Medicines Management Assistant

Job overview

Medicines Management Assistant

Band 3

37.5 hours

Permanent

To support Technicians and Pharmacists in Acute Medical Admissions at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (T&G ICNHSFT), to provide Medicines Management services.  On occasion to provide in reach into our Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care-SDEC.  The post holder will work under the supervision of a Pharmacy Technician to assist in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients within the Trust through the provision of a safe, efficient and cost effective medicines management programme.

The role will involve direct patient contact.

Main duties of the job

• Optimises patients own medicines brought into hospital through direct or remote discussion with patients/family relatives/carers

• Uses interpersonal skills to communicate the medicines optimisation strategy to the multidisciplinary team

• Uses interpersonal skills to ensure patients/relatives/carers understand the advantages of the Trusts Medicines Management Programme. This will require the use of excellent communication, good persuasive skills and knowledge of how to overcome barriers to understanding

• Gains consent for the patients Summary care Record to be viewed, ensuring full compliance with access regulations and patient confidentiality procedures

• Records information relating to the patients medication onto the prescription sheet or in the future the electronic system

• Following appropriate training and once deemed competent to do so, participate in the medicines reconciliation service at ward level.  This will involve ordering medication, assessing patients own medicines and assessing the requirements for compliance aids.

• Provides pharmacy related information to the multidisciplinary team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.