Job summary
This post is fixed term for 9 months.
For full information regarding responsibilities, required qualifications and experience please refer to the job description and person specification.
The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our seven day medicines supply service in line with the hours of operation.
Main duties of the job
Will participate in the medicines management 7-day supply service. The post holder will focus on delivering quality care to service users through the implementation of an efficient medicines management system, and in delivering the medicines optimisation strategy. The post holder will provide a service with a particular emphasis on the technical aspects of medicines management including dispensing, final accuracy checking, issuing and stock control of medicines, as well as medicines safety, supply and audit work. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly in line with the hours of operation.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.To accurately and efficiently supply medication within Mersey Cares frameworks.2.To dispense and/or final accuracy check medicines, including high risk medicines, including cytotoxic medicines, clinical trial medicines, controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines, in accordance with departmental, regional and national standard operating procedures.3.To support monitoring the use of controlled drugs and highlight any concerns to the CDAO.4.To ensure that medication is dispensed, and final accuracy checked to meet agreed delivery times, and to minimise waiting times.5.Where appropriate, to prioritise prescriptions in line with departmental procedures, ensuring that ward/clinic staff are informed of any delay.6.To dispense and/or final accuracy check compliance aids, including blister packs, in line with departmental procedures.7.To provide technical information relating to medicines management services to doctors, nurses and other health professionals.8.To provide advice to service users and/or carers about medicines in an understandable and sympathetic manner.9.To liaise with relevant staff with regard to prescription interventions, e.g., missing details or unclear prescriptions or medication out of stock.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.To accurately and efficiently supply medication within Mersey Cares frameworks.2.To dispense and/or final accuracy check medicines, including high risk medicines, including cytotoxic medicines, clinical trial medicines, controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines, in accordance with departmental, regional and national standard operating procedures.3.To support monitoring the use of controlled drugs and highlight any concerns to the CDAO.4.To ensure that medication is dispensed, and final accuracy checked to meet agreed delivery times, and to minimise waiting times.5.Where appropriate, to prioritise prescriptions in line with departmental procedures, ensuring that ward/clinic staff are informed of any delay.6.To dispense and/or final accuracy check compliance aids, including blister packs, in line with departmental procedures.7.To provide technical information relating to medicines management services to doctors, nurses and other health professionals.8.To provide advice to service users and/or carers about medicines in an understandable and sympathetic manner.9.To liaise with relevant staff with regard to prescription interventions, e.g., missing details or unclear prescriptions or medication out of stock.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent qualification with appropriate underpinning knowledge
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification
Desirable
- NVQ A1 workplace assessor (or willingness to work towards)
- Relevant medicines management qualification or accreditation, or willingness to work towards; or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Ability to train others
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Demonstrable experience of dispensing & accuracy checking
- Experience of using electronic medicines management systems, including oversight of stock levels
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self- development and CPD
Desirable
- Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience of working on wards
- Experience of working within an NHS organisation
- Experience of supervising staff within a technical area of pharmacy services
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to multitask and change from one job to another frequently, working both independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Excellent communication skills: - written - verbal - listening
- Good IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
- Customer care skills
- To receive & manage telephone calls
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent qualification with appropriate underpinning knowledge
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
- Technical Accuracy Checking Qualification
Desirable
- NVQ A1 workplace assessor (or willingness to work towards)
- Relevant medicines management qualification or accreditation, or willingness to work towards; or equivalent experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Ability to train others
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Demonstrable experience of dispensing & accuracy checking
- Experience of using electronic medicines management systems, including oversight of stock levels
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self- development and CPD
Desirable
- Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
- Experience of working on wards
- Experience of working within an NHS organisation
- Experience of supervising staff within a technical area of pharmacy services
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to multitask and change from one job to another frequently, working both independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Excellent communication skills: - written - verbal - listening
- Good IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
- Customer care skills
- To receive & manage telephone calls
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
