Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the Fylde Coast Pharmacy Care Homes Support Team, under the supervision and direction of the teams highly experienced Care Homes Support Senior Pharmacy Technician.
Our aim is to ensure all residents living in a care home have their pharmaceutical care appropriately assessed and are supported to live independently, whilst having access to the right care and the right health services in the place of their choosing.
As part of the service you will work collaboratively with both the Fylde Coast Care Homes Team (CHT), GP practices and the PCN teams to ensure the efficient supply and management of medicines within the care home, supporting care home staff and residents to achieve the best outcomes from medicines.
This role is an exciting opportunity to work with a small established team of Pharmacists and a Senior Pharmacy Technician, to deliver a high quality, safe, educational, and cost-effective pharmacy services to care homes, that aligns national healthcare goals and objectives.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responding to telephone and email requests from various stakeholders.
- Providing advice and guidance on medicine administration and medicine related queries to various stakeholders
- Medication quality audits to promote safer medicine administration within Fylde Coast Care Homes.
- Producing well written supportive feedback reports for Care Homes
- To reduce medication related risk factors and avoidable hospital admissions.
- To conduct waste management audits within care homes and make suggestions of cost savings when appropriate in line with best value for the NHS.
- To provide education and expert pharmaceutical technical advice/support on medicine administration and optimisation to Care Home Staff.
- To provide support with Proxy access ordering.
- To develop effective networking and working relations with individual Care Homes, community pharmacies, PCN's and GP practices as part of the MDT.
- To promote the safe, effective, and high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines.
- To undertake risk management and ensure compliance with relevant medicines legislation (CQC and NICE Guidelines).
- To review and reconcile changes from secondary care or other organisations in partnership with the practices.
- To support Fylde Coast Pharmacy in care homes team core workplan including identified project work.
- To work and follow the Standard Operating Procedures set out by the team.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To respond to telephone and email requests from stakeholders, providing advice and guidance. To facilitate clinically effective, cost-effective, safe, and appropriate prescribing and medicines optimisation, relating to GP practices patients who reside in care homes. To support quality medication administration visits to care homes to educate and improve standards. To support the ICB workplan in line with national aims
The post holder will directly communicate with and support Fylde Coast GP practices with care home residents, PCNs and the care home staff in the delivery of these objectives.
Please note that it is essential that the post holder has a valid driving licence or access to transportation , this role will involve travelling for example to Care Homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To respond to telephone and email requests from stakeholders, providing advice and guidance. To facilitate clinically effective, cost-effective, safe, and appropriate prescribing and medicines optimisation, relating to GP practices patients who reside in care homes. To support quality medication administration visits to care homes to educate and improve standards. To support the ICB workplan in line with national aims
The post holder will directly communicate with and support Fylde Coast GP practices with care home residents, PCNs and the care home staff in the delivery of these objectives.
Please note that it is essential that the post holder has a valid driving licence or access to transportation , this role will involve travelling for example to Care Homes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services with underpinning knowledge provided by BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences. OR Other recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification meeting requirements for registration with GPhC.
- Registration with GPhC & evidence of CPD
- Technician Accuracy Checking qualification equivalent to the National Framework
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Accuracy Checking experience & competency.
- Experience in producing written reports.
- Experience in interpreting information to make decisions and act accordingly
- Primary and or Secondary care experience
- Medicine reconciliation.
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Knowledge of Care Homes systems.
- Commitment to provide a quality and supporting service to our stakeholders.
- Approachable, flexible, and supportive.
- Willingness to accept responsibility
- Ability to prioritise service demands and plan workload of self to meet deadlines.
- Working collaboratively as part of a team, and at times experience of working independently.
Desirable
- Experience/Use EMIS Clinical System
- Experience of dealing with Care Homes and medication systems including Paper and electronic MAR charts
- Understanding of NICE Care home guidelines
- Understanding EHCH care home guidelines
- Experience using Excel Spreadsheets
- Ability to develop and implement/work to an SOP's.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent writing skills are highly essential for this role to produce written feedback reports.
- Excellent interpretation/analysis skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Good Time management.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Accuracy skills
- IT Skills
- Ability to work accurately and under pressure.
- Ability to work unsupervised at times and manage own workload.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services with underpinning knowledge provided by BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences. OR Other recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification meeting requirements for registration with GPhC.
- Registration with GPhC & evidence of CPD
- Technician Accuracy Checking qualification equivalent to the National Framework
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Accuracy Checking experience & competency.
- Experience in producing written reports.
- Experience in interpreting information to make decisions and act accordingly
- Primary and or Secondary care experience
- Medicine reconciliation.
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Knowledge of Care Homes systems.
- Commitment to provide a quality and supporting service to our stakeholders.
- Approachable, flexible, and supportive.
- Willingness to accept responsibility
- Ability to prioritise service demands and plan workload of self to meet deadlines.
- Working collaboratively as part of a team, and at times experience of working independently.
Desirable
- Experience/Use EMIS Clinical System
- Experience of dealing with Care Homes and medication systems including Paper and electronic MAR charts
- Understanding of NICE Care home guidelines
- Understanding EHCH care home guidelines
- Experience using Excel Spreadsheets
- Ability to develop and implement/work to an SOP's.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent writing skills are highly essential for this role to produce written feedback reports.
- Excellent interpretation/analysis skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Good Time management.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Accuracy skills
- IT Skills
- Ability to work accurately and under pressure.
- Ability to work unsupervised at times and manage own workload.
Desirable
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).
