Job summary
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This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, well motivated and qualified Pharmacy Technicians (or Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians due to qualify in 2024) to join our friendly, progressive, Pharmacy Team.
We strive to develop the knowledge and skills of our workforce to enable them to advance personally and professionally and this is the ideal career development prospect. You will need to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, be very well organised and able to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The Pharmacy department provides a progressive pharmacy service making it a highly rewarding working environment.
You will also gain experience from working in our busy Technical Services department preparing chemotherapy, intravenous and TPN preparations.
The successful candidates will be based mainly at Pinderfields Hospital, the largest of our three hospital sites, but will also be required to work across the Trust at Pontefract Hospital and Dewsbury and District Hospital.
There are full time and part time posts available. Full time post hours are Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week and all posts involve working some weekends and bank holidays as part of the departmental rota.
Main duties of the job
Duties include dispensing for in-patients including clinical trials and controlled drugs in the dispensary and delivering a high-quality ward-based medicines management service to a multitude of areas throughout the Trust.
Preparation of
non-sterile medicinal products for specific patients e.g., suspensions, creams,
ointments, powders etc.
Preparation of
sterile medicinal products for specific patients in a laminar flow cabinet /
isolator in a controlled clean room environment e.g., parenteral nutrition and
chemotherapy treatments.
About us
We provide care and support to over 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
Key Responsibilities
Medicines Supply
-
Dispense and issue medicines to patients, using
actual or faxed prescriptions, ensuring that all the necessary information is
available.
-
Provide advice and information to patients on
how to take their medicines effectively and safely.
-
Take payment for prescription charges and
generate a receipt when required.
-
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 Procurement staff about urgently
required medicines and informing patients and other health care staff about
supply problems / delays.
-
Dispense clinical trial medication and complete
all required documentation following the defined Standard Operating Procedures.
-
Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and
unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
-
Dispense oral chemotherapy medicines taking
necessary precautions detailed in SOPs.
-
Replenish the A&E out-of-hours medicine
cupboard ensuring prescription reconciliation and accurate recording of issues
to patients.
-
Replenish the out-of-hours Emergency drug
cupboard(s) ensuring accurate recording of issues to patients.
-
Work with the lead Homecare Technician to help
arrange the supply of medicines through Homecare Services. This will include
receiving Homecare prescriptions, reviewing orders and reconciling orders with
invoices.
Medicines
Management
-
Promote good communications between Pharmacy and
Ward staff to ensure a safe, efficient and cost-effective medicines management
service.
-
Liaise with nursing staff and ward Pharmacist to
find out about new admissions, discharges and transfers, to enable
prioritisation of the Pharmacy service.
-
Answer queries from nurses and other healthcare
professional, referring any clinical issues to the Pharmacist.
-
Help
medicines management pharmacist(s) to develop and maintain care plans for all
patients on the relevant wards, specifically to:
- Help take an accurate medication history.
- Lead in the assessment and help in the review of medicines brought into hospital by
the patient.
- Help to educate the patient about treatment
changes and the best way in which they can manage their own medicines, where
appropriate, through self-administration schemes.
- Where
appropriate, liaise and communicate with the patients PCT, GP, Community Pharmacist
and/or carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of
medicines-related information, in both directions.
- At the point
of discharge, ensure that the contents of the patients medicines locker are
safe and appropriate for the patient to take home.
- Work closely
with and train the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.
- Please see Job Description for Technical Services,
Training
and Other Duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Medicines Supply
-
Dispense and issue medicines to patients, using
actual or faxed prescriptions, ensuring that all the necessary information is
available.
-
Provide advice and information to patients on
how to take their medicines effectively and safely.
-
Take payment for prescription charges and
generate a receipt when required.
-
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 Procurement staff about urgently
required medicines and informing patients and other health care staff about
supply problems / delays.
-
Dispense clinical trial medication and complete
all required documentation following the defined Standard Operating Procedures.
-
Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and
unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records.
-
Dispense oral chemotherapy medicines taking
necessary precautions detailed in SOPs.
-
Replenish the A&E out-of-hours medicine
cupboard ensuring prescription reconciliation and accurate recording of issues
to patients.
-
Replenish the out-of-hours Emergency drug
cupboard(s) ensuring accurate recording of issues to patients.
-
Work with the lead Homecare Technician to help
arrange the supply of medicines through Homecare Services. This will include
receiving Homecare prescriptions, reviewing orders and reconciling orders with
invoices.
Medicines
Management
-
Promote good communications between Pharmacy and
Ward staff to ensure a safe, efficient and cost-effective medicines management
service.
-
Liaise with nursing staff and ward Pharmacist to
find out about new admissions, discharges and transfers, to enable
prioritisation of the Pharmacy service.
-
Answer queries from nurses and other healthcare
professional, referring any clinical issues to the Pharmacist.
-
Help
medicines management pharmacist(s) to develop and maintain care plans for all
patients on the relevant wards, specifically to:
- Help take an accurate medication history.
- Lead in the assessment and help in the review of medicines brought into hospital by
the patient.
- Help to educate the patient about treatment
changes and the best way in which they can manage their own medicines, where
appropriate, through self-administration schemes.
- Where
appropriate, liaise and communicate with the patients PCT, GP, Community Pharmacist
and/or carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of
medicines-related information, in both directions.
- At the point
of discharge, ensure that the contents of the patients medicines locker are
safe and appropriate for the patient to take home.
- Work closely
with and train the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.
- Please see Job Description for Technical Services,
Training
and Other Duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent.
- GPhC Registered.
Knowledge and Awareness Skills
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Knowledge of Pharmacy information systems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area.
- Evidence of training in dispensing procedures.
Desirable
- Ward top-up.
- Medicines Management.
- Evidence of Aseptic preparation and Cytotoxic Reconstitution.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent.
- GPhC Registered.
Knowledge and Awareness Skills
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Knowledge of Pharmacy information systems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area.
- Evidence of training in dispensing procedures.
Desirable
- Ward top-up.
- Medicines Management.
- Evidence of Aseptic preparation and Cytotoxic Reconstitution.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Additional information
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).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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