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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Medicines Management Technician
Closed for applications on: 5-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 5-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Horton Hospital
- Address
- Oxford Road
- Town
- Banbury
- Postcode
- ox169al
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
Specialty
- Main area
- Horton Pharmacy
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician with a positive outlook to join our friendly and welcoming team at the Horton hospital in Banbury (part of OUHFT), an acute admissions hospital in North Oxfordshire.
Applicants must hold NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent recognised qualification, applicants must also be registered with the GPhC. Applications welcomed from newly qualified or community based technicians and those who already have ACT and MMT accreditation.
Please note that the full band 5 salary will only apply once you are accredited in both ACT and MMT. You will receive full training if you are not already accredited. These accreditations will allow you to be part of our clinical pharmacy team supporting with medicines optimisation, medication history taking and POD checking whilst supporting the nursing teams manage medications on our busy admissions ward and our high care unit teams.
Technicians without both ACT and MMT will be appointed at band 4 and receive uplift to band 5 on completion of both the stand alone ACT and MMT accreditations. Newly qualified Technicians who have completed the Integrated Level 3 apprenticeship incorporating both ACT and MMT, will be appointed at 75% top of band 5 and receive uplift to band 5 subject to successful sign off at 6 month review
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The Pharmacy Technician role is varied, and requires flexibility in your approach to work, supporting both clinical teams with a smaller proportion of your time working with the dispensary team at the Horton. You will also support the training and induction of new members of the team, pharmacy apprentices, trainee technicians and pharmacists working alongside you.
Ward based tasks will include assessing of patients own drugs, medicines reconciliation and one stop ordering. Excellent customer service skills are essential in this role as you will answer the phone, dealing with queries from our service users. You will have the opportunity to be involved in supporting service development/quality improvements and audits. Electronic prescribing has been rolled out in all clinical areas in the hospital. Full training and shadowing of staff will be part of your induction.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Result Areas
Ward based role
1. To be part of the Pharmacy team providing a near-patient medicines management service to ward areas.
2. To become an accredited Medicines Management Technician, or complete reaccreditation in order to
transfer skills where appropriate.
3. To become accredited to assess PODs according to the Trust’s criteria.
4. To implement and maintain the POD scheme according to Trust policies.
5. To train nursing, medical and pharmacy staff regarding the POD scheme.
6. To become accredited to initiate the supply of non-stock items for one-stop/full pack dispensing.
7. To become accredited to complete medicines reconciliation using a variety of available sources.
8. To aid discharge planning in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff.
9. To work with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff to support medicines management at ward level.
10. To become accredited to undertake patient counselling on selected patients e.g. warfarin initiation, inhaler
counselling.
11. To work with the clinical pharmacist to counsel patients on their discharge medication.
12. To become accredited to complete controlled drug checks for selected wards within the Directorate.
13. Refer interventions to the Clinical Pharmacist, and to report and investigate incidents where appropriate.
14. Work with the ward team to ensure safe storage of medicines at ward level, including temperature checks
and appropriate storage of controlled drugs.
15. To liaise with ward staff over any relevant medicines management issues.
16. To become accredited to undertake homecare prescription validation as appropriate to clinical area.
17. To become accredited to undertake medicines related blood monitoring as appropriate to clinical area.
18. In conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and ward staff, to support the maintenance and updating of ward
stock lists for the designated clinical areas.
19. To work closely with the ward pharmacy top-up assistant in maintaining a well-controlled and appropriate
medication and fluid stock holding.
20. To participate in the audit of the medicines management service, as well as departmental and Trust-wide
medication audits, as requested by the Clinical Pharmacist Manager or Ward Based Technician Manager
21. To participate in the training of new or existing technicians or ward based assistants on the medicines
management role.
22. To participate in a reciprocal cover arrangement to maintain the medicines management service.
23. To work closely with the Directorate Pharmacist to ensure high cost drugs for outliers are accurately issued
and returned.
24. Regularly review drug use and expenditure together with the Directorate pharmacist, and report on this
when requested.
25. To document and audit financial drug savings and returns, and to produce reports.
26. To be responsible for the timely return or transfer of medicines between pharmacy and the wards.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- Qualified Pharmacy technician with an NVQ3 or equivalent qualification
- Registered with GPHC
- Previous dispensing experience (hospital or community)
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrate ongoing commitment to CPD and PDP
- Demonstrate enthusiastic and responsible attitude
- Team played who is considerate to the needs and feelings of others in the team and able to work to the Trust's values
- Accredited Checking technician or willing to undertake training
- Accredited in Medicines Reconciliation or willing to undertake training
- Responsive to direction and constructive criticism
Desirable criteria
- Esperience of working in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of working on hospital wards
- Previous medicines reconciliation experience
- Previous accredited checking experience
- Previous experience of training/supervision of other staff
- Understanding and experience of extended technician roles
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- NVQ assessor or back care facilitator
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Durman
- Job title
- Horton Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01295 229433
- Additional information
Rhiannon Birkett - [email protected] (01295 229708)
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