BDCFT Acute Inpatient Services have funded some new roles for pharmacy technicians to work on our inpatient wards. Successful candidates will administer medicines to our patients at medication rounds, support admission and discharge medicines reconciliation, provide a full medicines management and optimisation service to the wards and play an important role in the physical healthcare of our inpatients.

The postholder will work closely with pharmacy staff including pharmacists, other pharmacy technicians and assistants.

Full training and support to administer medicines will be provided.

Main duties of the job

To provide medicines management technical pharmacy services in order to improve the quality of patient care within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Duties are varied but will include:

• To undertake medication administration rounds
• To screen patients on admission to the Trust, contacting GPs and / or other healthcare providers to ascertain the patient's medication history and advising Trust staff of identified discrepancies.
• To provide smoking cessation advice to inpatients
• To identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise during discharge planning and work with multi-disciplinary teams to resolve.
• Dispensing and issuing prescriptions, including accuracy checking
• Providing advice to patients and carers
• Supplying stock items to dispensaries and wards
• Assessing patient's own medicines for use during the inpatient stay
• Helping to ensure that all activities within the area of work comply with departmental procedures.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or similar nationally recognised qualification in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• Accreditation in Medicines Management or equivalent experience
• Possession of Accredited Checking technician qualification

Training

Essential

• Evidence of regular Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Health & Safety / COSHH issues.

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate demonstrable post-qualification Pharmacy work experience, covering the main skills areas, and including the relevant speciality.
• Patient consultation skills
• Experience of working to standard operating procedures
• Experience of medicines optimisation

Desirable

• Experience of working in a similar role
• Time management skills required to manage own time most effectively by planning and prioritising workload appropriately

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lynfield Mount Hospital

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP

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453-24-6476342