Support the Clinical Pharmacists in developing, implementing and maintaining a medicines management service at ward level. This will include medicines reconciliation, the assessment of patients own drugs, providing original pack dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines.

Assist the Medication Safety Pharmacist to develop, deliver and evaluate the medication safety programme for the trust in line with objectives set by the Chief Pharmacist and Director of Medicines Optimisation

Support and coordinate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to the wards. This will include the promotion of safe, effective and cost-effective drug use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary/secondary interface.

Carry out pharmacy practice research and clinical audit in this area of practice.

Promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety - clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines and advises on drug budget management in these areas

Take responsibility for leading the team of ward-based technicians and managing their induction, training and appraisal.

The post holder will also involve deputising for the Pharmacy Technician Team Manager - Medicines Management and Education, Training & Development in their absence.

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities will involve, but are not excluded to, the following areas:

• Medicines Management Responsibilities
• Dispensary Responsibilities
• Education and Training Responsibilities
• Research and Development and Medication Safety Responsibilities
• Other and General Duties

Please see JD for more information.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will involve, but are not excluded to, the following areas:

• Medicines Management Responsibilities
• Dispensary Responsibilities
• Education and Training Responsibilities
• Research and Development and Medication Safety Responsibilities
• Other and General Duties

Please see JD for more information.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Holds an NVQ Pharmacy Service Level 3 / with accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and the Practice of Pharmacy Technicians) or equivalent.
• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or working towards.
• Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM) qualification / Medicines Optimisation Program (MOP) or working towards

Desirable

• Accreditation in Training Skills (ATS) qualification / Educational Supervisor / Practice Supervisor or working towards

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Effective leadership and organisational skills
• Time management of self and of others
• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns.
• Able to manage own workload
• Able to resolve conflict
• Able to work under pressure accurately within the departmental SOP's to maintain quality standards.
• Able to work without supervision
• Able to prioritise workload effectively

Experience

Essential

• Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge and CPD
• Post qualification experience of hospital pharmacy.
• Previous experience of medicines management at ward level.
• Previous experience of delivering induction and competency based training
• Demonstrated ability to accurately complete complex routine and non-routine tasks as indicated in the job description.
• Experience of stock management
• Medicines Management/ Medicines Optimisation in hospital setting

Desirable

• Previous experience of developing Standard Operating Procedures
• Time & project management skills

Personal qualities / Knowledge

Essential

• Familiar with computer systems and basic keyboard skills
• Knowledge of the GPhC Standards of conduct, ethics and performance
• Effective leadership and organisational skills
• Time management of self and of others
• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns.
• Able to manage own workload.
• Able to resolve conflict
• Able to work under pressure accurately within the departmental SOP's to maintain quality standards
• Able to work without supervision
• Good attendance record and good time keeping

Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Other Requirements

Essential

• Able to do Late duty, Weekend duties and bank holidays as rostered
• Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality and security
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities
• Enthusiastic and shows initiative
• Flexibility with regard to changes in work schedule

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QA

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