Job summary
Previous applicants need not apply.
We have an exciting opportunity at Mid Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Teaching Trust to join our Medicines Optimisation team as a Pharmacy
Support Worker (Higher Level) working alongside a ward based, clinical
Pharmacy team to ensure that our patients receive the required medication
safely and effectively.
The successful
candidate must hold an NVQ Level 2 certificate in Pharmacy Services or a GPHC
recognised equivalent qualification and have experience of working in a
pharmacy environment, either in community or hospital. You will need to be enthusiastic,
self-motivated and passionate about patient care. You will have exceptional
attention to detail and be able to prioritise the daily workload, along with
excellent organisational and communication skills.
The Pharmacy department provides a progressive Pharmacy
service making it a highly rewarding working environment. We are a friendly
team, who will support the successful candidate with their introduction into
this role, and their future professional development.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation team,
you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive, ward based, pharmacy
service by:
*Talking to patients to assess that any of their own medication
they may have brought with them is safe and suitable for use and record this on
the electronic medicines prescribing system.
*Make sure that the patient has a supply of medication
available on the ward to use whilst admitted for treatment, to avoid missed
doses, by ordering medicines using the electronic prescribing system.
*Liaising with other members of pharmacy and ward staff,
at all levels, to contribute to the effective running of the service.
*Dispense prescriptions on the ward for patients to take
home, to support a timely discharge and assist the Pharmacy team in counselling
patients on new medications provided.
*Transfer medication between wards as required.
*Support nursing staff with medication orders and queries.
*Support the training and development of Pharmacy Support
Workers, Trainee Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee and Foundation
Pharmacists.
The Pharmacy Department operates a 7 day service
throughout the year and as part of the role you will be expected to participate
in the weekend and Bank Holiday rotas. The role may also involve some
cross-site working and late nights.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Print ward lists and handover sheets to Identify new patients admitted since the previous pharmacy visit.
- Requesting and recording consent from the patient to refer if needed to the discharge medicine service and trust pharmacy community-based service.
- Transfer medicines, between wards if patients have been transferred without them. This will include medicines dispensed by the hospital pharmacy as well as patients own drugs (PODs) and patients own controlled drugs.
- Support the ward pharmacists and technicians to record accurate medication histories by:
1. Ascertaining if the patient has brought supplies of their medicines from home.
2. Ascertaining and documenting how the patient has their medications supplied, eg: compliance aids.
3. Ascertaining and documenting if the patient has been admitted from a care home.
- Ensure patients have enough medicines available to avoid missed doses by:
1. Assessing PODs as suitable for use on the hospital according to standard operating procedures.
2. Contacting relatives or carers with patient consent, to bring in the patients PODs into hospital if necessary.
3. Screening prescription charts to identify missed doses, new items prescribed and any changes to medicines, and requesting a supply from pharmacy if required.
4. Liaising with ward staff to identify any additional stock medicines that they require.
- Identify patients who have been prescribed new medicines and counsel on side effects, dose, frequency, food interactions etc, using the relevant systems/training available to support with this.
- Support clinical areas to maintain safe and secure handling of medicines by:
1. Ensuring that all medicines for individual patients are stored correctly in the bedside locker, or elsewhere on the ward according to the standards within the Trust Medicines Charter.
2. Delivering patient labelled medicines to individual bedside lockers.
3. Participate in pharmacy-led audits as required.
4. Report any incidents of inappropriate storage and handling of medicines to the appropriate person.
- Ensure that information collected is communicated to the relevant pharmacist or technician in a timely manner.
- Minimise medicines waste by managing medicines returns from clinical areas according to standard operating procedures.
- Dispense medicines for in-patients (including discharges) following guidelines, under the supervision of the Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist, with the final check by a Checking Technician or Pharmacist.
- Ensure that all information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information System (PIS).
- Liaise with appropriate staff member about urgently required medicines and inform patients, and other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
- Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
- Dispense oral chemotherapy medicines taking necessary precautions detailed in SOPs.
- Dispense controlled drugs and ensure that all legally required records are accurate and up to date.
Please refer to the attached job description for the comprehensive list of duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Print ward lists and handover sheets to Identify new patients admitted since the previous pharmacy visit.
- Requesting and recording consent from the patient to refer if needed to the discharge medicine service and trust pharmacy community-based service.
- Transfer medicines, between wards if patients have been transferred without them. This will include medicines dispensed by the hospital pharmacy as well as patients own drugs (PODs) and patients own controlled drugs.
- Support the ward pharmacists and technicians to record accurate medication histories by:
1. Ascertaining if the patient has brought supplies of their medicines from home.
2. Ascertaining and documenting how the patient has their medications supplied, eg: compliance aids.
3. Ascertaining and documenting if the patient has been admitted from a care home.
- Ensure patients have enough medicines available to avoid missed doses by:
1. Assessing PODs as suitable for use on the hospital according to standard operating procedures.
2. Contacting relatives or carers with patient consent, to bring in the patients PODs into hospital if necessary.
3. Screening prescription charts to identify missed doses, new items prescribed and any changes to medicines, and requesting a supply from pharmacy if required.
4. Liaising with ward staff to identify any additional stock medicines that they require.
- Identify patients who have been prescribed new medicines and counsel on side effects, dose, frequency, food interactions etc, using the relevant systems/training available to support with this.
- Support clinical areas to maintain safe and secure handling of medicines by:
1. Ensuring that all medicines for individual patients are stored correctly in the bedside locker, or elsewhere on the ward according to the standards within the Trust Medicines Charter.
2. Delivering patient labelled medicines to individual bedside lockers.
3. Participate in pharmacy-led audits as required.
4. Report any incidents of inappropriate storage and handling of medicines to the appropriate person.
- Ensure that information collected is communicated to the relevant pharmacist or technician in a timely manner.
- Minimise medicines waste by managing medicines returns from clinical areas according to standard operating procedures.
- Dispense medicines for in-patients (including discharges) following guidelines, under the supervision of the Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist, with the final check by a Checking Technician or Pharmacist.
- Ensure that all information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information System (PIS).
- Liaise with appropriate staff member about urgently required medicines and inform patients, and other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
- Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
- Dispense oral chemotherapy medicines taking necessary precautions detailed in SOPs.
- Dispense controlled drugs and ensure that all legally required records are accurate and up to date.
Please refer to the attached job description for the comprehensive list of duties.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in pharmacy.
Desirable
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or GPHC recognised equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in pharmacy.
Desirable
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or GPHC recognised equivalent
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).
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).
