Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Pharmacy Team at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, as part of a new service, working closely with the Medicine and Emergency Care Team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The role will bring you in to contact with a range of challenging and fast paced situations where you will need to be able to adapt to an ever-changing environment. You will join a team of experienced Pharmacists and Technicians working within the medicine directorate and the postholder will have the opportunity to support the establishment and development of a new service to this area.

You will be given the opportunity to build experience and expertise in a specialist clinical setting and will be expected to attend ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings where appropriate. You will help support senior pharmacy staff in promoting the safe, effective and economic use of medicines via audit and guideline development and provide support and training to nursing staff, Pharmacy Technicians, junior Pharmacists and students. You will also oversee the day-to-day management and rostering of a team working in your area to ensure patients are seen in a timely manner in line with departmental and Trust Key Performance Indicators.

This is a new post, and we are looking for an innovative individual who is keen to work dynamically to ensure the service runs smoothly and efficiently.

• Interview Date Wednesday 02 July 2025
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of a coordinated, highly effective Pharmacy service working in a fast paced Emergency Department (ED).

This will include:

• Providing specialist clinical Pharmacy services to admissions areas
• Development of clinical guidelines
• Audit
• Medicines reconciliation
• Discharge Facilitation
• Mentoring/support to Junior Pharmacists, Technicians and students
• Act as a key contact for other Pharmacy staff working within the area and act as a specialist within the area of practice
• Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service in line with Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards
• Ensure patients are prioritised within the specialty by using both informed decision making and own professional judgement, in accordance with Trust initiatives and procedures
• Provide ongoing clinical support and guidance to other pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team contributing to practice within the specific areas of working
• Assist senior multidisciplinary colleagues in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician you will be required to work autonomously, referring to the appropriate members of the MDT when required to do so. You will be expected to use your professional judgement to make decisions relating to patient care.

• To perform the role of an experienced pharmacy technician including giving comprehensive advice, providing supervision and co-operating with colleagues, particularly in relation to the delivery of clinical pharmacy services and promoting the safe use of high-risk medication
• To contribute to the strategic review and development of clinical pharmacy services, to improve efficiency, patient safety and establish greater integration
• To assist the Patient Services Operations Manager and the Specialist Lead Pharmacy Technician in delivering efficient and safe medicine supply processes
• To co-ordinate the safe expansion and development of clinical pharmacy services throughout the Trust
• To support the training and assessment of technical staff within clinical services
• To act as an accredited checking technician

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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