York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Medicines Management Technician
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Job Opportunity at York Hospital Pharmacy Department
York Hospital Pharmacy department is seeking a well-motivated, forward-thinking professional to join the clinical Medicines Management Team.
About the Role
You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. You will need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Hold a recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NVQ level 3 or equivalent)
- Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- We welcome applicants from pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians who are due to complete their course and be registered with the GPHC within the next six months.
Work Schedule
- Core service hours: Monday to Friday 08:45 – 17:15
- Contribute to the weekend rota (roughly 1 in 8) and bank holiday rota (roughly 1 per year)
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Your Role As An MMT
- Completing a medicines history on patients ensuring the inpatient record is a true reflection of what the patient was taking prior to admission
- Assessing Patient’s Own Drugs (PODs) and checking their suitability for use
- Ordering medication for patients via the dispensary to ensure patients doses aren’t missed
- Counselling patients and/or carers on medication including the supply of appropriate leaflets
- Supporting the timely discharge of patients
- Participating in the dispensary to support with Accuracy Checking and/or dispensing duties and unlicensed medication releasing
- Acting as a role model to junior staff members as well as supervising, providing support and training
- Participating in audits to support service improvement
Induction and Training
A full induction and training will be provided to the successful candidate.
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Our Benefits
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- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jordan Andrews
- Job title: Principal Pharmacy Technician- Clinical Services
- Email address: Jordan.Andrews5@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01904721334
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