Pharmacy Technician Higher Level (XR05)

Job summary

At Leeds Teaching Hospitals, we have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated registered Pharmacy Technician Higher Level who has experience in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting, to join our collaborative, forward thinking and highly regarded pharmacy team working within the Infectious Diseases and HIV speciality.

The role will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary but will include a commitment to the service at St James Hospital.

This is an excellent opportunity to start a career in hospital pharmacy and to play an important role in being part of a team working at ward level to deliver an exceptional medicines optimisation service.

By taking a patient first approach and through compassion and commitment you will focus on helping patients to optimise medicines use by involving them in making decisions about their medicines. You will collaborate with other teams, communicating effectively to ensure a safe, seamless integrated transfer of care for our patients.

There will be an opportunity to be involved with and potentially lead improvement work to provide the best care for our patients.

Please be aware that we invite applications from second year Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians that are due to qualify in the next six months.

Main duties of the job

Below is a list of duties to be performed by the successful applicant. Please note this is not an exhaustive list

- Issuing a supply of medicines in a hectic outpatient environment

- To proactive counsel patients on new medications and update them regarding any changes to treatment regimes

- Ensuring a supply of medicines via the Healthnet homecare service is maintained

- Liaising with Healthnet and Boots outpatient pharmacy regarding supply of medications and stock issues

- To provide a ward based medicines optimisation service

- To work collaboratively with the wider infectious diseases team

- To support our late night, weekend and bank holiday service.

For more information please read the attached job description.

About us

The City of Leeds is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city with excellent rail, road and motorway links and several big-name retail outlets. There is an array of top-class restaurants and bars to while away your leisure time or if you prefer, the Leeds Grand Theatre has some top shows and the Leeds Arena hosts many star performances.

We will support your development and provide you with the skills and knowledge to meet your GPhC CPD revalidation requirements. We will support you to progress within the role and develop your knowledge, skills, competencies and leadership skills. This will lead to further development opportunities such as the Pharmacy Clinical Services Professional Diploma Level 4 and Mentor Skills training. Or you may be interested in one of the new Specialist Technician roles that we are continuously developing across the service.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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