to improve the service we provide meets the requirements of its users.
- Design and implement databases/files to enable monitoring and support audit on the use of drug
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
- Review GP clinical systems to optimise cardiovascular medicines holistically for high-risk patients. This involves conducting searches, identifying patients and risk stratifying for long term conditions such as atrial fibrillation, blood pressure and cholesterol.
- Consult with patients regarding their medication regimes in order to optimise medicines and support their understanding of their treatment, including benefits of their medication and possible side effects. These may be patients with special needs, e.g., hearing impairment, learning disability or language translation requirements.
- Supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
- Supporting primary care pharmacy technicians in reviewing patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Using population health data to prioritise workload.
- Extraction of data and use of spreadsheets to analyse and present information to determine trends or highlight potential challenges.
- Participate in regular cardiac primary care team meetings and departmental meetings and contribute to hospital level meetings.
- Participate in the training of new and foundation staff, including inductions.
- Liaise with stakeholders to improve the service we provide meets the requirements of its users.
- Design and implement databases/files to enable monitoring and support audit on the use of drug
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
- Practice supervisor or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a pharmacy technician
- Patient consultation experience
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Experience of prioritising workload
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
- Practice supervisor or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a pharmacy technician
- Patient consultation experience
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts
- Experience of prioritising workload
- Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring others
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).
