Job Title: Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicine Management Team
Location: Jersey
Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,456.18 - £51,528.70 per annum
Sanctuary Personnel are seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our client's team and embark on a career journey where your ambitions find boundless opportunities. Our client cultivates a collaborative work ethos, empowering each individual to empower others. With them, you'll discover numerous avenues for learning, growth, and the fulfilment of a rewarding career. They prioritise your personal and professional well-being, recognising the significance of both.
Job Overview:
- Collaborate with clinical pharmacists and ward teams to deliver a medicines optimisation service, ensuring the safe and efficient usage of medications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct medicines reconciliation for new patients, gathering drug histories from various sources and liaising with healthcare professionals to ensure appropriate medication.
- Assess patient medications at bedside/inpatient areas to determine suitability for use.
- Facilitate patient discharge by conducting medicines reconciliation, counselling patients on medications, and coordinating with healthcare providers for ongoing medication needs.
- Order and dispense medicines for individual patients, ensuring adequate supplies during inpatient stays and discharge.
- Perform final accuracy checks on clinically screened medicines, ensuring safe dispensing.
- Advise on the storage of patients' medications on wards, ensuring safety and security.
- Provide information and counselling to patients on medication usage.
- Mentor technicians and assess their competency in medicines optimisation activities.
- Participate in policy review and implementation to improve service delivery.
- Collect and analyse data to monitor and enhance the performance of the medicines optimisation service.
Statutory Responsibilities:
- Comply with relevant laws and regulations concerning project management and health and safety.
- Take responsibility for personal and colleagues' health and safety.
- Adhere to data protection regulations.
Communication and Relationships:
- Communicate information regarding medications to patients/carers and healthcare professionals.
- Effectively communicate technical information to hospital staff and clinicians.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and clarity in communication, especially in challenging situations.
Analytical Skills:
- Make professional judgements on medication discrepancies and conduct analysis on patient data.
- Ensure accuracy in dispensed prescriptions and medication handling.
Planning & Organisation:
- Coordinate technician-led medicines optimisation services.
- Organise supervision of support workers or trainees.
Qualifications
Essential:
- BTEC / NVQ/ SVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent.
- Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain.
- Qualified Technician Checker (to National Standard).
- Accreditation in Medicines Optimisation.
Knowledge
Essential:
- Specialised expertise, supported by theoretical understanding.
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through formal training.
- Proficiency in checking dispensed prescriptions and overseeing technical aspects within the pharmacy.
- Up-to-date awareness of national guidelines and legislation concerning medicines usage and pharmacy operations.
- Solid grasp of clinical governance, medication incidents, and risk management.
- Practical knowledge in maintaining records in adherence to confidentiality and data protection protocols.
Technical Work Based Skills
Essential:
- Demonstrable proficiency in various information technology skills, including effective use of IT equipment and essential software for the role.
General skills / attributes
Essential:
- Established rapport with internal and external stakeholders, including senior-level engagement.
- Ability to analyse and manage diverse facts or situations.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Clear and effective communication, both oral and written.
- Effective communication across all organisational levels.
- Adaptive personal style to influence others and garner support for ideas.
- Promotion of development and knowledge sharing among team members.
- Maintains professionalism and efficiency under pressure.
- Dedication to continuous service enhancement and ongoing professional development for oneself and the team.
- Self-motivated and resourceful.
- Flexible approach to work.
Experience
Essential:
- Minimum of 3 years of post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy practice, with exposure to medicines optimisation.
- Completion of comprehensive rotations in hospital pharmacy, including medicines management.
- Experience in effective collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.
- Facilitation and mentoring of pharmacy staff.
We embrace diversity and actively seek individuals from varied backgrounds and perspectives. Join us, where you'll encounter a stimulating environment, fostering new ideas, innovative thinking, and exciting career prospects. Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.
