Medicine Management Technician

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Team at Kingsway. Visiting our new mental health inpatient wards which will open shortly onsite.  Along with established wards on and off site at the Radbourne unit.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Medicines Management Technician to participate in the pharmacy department’s safe, effective, and responsive pharmaceutical supply services to Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Participate in supporting a high-quality medicine management service that is accurate, effective, efficient and safe to all wards.

Ensure all new Inpatient are reconciled in line with national and local policies and

medicines are ordered in a timely manner to patients within the Trust.

Work closely with Dispensary team to support medication supplies to wards.

Provide medicines information and support to patients and carers to optimise treatment outcomes.

Ensure all pharmacy audits are completed as per schedule and governance standards are always adhered to. Ensuring all action plans are followed up.

Complete a regular dispensing/accuracy checking session within the dispensary.

Independently travel between sites. Travel costs will be reimbursed.

Main duties of the job

The role will include:

• Regular ward visits
• Medicine reconciliation and checking of PODs
• Completion of Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) dashboard
• Patient counselling
• Inpatient top up and stock top up
• Pharmacy governance audits
• Accuracy checking of medicines is desirable if suitably qualified or full training will be provided.

The pharmacy department promotes a culture of continuing education and development: applicants will be expected to aspire to further enhancing

their own knowledge and skills.

This post will be based at Kingsway Hospital, Derby.

You will have a BTEC Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science alongside NVQ level 3 Pharmaceutical skills qualification or equivalent.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Refer to Job description for full details

Medicine reconciliation

Counselling patients

Leave and Discharge triage

Discharge Medicines Service

Inpatient top up (when requested) usually an SMMA role

Governance Audits

Nurse Inductions

ACT/Dispensary Session

Bank Holiday working. 1 per year.