Band 5 Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician looking to develop your clinical skills and make a real difference to patient care? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and patient-focused Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. In this role, you will support the delivery of high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across our inpatient wards, working closely with pharmacists, doctors, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced forward thinking Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about improving patient outcomes, enhancing medication safety and contributing to the ongoing development of clinical pharmacy services.

Main Duties of the Job Undertake medicines reconciliation and accurate medication history taking. Assess and manage patients' own medicines to support safe and effective treatment. Support medicines supply processes, including ordering and discharge planning. Provide counselling and medicines-related advice to patients and carers. Contribute to medicines optimisation initiatives and quality improvement projects. Support audit, governance and assurance activities, including medicines security and controlled drug standards. Deliver medicines management training and support to ward staff.

The post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and includes participation in weekend and bank holiday rotas.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technician in the provision of clinical pharmacy technical services to wards and departments. They will assist in the provision of a medicines optimisation service including providing of medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients own medicines, ordering and supply of medicines and discharge support in terms of pre-screening discharge medicines in order support to the wider clinical pharmacy team. They will assist in the updating of procedures; partake in audits and systems for the monitoring, organisation and supply of medicines during the patients admission and discharge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.