Job summary
The post holder will contribute to the work of the Pharmacy Service by joining the Medicines Management Team and delivering the departments vision of an excellent Medicines Optimisation service. They will become an effective and proactive member of the team; ensuring clients receive the highest standard of care. They will provide advice, support and leadership on Medicines Management to the staff on all wards in the Trust.They will take part in all aspects of medicines management including medicines reconciliation, dispensing and patient counselling in conjunction with the Pharmacy team.The post holder will be expected to support the training of new staff working within clinical teams. They will also manage the work of medicines management assistants, preregistration technicians and trainee pharmacists on the wards and provide the necessary support with any clinical work they are carrying out in the dispensary or on the wards.The post holder will become a key member of the team working towards and ensuring all staff involved in Medicines Optimisation are doing so whilst working within the guidelines of the trust medicines policy.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a medicines management service to a range of specialty ward across the hospital site.
• To work as part of the near patient dispensing team supplying medication to patients both during their stay and at point of discharge.
• To liaise with all ward staff and other healthcare professionals regarding discrepancies with patients medication to improve patient care .
• To provide advise to patients regarding their medication.
• To act as a role model and help train new and junior members of staff.
• To participate in the Accredited checking technician dispensary role or be willing to undertake the qualification.
• To contribute to the economic effective and efficient supply of medication to all wards.
• In the dispensary rotation: to assist the Dispensary and Distribution Manager and their deputy in running a highly efficient and safe inpatient dispensary service ensuring the safety, quality and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets are met.
• In the Technical services rotation: to assist and supervise, to a high quality, the provision of a chemotherapy compounding service and ensure the safe accurate provision of supportive medication. To support the roles of and work under the supervision of the Chief Technician & Accountable Pharmacist.

About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities
This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities.For more detailed information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• BTEC LEVEL 3 diploma in the principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent
• Registered with the General pharmaceutical council
• Accredited for final prescription checking or willing to undertake training for accreditation

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Underpinning knowledge to standards required for NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services
• Experience of patient counselling on discharge medication
• Hospital experience as a qualified or student pharmacy technician including the provision of ward stock top up
• Knowledge of the principles of efficient stock control e.g. stock rotation, expiry dates, and minimum stock- levels and re-order levels

Desirable

• Experience of providing training to pharmacy staff

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Able to manage stock effectively to ensure the availability of formulary medication whilst minimising wastage
• Experience of working in an environment requiring attention to detail and working to pre-determined deadlines
• Experience of using computer systems in a workplace setting
• Previous experience of working in a hospital
• Experience of working in an environment requiring the handling of a wide range of different but similar products
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to be flexible in approach to work
• Knowledge of local health and safety, manual handling and COSHH policies
• Personal organisational skills, including anticipation of questions and problems

Desirable

• Able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Previous experience of working in a hospital or retail pharmacy customer services
• Experience of working in a large multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to manage the handling of hazardous materials safely according to local standard operating procedure

Personal qualities
Essential

• Reliable
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
• Able to demonstrate ability to cope under pressure and multi-tasking correctly

Desirable

• Good organisational skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).